Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st March
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the 2020 Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights.

March Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author 

5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-...

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname)

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like

March Possibilities
Total Points: 9 pts

✔ 1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year)The House in the Cerulean Sea March 17th, 2020 read 3/6 (2 pts)

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell read 3/29 (2 pts)

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Mystery of Mrs. Christie read 3/30 (1 pt)

✔ 4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title Spring House read 3/19 (1 pt)

✔ 5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto by Tilar J. Mazzeo read 3/9 (1 pt)

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-... A Burning India (2 pts)

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname)

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year Daughters of the Lake TBR Oct 2018

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title

✔ 10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like Regretting You read 3/22 (2 pts)

March Categories

√1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year)
A Million Things March 30th, 2021

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
Mother May I

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)
The Shadow of the Wind

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title

√5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author
Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname)

√8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year
Holding

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title
The Perfect Daughter


√10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like
A Caller's Game

Total points: 4

March Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year) Little Fires Everywhere (1 pt)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Deacon King Kong (2 pts)

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) Welcome to the New World (1 pt)

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title Sourdough Everyday: Creative Recipes for Breads, Crackers, Flatbreads, Sweet Treats, and More ( 1pt)

5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author The Girl with the Louding Voice (2 pts)

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-...

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname) The Thursday Murder Club (1 pt) (Elizabeth is middle name)

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year Upstream: Selected Essays (1 pt)

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title
The Bluest Eye (1 pt)

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (1 pt)

Lynn, Number 4 works if I include the author's name (David Attenborough). Does that work or shall I find another with only the title spelling Spring?

I'm feeling nice, yes it can include authors :)

Thank you :)

1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or My Dark Vanessa or A Desolation Called Peace

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M The Memory Police or Malice

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Dictionary of Lost Words or The Book of Lost Names

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author The Truths We Hold: An American Journey or Kisscut

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-... The Henna Artist

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname)

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year Circe

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title
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10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like Picture Imperfect

Oh this looks great! Quick question for you Lynn. For Namesake Day, does spelling count? There's so many ways to spell Kaitlin so I'm curious haha. Also can nicknames count? Like sometimes I go by Kate or Katie. Can that work too? Thanks!! :)

Yes and yes :)

March Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year) Transient Desires by Donna Leon (released March 9, 2021)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author The Girl Without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo (SPR - Mads Peter; ING - Girl & Skin)

5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-... Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia)

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname) Two Nights by Kathy Reichs

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year The Other Americans by Laila Lalami

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

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March Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year)

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M- The War Outside Monica Hesse - Finished - 3/15- 1 point

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) - The Death of Vivek Oji-Finished-3/5 - 2 points

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author

5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author - Two Steps Forward- Finished-3/1- 1 point

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-...

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname)

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title - The Push

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like - Outlawed- Finished - 1 point

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March Categories

✔ 1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year) The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer 3/10 1pt

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Making Money 3/17 1pt

✔ 3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 3/24 1pt

✔ 4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World 3/24 1pt

✔ 5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted 3/2 1pt

✔ 6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products The Jungle Book 3/24 1pt

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname)

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year James Madison

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era

✔10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 3/6 1pt

Kristie wrote: "March Categories

1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year)
The Rose Code March 9, 2021

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
[boo..."

The Perfect Daughter looks so interesting. I think I am gonna read this one too!

1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year) - The House in the Cerulean Sea

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M - My Dark Vanessa

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) - One of Us Is Next

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author

5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author - The Lost Apothecary

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-...

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname) - Plague of Spells

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title -

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like

KRISSY'S SPOT


✔1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year): (+2)
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, 3/07 ★★


✔2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M: (+2)
Fangirl, Vol. 1: The Manga by Sam Maggs, 3/09 ★★★★★


✔3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count): (+2)
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus, 3/08 ★★★


✔4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author: (+1)
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs, 3/01 ★★★★


✔5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author: (+2)
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade, 3/03 ★★★★★


✔6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products: (+2)
A Burning by Megha Majumdar, 3/17 ★★★★


✔7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname): (+1)
The Countess by Lynsay Sands, 3/05 ★★★★


✔8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year: (+2)
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover, 3/19 ★★


✔9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title: (+1)
Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh, 3/10 ★★★★


✔10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like: (+2)
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
3/02 ★★

1. Book released in March (any year) - These Ghosts Are Family

2. Book with the title or author starting with M - MBA at 16

3. Book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) - If I Had Your Face

4. Book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (including Author's name)

5. Book written by a female author - Gone Girl

6. Book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - Mahashweta

7. Book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname) - Mistress

8. Book that has been on your tbr at least a year - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

9. Book with a purple cover OR title - Children of India

10. Your choice, read anything you like - Fight Club

✔ 1. Month: READ 3/20 Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell, +2GR

✔ 2. Letter of the Month: READ 2/24 Betty, Tiffany McDaniel +2 GR

✔ 3. Month in Numbers:READ 2/13 If I Had Your Face, Frances Cha +2GR

✔ 4. Spring (March, April, May): READ: 3/10Consent: A Memoir, Vanessa Springora +1

✔ 5. International Women’s Day: READ 3/4What Kind of Woman, Kate Baer +2GR

✔ 6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products - https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-...READ 3/8 Before We Were Free, Julia Alvarez, (Dominican Republic): +1

✔ 7. Namesake Day:READ: 3/26 Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life, Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart +2GR

✔ 9. World Purple Day: READ 2/13 The World Needs More Purple People, Kristen Bell, +2GR

✔ 10. World Book Day: READ 3/17How Much of These Hills Is Gold, C Pam Zhang +2GR

1. Month: Read a book released in March (any year)
All Souls Near & Nigh

2. Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
Those Heartless Boys

3. Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)
And Then There Were None

4. Spring (March, April, May): Read a book with all of the letters S P R I N G in the title and/or author


5. International Women’s Day / Women's History Month: Read a book written by a female author
The Girl in the White Van

6. Fairtrade Fortnight: Read a book set in a country that is listed for Fairtrade Products

7. Namesake Day: Read a book with a character or author that has same name as you (first, middle or surname)

8. Old Stuff Day: Read a book that has been on your tbr at least a year
The Thief

9. World Purple Day: Read a book with a purple cover OR title
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 4

10. World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like
A Stranger in Town

Lynn, Kristin is not close enough to Kristine, I think. I can use Ann or Anne though, does that sound ok? Having a hard time with this one.

If Ann/e is one of your names then yes you can use it

Lynn wrote: "If Ann/e is one of your names then yes you can use it"
Yes, Ann is my middle name. I thought that was ok, but just wanted to check.

Thanks.