Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

Hi, I thought this would be a good place to start. Since there are a lot of topics we might not always know what to choose or who to read so I thought here we could recommend books to each other.

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For starters I'm looking for book suggestions regarding these topics:

1.) A book with a tiger or "tiger" in the title
2.) A book with an onomatopoeia in its title

The Tiger's Wife

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories - Tiger on the cover
Cuckoo Song - onomatopoeia

Adiga's White Tiger is about a low level crime boss in India. Choo has come out with The Night Tiger, which is what I am planning to read.

Elizabeth wrote: "The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories - Tiger on the cover
Cuckoo Song - onomatopoeia"

Thanks. I surprisingly discovered 'The Paper Menagerie & Other Stories' before I even saw your post. It does sound interesting.

I need help with "A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page"

My favorite author is Terry Pratchett, and I cannot find any books with a quote from him on the cover. :-(

Ketutar, I've been trying to find a Terry Pratchett quote and haven't found one yet. Most quotes come from magazines and authors so I'm finding this one a tricky prompt

Ketutar wrote: "I need help with "A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page"

My favorite author is Terry Pratchett, and I cannot find any books with a quote from him on the cover. :-("

I've been asking around and no luck here either. I can't believe Sir Terry would never have blurbed another book, but I suppose it's possible.

Terry Pratchett- if you want to stretch it, this link mentions books he has referred to or recommended, one being A short history of everything by Bill Bryson. I think if you want to go with Pratchett, it may require twisting the prompt slightly to be a book he has recommended.

sorry, here's the link https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/co...

I think you're right, Emma. Either stretch or choose someone else.
:-(
I'm just really anal about things like this, but it's just a fun challenge, it's not like I'm going to jail for not following the prompts precisely :-D

Ketutar wrote: "I need help with "A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page"

My favorite author is Terry Pratchett, and I cannot find any books with a quote from him on the cover. :-("

No idea if he ever gave a cover quote for him or not, but my first thought was Neil Gaiman? They wrote together, so he'd be my first port of call if I was looking for someone he might have given a cover quote for.

I’m going to read The Tiger Mom’s Tale by Lyn Liao Butler

I'm still kind of stuck on the tiger one. I'm specifically looking for nonfiction-related books.

Ron you should look into No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History; it's nonfiction about a deadly tiger and how it was eventually hunted down. Fair warning, I didn't like this book that much but your mileage may vary.

Thanks Jackie.

Ron, I've just read the excellent novel Tiger and the author quotes as one of her sources:

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

Is it OK to fill one book into multiple prompts? I am doing several challenges this year and I plan to read 122 books but both of the other challenges I'm doing are shorter and allowed doubling. I looked around and couldn't find the answer, hope this is the right place to ask!

Jenny wrote: "Is it OK to fill one book into multiple prompts? I am doing several challenges this year and I plan to read 122 books but both of the other challenges I'm doing are shorter and allowed doubling. I ..."

I think so. I've been doing the same thing.

I'm planning to read

1. white tiger by Aravind Adiga
2. the horse whisperer by Nicolas Evans

@Ketutar: Sir Terry Pratchett reviewed Neil Gaiman's Coraline. Coraline's Amazon page has his quote. It's not a cover quote but it fulfils the prompt: https://www.amazon.com/Coraline-Neil-...

My favorite author is J.R.R.Tolkien, what do you guys suggest for "a book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or amazon page"?
I'm starting with this one, as some of the tasks this year are really difficult, a lot of suggestions i found for other tasks are not applicable here in italy (different titles, covers or books that have not even been published here)

Jenny wrote: "Is it OK to fill one book into multiple prompts? I am doing several challenges this year and I plan to read 122 books but both of the other challenges I'm doing are shorter and allowed doubling. I ..."

I do this everytime (alredy completed 6 prompts) and I know a lot of people do the same! Anyway the purpose of this challange is to have fun! Make your own rules :)

Chiara wrote: "My favorite author is J.R.R.Tolkien, what do you guys suggest for "a book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or amazon page"?
I'm starting with this one, as some of the tasks this..."

Fantastic Fiction has a couple of recommendations at the bottom of his author page, but I have not heard of either one to vouch for them. I might read something by one of his friends and contemporaries like C.S. Lewis or Charles Williams.

Leah wrote: "The Tiger's Wife

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You have different books for the title and the cover. The cover is for Life of Pi by Yann Martel =)

for those looking for Terry Pratchett quotes on books.
I know that way able ago now but this night help.

is you scroll to the bottom there are recommendations from him and even quotes on why he recommends them. perhaps not an exact match for what your looking for but it might help

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/p/te...

Brandon wrote: "Chiara wrote: "My favorite author is J.R.R.Tolkien, what do you guys suggest for "a book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or amazon page"?
I'm starting with this one, as some of..."

Thank you very much for the advice, I've found an edition of "Out of the Silent Planet" by C.S. Lewis with a quote from Tolkien on the cover!

Does anyone know of some duology books but are nonfiction?

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Also need help with these:

-A romance novel by a BIPOC author

-A social horror book

Ron wrote: "Does anyone know of some duology books but are nonfiction?

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Also need help with these:

-A romance novel by a BIPOC author

-A social horror book"

Duology Nonfiction: Myth Ritual and Religion, Volume 1 and Myth Ritual and Religion Volume 2 by Andrew Lang

BIPOC romance: possibly the wonderful Queenie.

Wow, thanks for the recs everyone!

I'll certainly take those all into consideration.

And now that I see that a 'duology' can mean volumes then it's perfect.

Ron wrote: "Also need help with these:

-A romance novel by a BIPOC author

-A social horror book"

I would suggest you check out the discussion topics and related listopias the mods have set up. 😉

Thanks.

I know this book fits one of the prompts...anyone know which one? Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon.

Also

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

The Ten Thousand Doors of January would fit in the parallel reality prompt, possibly also a book about a secret. If I remember correctly, I believe there's at least one "on-screen" party thrown by the main character's guardian, for the prompt of a book featuring a party.

Hi guys,

If you're stuck for what to read I have just read Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue.

The prompts it covers are:

2. A Sapphic Book.
8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid.
16. A book about witches.
20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read (depending on what you last read, of course).
24. A book you can read in one sitting (about 140 pages depending on which edition you get. Mine was on Kindle).

And there are a few more on there you might be able to squeeze in.

Personally, I rated it 3-stars as it's not really my thing but I managed to read it over two days. I just thought I'd give you some ideas if you were stuck.

Here are the books I've read so far and the possible categories they can fit into:

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger:
A book that features two languages,
A book that features a party,
A book about a secret,
A book with a character on the ace spectrum,
A book about the afterlife

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard:
A book about a secret,
A book about someone leading a double life

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee:
A book with a character on the ace spectrum,
A book featuring a party,
A book that features two languages

The Late Bus by Rick Jasper:
A book you can read in one sitting,
A book about the afterlife

Hello - I am currently reading Thursday Murder Club and I am not sure what prompt I can put it on for the challenge. Any suggestions would be welcomed.

It's a while since I read it - does anyone use a mobility aid?

I’m trying to find a book set across all four seasons or a single year for the “favorite season” prompt.

If anyone can help me with the onomatopoeia book that would be great. Preferably nonfiction.

Ron wrote: "If anyone can help me with the onomatopoeia book that would be great. Preferably nonfiction."

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal or other books by Mary Roach

Oh okay cool. I've heard of her. Thanks.

In that case I'll go with her book Fuzz.

I was thinking about the hockey books but does anyone have any other books about the 1980s that are nonfiction?

Ron wrote: "I was thinking about the hockey books but does anyone have any other books about the 1980s that are nonfiction?"
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

I read:After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Cool, thanks. I've been seeing those books around so it does have me curious.

Ron, you might find this list of interest:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...


I could also swear that someone posted a link to NYT best sellers lists either last year or the year before, but now I can’t find it, though I remember using it to find a book for one of the prompts. It listed all their best sellers by decades, for both fiction and nonfiction.

Oh cool, thanks!

Ron wrote: "Oh cool, thanks!"

Okay so then it's perfectly fine if we can use books published in that time frame?

I’d say that depends on how literally you take the prompt. Personally, I went with a contemporary fiction published in the 80s because I knew it would be set in the 80s. It’s a little trickier with nonfiction. Some books published late 80s might be about something that happened in that decade. You could also look at similar lists to the one I suggested for books published in 1990s or 2000s.