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message 1: by Judy (last edited Jan 05, 2023 09:35PM) (new)

Judy | 265 comments THE 2022 LIST - Books Completed

✅1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y --An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green April and Andy
✅2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021---Still Alice by Lisa Genova
✅3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title --We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper or #37
✅4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list - Medical: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
✅5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name --Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Gretchen McCulloch

✅6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover -Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
✅7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind -
The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science by Will Storr
✅8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 -The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey by Ernesto Che Guevara. South America
✅9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 -The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. Australia

✅10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
✅11. A book from historical fiction genre - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
✅12. A book related to glass - House of Glass by Susan Fletcher
✅13. A book about a woman in STEM - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou,

✅14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads- Light Changes Everything by Nancy E. Turner
✅ 15. A book without a person on the cover - Disappearing Earth
✅16. A book related to Earth Day -The Overstory by Richard Powers
✅17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge --Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

✅18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author - Pachinko by Lee Min-jin
✅19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - Recursion by Blake Crouch
✅20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer -
✅21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #15) by Agatha Christie
✅22. A book with a Jewish character or author --The Marriage of Opposites

✅23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship- The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
✅24. A book related to inclement weather - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
✅25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages -Greenwood by Michael Christie
✅26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1 - The Round House by Louise Erdrich

✅27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2 - The Dutch House Ann Patchett
✅28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards - All Systems Red by Martha Wells
✅29. A book set on or near a body of water --The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
✅30. A book related to mythology - Anansi Boys

✅31. A book published at least 10 years ago - On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett
✅32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer- The Girl Who Played with Fire
✅33. The next book in a series - Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
✅34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
✅35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1 - Where the Crawdads Sing

✅36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2 - Vesper Flights by Helen MacDonald
✅37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name- Patagonia Express by Luis Sepulveda
✅38. A book by a Latin American author - A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
✅39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time - The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
✅40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - Thirteenth Child byPatricia C. Wrede

✅41. A book with a theme of food or drink - The Lager Queen of Minnesota
✅42. A book with a language or nationality in the title - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
✅43. A book set in a small town or rural area -The Paper Palace
✅44. A book with gothic elements - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

✅45. A book related to a game Britt-Marie Was Here
✅46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
Light from Uncommon Stars
✅47. A book with handwriting on the cover - My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward
✅48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 --The Love Hypothesis

✅49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" --The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
✅50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years --Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
✅ 51. A book published in 2022
Signal Fires
✅52. A book with a time-related word in the titleThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie


message 2: by Judy (last edited Jan 05, 2023 09:36PM) (new)

Judy | 265 comments Remaining prompts
24. A book related to inclement weather - Four winds, dust bowl
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
51. A book published in 2022


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