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16 A book related to the 22nd chemical element TitaniumSilver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story by Marie Arana
17 A book published the month of your birthday
The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
18 A book with someone's back on the cover
by Adrian Tomine19 A book with a missing person
The Searcher by Tana French
20 A book with a full name in the title
What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved by John Mullan
21 A book set in Eastern Europe
Ukraine Diaries by Andrey Kurkov
22 A book set in the Arab world
Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim Al-Khalili
23 A book with a character who has a disability
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom
24 A book by an author with 3 names
Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo
25 A book that honours Betty White, who will turn 100 in January 2022
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman ( The Golden Girls )
26 A book with a history
Hens Dancing by Raffaella Barker
27 A book whose author is younger than you
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
28 A book related to politics
The Marriage Game by Alison Weir
29 A book with a child protagonist
Lily by Rose Tremain
30 A book related to the title of a song from an animated Disney or Pixar movie
D (A Tale of Two Worlds): A Novel by Michel Faber ( Part Of Your World)
31 A book connected to the World Cup The Death of King Arthur edited by Simon Armitage
[KA travels to several competing countries]
32 A book you might take on a long journey
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
33 A book with an element of symmetry used in the cover design
by Zadie Smith34 A book you discovered when searching for another book
Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert
36 Three books related to Rock, Scissors, Paper/ a book related to Rock, Paper, Scissors, Spock
Collected Stories by Shirley Hazzard
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
37 A classic novel or story and a retelling of that story
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
A Pilgrim's Progress by Geraldine McCaughrean
38 Two books related to the quote, “One, if by land and two, if by sea” from the poem Paul Revere’s Ride
Our Man in New York: The British Plot to Bring America into the Second World War by Henry Hemming
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
39 2 books related to "Real" and "Fake"
The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
40 3 books related to the phrase "Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil"
The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To by Dean Burnett
Sister by Rosamund Lupton
See No Evil by David Fennell
41 A book set within a short time and a book set within a long time/A book that takes place within a year
Summerwater by Sarah Moss[one day]
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr [ centuries]
42 3 books related to eat, drink, and be merry
Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food by Ed Balls
Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
43 2 books by authors who share a family relationship
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Common Ground by Naomi Ishiguro
44 A book related to a famous pair/ 2 books related to a famous pair [Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon]
Surrender The Pink by Carrie Fisher
Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon by Peter Ames Carlin
45 Three books related to The Good, the Bad, the Ugly/ a book related to 'good'.
Good: The Good Death by S.D. Sykes
Bad: March Violets by Philip Kerr
Ugly: Joe Country by Mick Herron
46 Three books related to the three primary coloursBlue:
Red:
Yellow:
47 2 related books written in different centuries
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
48 A book with furniture on the cover
49 A book about doing something forbidden/a book about the forbidden
Murder: The Biography by Kate Morgan
50 A book related to one of the individuals shown on the cover of the Beatles album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Short Fiction by Stephen Crane
51 A book whose cover shows your favourite kind of weather
52 A book with the word “cloud” or an image of a cloud on the cover
53 A book from one of Obama's reading lists
Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn
54 A book about or involving ritual or ceremony
The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid
55 An autobiography, biography, or memoir
The Adoption Papers by Jackie Kay
56 A sequel
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
57 A book related to a rabbit
The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
58 A book related to the year you or someone in your family turned 22
A Change of Climate by Hilary Mantel
59 A book in translation
Passions by Isaac Bashevis Singer
60 A book whose title includes the name of a US State
Murder on the Minnesota by Conrad Allen
61 A book that features an act of kindnessWeather by Jenny Offill
62 A book by an author you might like to meet
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders
63 A book related to the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody
A River Called Time by Courttia Newland [references to ‘a poor boy’, ‘time’ ‘never let you go’.]
64 A book about independence
The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair
65 A nonfiction book by a BIPOC author
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay
66 A true crime book
The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey: A true story of sex, crime and the meaning of justice by Julia Laite
67 A book written by or featuring a character who is a healthcare professional/A book about healing/book connected to health or medical science
Labours of Love: The Crisis of Care by Madeline Bunting
68 A book featuring an important extended family relationship
The Magician by Colm Tóibín
69 A book that features a bilingual protagonist/ Book with character who speaks at least two languages.
The Late Train to Gipsy Hill by Alan Johnson
70 A book related to the dystopian film classic "Soylent Green," which is set in 2022
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
71 A book related to The Wizard of Oz
Witch by Finbar Hawkins
72 A book with a strong sense of place
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
73 A book about a minority group in a country that is not your own
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
74 A book related to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Startling Moon by Liu Hong
75 A book with an unusual narrator or narration style
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
76 A book that was published when you were a teenagerConundrum by Jan Morris
77 A book featuring a character with paranormal or supernatural abilities
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
78 A book with a return as an important plot element
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
80 An epistolary novel
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
81 A book with the theme of revenge and getting even
Slough House by Mick Herron
82 A book shelved as literary fiction/a book considered literary fiction
Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym
83 A book with a protagonist who is a military veteran
The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan
84 A book related to The Princess Bride movie
All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg [fathers as a plot point]
85 A book with a theme of redemption
The Heiress: The untold story of Pride & Prejudice’s Miss Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley
86 A book mentioned on the Reading Women podcast
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
87 A book characterized as up lit
Dances and Dreams on Diamond Street by Craig Revel Horwood
88 A book set in more than one country
Still Life by Sarah Winman [England/Italy]
89 A book (or any book in a series) mentioned on NPR’s list of 50 Favourite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books Of The Past Decade/ A fantasy novel
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
90 A banned book
Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments by Sappho
91 A book that includes a mental health topicDiary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
92 A book where a community plays an important role
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
93 A book with a morally grey main character/ A book with an antihero(ine)
The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
94 A retelling with a BIPOC main character/ a spin-off of a well-known novel
The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall
95 A book with a word or phrase in the title that describes you
How to Be Animal: A New History of What it Means to Be Human by Melanie Challenger
96 A book about a character on a journey/ A book involving travel: fiction or non-fiction, terrestrial or other
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
97 A book that has a comedic aspect/ A book in a genre chosen by Random Genre Generator: Satire/ A book from a fun sub-genre : Satire
Upstart Crow by Ben Elton|5738]
98 A book about a woman who changed history
Unexplained Deaths by Bruce Goldfarb
99 A book with nomads
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
100 A book with a theme of courage or heroism
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
101 A book about women overcoming systemic obstacles/ A book about breaking barriers
Artemesia by National Gallery (Great Britain)
102 A book about "First Contact"
A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski
103 A book involving an ancient artefact or structure/ A book related to Shelley's poem Ozymandias/ A book related to the wonders of the world
Torn Clouds: A Novel of Reincarnation and Romance by Judy Hall
104 A book involving two of a kind
Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning by Fiona Sampson
105 An atmospheric, emotional, moody or evocative book
Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride
106 A book related to your favourite holiday Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
107 A book with a musical instrument in the title or on the cover
108 A book featuring a major life event
The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey
109 A book with a main character that fits at least one of “mad, bad and dangerous to know”
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
110 A book with a character in a Catch-22 situation/book related to Catch-22
Red Sky at Noon by Simon Sebag Montefiore
111 A book that describes drug or alcohol abuse
The Empty Birdcage by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
112 A book related to the proverb "blood is thicker than water"
People Person by Candice Carty-Williams
113 A book within the first 22 listed on your TBR list
Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus by Jonathan Calvert
114 A book with a V on the cover
115 A book that was adapted by the BBC/A book related to a movie or TV project being released in 2022
Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister by Anne Choma
116 A book related to “soul”
The Soul of Kindness by Elizabeth Taylor
117 A book with a 2 word title, with each word having 2 syllables
Dolphin Junction by Mick Herron
118 A book from the ATY curated List of Great Books
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
119 A debut novel by an author who has written at least 10 books/ A book related to firsts
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
120 A book found on the Top 15 books published by year according to GR list of Most Popular Books by Year
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
121 A book about organized crime or familiesKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
123 A book with a journalist author, journalist character, or journalism topic
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
124 A book with a great opening line (in your opinion)
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
125 A book with a child on the cover
126 A book that involves a secret society or club
Madam by Phoebe Wynne
127 A book featuring a prophecy
Sovereign by C.J. Sansom
128 A book between 300-400 pages
Violeta by Isabel Allende
129 A book with a theme of exploration/an adventure book
Civilisations by Laurent Binet
130 A book published by one of the 9 best independent publishers in the US/book by an independent publisher
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante [Europa Editions]
131 A book with a quirky or endearing character
Loveless by Alice Oseman
134 A book from your favourite genre [historical mystery]
A Comedy of Terrors by Lindsey Davis
135 A fiction book with a character who is a real person (historical or current day)
One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore
136 A book from a genre you don't often read [short stories]The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans
137 A book with pictures or illustrations
Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
138 A book with a pleasant word in the title
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
139 A book that involves an "ism" - racism, ageism, sexism, ableism, colourism or a similar types of bias
In Black and White: A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System by Alexandra Wilson
140 A book about an unlikely friendship
The Conjuror's Bird by Martin Davies
141 A book connected to liminality/transitions
The Gardener by Salley Vickers
142 A book that is written as a pastiche (a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period)
Blotto, Twinks and the Suspicious Guests by Simon Brett
143 A book by an author named Elizabeth
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
145 A book related to a nursery rhyme
London Bridge Is Falling Down by Christopher Fowler
146 A book related to the phrase "a shot in the dark"
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
147 A book where the title and author name are in two different colours
148 A book that has a character in government, royal family or governing body
Sashenka by Simon Sebag Montefiore
149 A locked room or closed circle mystery
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
150 A book related to the Year of the Tiger
Tiger by Polly Clark
151 A book with a non-linear timeline
A Keeper by Graham Norton
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Office of Historical Corrections (other topics)Rizzio (other topics)
Sashenka (other topics)
The Tale of Genji (other topics)
The Conjuror's Bird (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Danielle Evans (other topics)Simon Sebag Montefiore (other topics)
Murasaki Shikibu (other topics)
Martin Davies (other topics)
Salley Vickers (other topics)
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1 A winner or nominee from the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
2 A book you meant to read in 2021
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil
3 A book related to bees
Peterloo: Witnesses to a Massacre by Polyp. (I actually used this for the main ATY ‘Prompt that didn’t make it’.)
4 A book you haven't read because it is or was overhyped
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5 A book where the page count of any edition is a multiple of 22
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
[352pp]
A book whose title includes the word "Around" or "Year"
Around the Year by Elsa Beskow
7 A book without the words "a", "an" or "the" in the title
Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi
8 A non-fiction book without a subtitle/ A classic non-fiction
Night by Elie Wiesel
9 A book with a competition as a main plot element
The Shooting Party by Isabel Colegate
10 A book that is related to the phrase “Birds Eye View”/Book with a cover that features a view from above
11 A book with an orange cover
12 A book related to The Twilight Zone, in honour of the classic second season episode, "Twenty Two"
What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson
13 A book by an indigenous author
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
14 A book with an arthropod on the cover
15 A book related to a Taylor Swift song or album
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles [‘I did something bad’]