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Choose one book per category/genre for a total of 12 books.
✔️ 1. 19th Century: The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins
✔️ 2. 20th Century: The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
✔️ 3. A book originally written in a language other than your own. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
✔️ 4. Current or Past Group Read: Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman Capote
✔️ 5. An Author not read before: Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
✔️ 6. Diversity Classic, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours: Electra by Sophocles
✔️ 7. Science Fiction/Fantasy. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
✔️ 8. Action/Adventure: The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
✔️ 9. Childrens/Young Adult: Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
✔️ 10. Nonfiction: The Road by Jack London
✔️ 11. Mystery/Thriller: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
✔️ 12. Horror or Humor: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
Challenge 6 - Group Reads and/or Buddy Reads Challenge
The challenge is to read 12 total books from this year's group polls or buddy reads.
1. Breakfast at Tiffany’s: a short novel and three short stories by Truman Capote
2. Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
3. The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins
4. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
5. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky
6. Electra by Sophocles
7. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
8. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
9. The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck
10. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
11. Summer by Edith Wharton
12. Children of the Corn by Stephen King
13. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
14. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
15. How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy
16. The Bear by William Faulkner
17. Washington Square by Henry James
18. The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
19. Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
20. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
21. The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
22. The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol
23. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
24. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (DNF)
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Read at least 24
JANUARY 2023:
01. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
02. No Whisk, No Reward by Ellie Alexander
03. The Mystery of the Spanish Trunk by Agatha Christie
04. The Under Dog by Agatha Christie
05. House of Flowers by Truman Capote
06. Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie
FEBRUARY 2023:
07. Double Sin by Agatha Christie
08. Wasps Nest by Agatha Christie
09. The Dressmaker’s Doll by Agatha Christie
10. Greenshaw’s Folly by Agatha Christie
11. The Double Clue by Agatha Christie
12. The Last Seance by Agatha Christie
13. Sanctuary by Agatha Christie
14. Grave Danger by Heather Graham
15. Melting Point by Shelli Stevens
MARCH 2023:
16. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Dostoevsky
APRIL 2023:
17. Confession by Jack London
18. 55 Miles to the Gas Pump by Annie Proulx
19. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
20. Holding Her Down by Jack London
21. Pictures by Jack London
22. Pinched by Jack London
23. The Pen by Jack London
24. Hoboes That Pass in the Night by Jack London
25. Road-Kids and Gay Cats by Jack London
26. Two Thousand Stiffs by Jack London
27. Bulls by Jack London
MAY 2023
JUNE 2013
28. Minsieur Parent by Guy de Maupassant
29. The Father by Guy de Maupassant
30. Children of the Corn by Stephen King
31. A Vagabond by Guy de Maupassant
32. Useless Beauty by Guy de Maupassant
33. Fly by Guy de Maupassant
34. The Mad Woman by Guy de Maupassant
35. That Pig of a Morin by Guy de Maupassant
36. Wooden Shoes by Guy de Maupassant
37. A Normandy Joke by Guy de Maupassant
38. A Cock Crowed by Guy de Maupassant
39. Julot’s Opinion by Guy de Maupassant
40. Mademoiselle by Guy de Maupassant
41. The Mountbanks by Guy de Maupassant
42. A Sequel to a Divorce by Guy de Maupassant
43. The Man With the Dogs by Guy de Maupassant
44. The Clown by Guy de Maupassant
45. Babette by Guy de Maupassant
46. Sympathy by Guy de Maupassant
47. The Gnome by Brothers Grimm
48. The Debt by Guy de Maupassant
49. The Artist by Guy de Maupassant
50. Mademoiselle Fifi by Guy de Maupassant
51. The Story of a Farm Girl by Guy de Maupassant
52. Mama Stirling by Guy de Maupassant
53. Lilie Lala by Guy de Maupassant
54. Madame Tellier’s Establishment by Guy de Maupassant
55. The Bandmaster’s Sister by Guy de Maupassant
56. False Alarm by Guy de Maupassant
57. Wife and Mistress by Guy de Maupassant
58. Mad by Guy de Maupassant
59. An Unfortunate Likeness by Guy de Maupassant
60. A New Sensation by Guyde Maupassant
JULY 2023
62. What Men Live By by Leo Tolstoy
63. Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy
64. The Coffee-House of Surat by Leo Tolstoy
65. How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy
66. The First Christmas Tree by Henry Van Dyke
67. A French Tar-Baby by Joel Chandler Harris
68. The Human Drift by Jack London
69. Sonny’s Christenin’ by Ruth McEnery Stuart
70. Christmas Night With Satan by John Fox Jr.
71. A Nest-Egg by James Whitcomb Riley
72. Wee Willie Winkie by Rudyard Kipling
73. The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
74. The Freshman Full-Back by Ralph D. Paine
75. Gallagher by Richard Harding Davis
76. The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
77. The Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton
78. The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Francis Bret Harte
79. In the Divide by Willa Cather
80. The Revolt of Mother by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
81. Marse Chan by Thomas Nelson Page
82. Eric Hermannson’s Soul by Willa Cather
83. “Posson Jone” by George W. Cable
84. Our Aromatic Uncle by Henry Cuyler Bunner
85. Quality by John Galsworthy
86. The Triumph of Night by Edith Wharton
87. A Messenger by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
88. Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson
AUGUST 2023
89. The Enchanted Bluff by Willa Cather
90. The Bohemian Girl by Willa Cather
91. Flavia and Her Artists by Willa Cather
92. East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon by Gudrun Thorne Tomsen
93. Three Billy Goats Gruff by G. T. T.
94. Taper Tom by G. T. T.
95. Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed by G. T. T.
96. Reynard and the Cock by G. T. T.
97. Bruin and Reynard Partners by G. T. T.
98. Boots and His Brothers by G. T. T.
99. The Lad Who Went to the North Wind by G. T. T.
100. The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body by G. T. T.
101. The Pig and the Sheep Who Set Up Housekeeping by G. T. T.
102. The Parson and the Clerk by G. T. T.
103. Father Bruin by G. T. T.
104. The Pancake by G. T. T.
105. Why the Sea is Salt by G. T. T.
106. The Squire’s Bride by G. T. T.
107. Peik by G. T. T.
108. The Princess Who Could Not Be Silenced by G. T. T.
109. The Twelve Wild Ducks by G. T. T.
110. Gudbrund-on-the-Hillside by G. T. T.
111. The Princess on the Glass Hill by G. T. T.
112. The Husband Who Was to Mind the House by G. T. T.
113. Little Freddy with His Fiddle by G. T. T.
114. The Bear by William Faulkner
115. The Sculptor’s Funeral by Willa Cather
116. A Death in the Desert by Willa Cather
117. The Garden Lodge by Willa Cather
118. The Marriage of Phaedra by Willa Cather
119. A Wagner Matinee by Willa Cather
120. Paul’s Case by Willa Cather
SEPTEMBER 2023
121. The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
122. The Dwarf by Ray Bradbury
123. The Next in Line by Ray Bradbury
124. The Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain
125. The Summer House by Cristina Henriquez
126. The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse by Bradbury
127. Skeleton by Ray Bradbury
OCTOBER 2023
128. The Jar by Ray Bradbury
129. The Lake by Bradbury ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
130. The Emissary by Bradbury
131. Touched with Fire by Bradbury
132. The Small Assassin by Bradbury
133. The Crowd by Bradbury
134. Jack-in-the-Box by Bradbury
135. The Scythe by Ray Bradbury
136. Uncle Einar by Ray Bradbury
137. A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf
138. The Wind by Ray Bradbury
139. The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury
140. There was an Old Woman by Ray Bradbury
141. The Cistern by Ray Bradbury
142. Homecoming by Ray Bradbury
143. The Wonderful Death by Ray Bradbury
144. Ansell by E.M. Forster
145. Albergo Empedocle by E.M. Forster
146. The Purple Envelope by E.M. Forster
NOVEMBER 2023
147. People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water by Annie Proulx
148. The Case of the Missing Will by Agatha Christie
149. The Lost Mine by Agatha Christie
150. The Helping Hand by E.M. Forster
151. The Rock by E.M. Forster
December 2023
152. A Red Room by L. M. Montgomery
153. Counterfeit Christmas by Charlotte MacLeod
154. The Running of the Deer by Reginald Hill
155. The Chocolate Box by Agatha Christie
156. Liz Peters, P.I. by Elizabeth Peters
157. Angels by Medora Sale
158. The Only True Unravellr by John Malcolm
159. The January Sale Stowaway by Dorothy Cannell
160. The Santa Claus Caper by Bill Crider
161. Family Christmas by Patricia Moyes
162. The New Year’s Tree by Mikhail Zoshchenko
163. The Boys by Anton Chekhov
164. A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky
165. The Gift by Jean-Philippe Blondel
166. Miss Melville Rejoices by Evelyn E. Smith
167. Two in the Bush by Eric Wright
168. The Fabulous Nick by Mickey Friedman
169. A Political Necessity by Robert Barnard
170. Fruitcake, Mercy and Black-Eyed Peas by Margaret Maron
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Collections to (try to) finish in 2023
* Selected Stories by Anton Chekhov (Have read 12/20)
* The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor (Have read 17/31)
* The Collected Stories by Eudora Welty (Have read 34/41)
* Jazz Age Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Have read 4/10)
* Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
I also want to read another chunk of The Complete Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm. I’ve read 94/250 — about half of a 727 page tome. I’d be good with at least another one hundred pages.
I would also like to read two more collections by Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 and 6 in the collection I have (13 volumes total).
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Read at least 6 new-to-you Classic authors
1. Reginald Rose — Twelve Angry Men
2. John Buchan — The Thirty-Nine Steps
3. Winifred Watson — Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
4. Raymond Chandler — The Big Sleep
5. Jon Krakauer — Into the Wild
6. Ruth McEnery Stuart
7. Henry Van Dyke
8. Nella Larsen
9. Kate Chopin
10. Mary Elizabeth Bradden
11. Banana Yoshimoto
NEW-TO—YOU AUTHORS / OTHER GENRES
01. Mary Daheim
02. Alan Bennett
03. Bill Bryson
04. Lily Blake
05. Suzy Becker
06. Lily Blake
07. Catherine Bruns
08. Annie Proulx
09. Jen Campbell
10. Cate Conte
11. Jane Yolen
12. Jennifer David Hesse
13. Vivien Chien
14. C.J. Archer
15. Libby Klein
16. Heather Rae Scott
17. Tricia L. Sanders
18. Mia Sosa
19. Elizabeth Penney
20. Art Spiegelman
21. Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
22. Rhys Bowen
23. Sue Minix
24. Mindy Quigley
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✔️B1: Book Published 1950 - 1999 All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
✔️B2: Classic written in your native language The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck
✔️ B3: Classic of Europe Lady Windermere's Fan
✔️B4: Classic involving art Harold and the Purple Crayon
✔️B5: Classic from your bookshelf The Works of Guy de Maupassant Volume 2: Monsieur Parent and Other Stories
✔️ I1: Book from the Group’s Bookshelf Prior to 2023 Summer by Edith Wharton
✔️ I2: Classic biography/autobiography or memoir The Road by Jack London
✔️ I3: Classic horror or gothic Children of the Corn by Stephen King
✔️ I4: Classic comedy, satire, or humor A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
✔️ I5: Book from the group’s Favorites of 2022 The Story of an Hour
✔️N1: Classic of the Americas The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
✔️ N2: Classic Western Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
✔️ N3: Reader’s Choice Winnie-the-Pooh
✔️ N4: Classic mystery or thriller The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
N5: Classic of Africa or Oceania
✔️ G1: Classic from a group poll that did not win The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
✔️ G2: Classic action or adventure The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
G3: Classic history or historical fiction
✔️ G4: Class fantasy or science fiction Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
✔️ G5: Book from the Group’s 2023 Bookshelf Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
✔️ O1: Book Published before 1900 Washington Square
✔️ O2: New-To-You Classic Author Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
✔️ O3: Classic of Asia Kitchen
✔️ O4: Classic in translation Electra by Sophocles
✔️ O5: Book Published 1900 - 1949 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
Group link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
No blackout this year, but I was close!
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My goal is to do at least 30/50
Progress: 36/50
REGULAR
[✔️] 01. A book you meant to read in 2022 Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair
[✔️] 02. A book you bought from an independent bookstore Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter
[✔️] 03. A book about a vacation A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
[✔️] 04. A book by a first-time author The Last Thing I Expected by Heather Rae Scott
[✔️] 05. A book with mythical creatures A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
[✔️] 06. A book about a forbidden romance: Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
[✔️] 07. A book with "Girl" in the title Third Girl by Agatha Christie
[ ] 08. A celebrity memoir
[✔️] 09. A book with a color in the title: The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
[✔️] 10. A romance with a fat lead Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
[✔️] 11. A book about or set in Hollywood The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
[✔️] 12. A book published in spring 2023 Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix
[✔️] 13. A book published the year you were born Iggie's House by Judy Blume
[ ] 14. A modern retelling of a classic
[✔️] 15. A book with a song lyric as its title: Breakfast at Tiffany's: a Short Novel and Three Stories
[✔️] 16. A book where the main character's name is in the title Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
[✔️] 17. A book with a love triangle To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy CoCo
[✔️] 18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022 The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
[✔️] 19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge (Books on cover). Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney
[ ] 20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
[✔️] 21. A book set in the decade you were born Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
[ ] 22. A book with a queer lead
[✔️] 23. A book with a map Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
[✔️] 24. A book with a rabbit on the cover Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
[✔️] 25. A book with just text on the cover The Works of Guy de Maupassant Volume 2: Monsieur Parent and Other Stories by Guy de Maupassant
[✔️] 26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
[✔️] 27. A #BookTok recommendation Passing by Nella Larsen
[ ✔️] 28. A book you bought secondhand: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
[ ] 29. A book your friend recommended
[ ] 30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
[✔️] 31. A book about a family All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
[ ] 32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023
[ ] 33. A book about an athlete/sport
[✔️] 34. A historical-fiction book The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
[ ] 35. A book about divorce
[ ] 36. A book you think your best friend would like
[✔️] 37. A book you should have read in high school: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
[✔️] 38. A book you read more than 10 years ago: Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
[✔️] 39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
[✔️] 40. A book by an author with the same initials as you The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
ADVANCED
[ ] 41. A book written during NaNoWriMo
[✔️] 42. A book based on a popular movie: House at the End of the Street by Lily Blake
[✔️] 43. A book that takes place entirely in one day: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
[ ] 44. A book that was self-published
[ ] 45. A book that started out as fan fiction
[✔️] 46. A book with a pet character: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
[✔️] 47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
[✔️] 48. A book that features two languages The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
[ ] 49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
[✔️] 50. A book with alliteration in the title: Deadly Daggers by Joyce Lavene
GROUP: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
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My goal is to do at least 30/52
Progress: 51/52 (So close!)
[✔️] 01. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter
[✔️] 02. A book by an author you read in 2022 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
[✔️] 03. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list (children’s classic). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
[✔️] 04. A book with an interracial relationship Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
[✔️] 05. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass
[✔️] 06. A book where books are important The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
[✔️] 07. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title What Men Live By and Other Tales by Leo Tolstoy
[✔️] 08. An author's debut book The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
[✔️] 09. A book nominated for an award beginning with W Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (William Allen White Children’s Book)
[✔️] 10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" — “Posh” = The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
[✔️] 11. A book about a person/character with a disability Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
[✔️] 12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
[✔️] 13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy CoCo
[✔️] 14. A book with a con, deception, or fake Third Girl by Agatha Christie
[✔️] 15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1: 1595 = A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
[✔️] 16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2: 1917 = Summer by Edith Wharton
[✔️] 17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3: 2016 = Midsummer Night's Mischief by Jennifer David Hesse
[✔️] 18. A book related to science Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson
[✔️] 19. A book related to the arts Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
[✔️] 20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel House at the End of the Street by Lily Blake
[✔️] 21. A book by an Asian diaspora author Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
[✔️] 22. A book with a faceless person on the cover The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
[✔️] 23. A book with a body of water in the title Olive's Ocean: A Newbery Honor Award Winner by Kevin Henkes
[✔️] 24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
[✔️]25. A book with a tropical setting A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
[✔️] 26. A book related to pride Passing by Nella Larsen
[✔️] 27. A book by an author from continental Europe The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 by Guy de Maupassant
[✔️] 28. A book that is dark Tart of Darkness by Denise Swanson
[✔️] 29. A book that is light Something Under the Bed Is Drooling by Bill Watterson
[✔️] 30. A book related to a chess piece The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman (Pawns are expendable; Jews treated as Pawns//expendable)
[✔️] 31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com: Charles Dickens = The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins —
[ ] 32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
[✔️] 33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 Dream a Little Scream by Mary Kennedy
[✔️] 34. A novella Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
[✔️] 35. A book with a school subject in the title Blinded Me With Science by Tara September
[✔️] 36. A book that has been translated from another language Electra by Sophocles
[✔️] 37. A book with the theme of returning home The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
[✔️] 38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover A Bridge to the Stars by Henning Mankell
[✔️] 39. A western Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
[✔️] 40. A book with a full name in the title Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
[✔️] 41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
[✔️] 42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter ParaNorman by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
[✔️] 43. A book that involves a murder Deadly Daggers by Joyce Lavene
[✔️] 44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
[✔️] 45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
[✔️] 46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe Just Desserts by Mary Daheim
[✔️] 47. A book related to a geometric shape Washington Square by Henry James
[✔️] 48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl
[✔️] 49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie
[✔️] 50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt(#6: Books are important) The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
[✔️] 51. A book published in 2023 Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix
[✔️] 52. A book with an unusual or surprising title The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
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✔️ January: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
✔️ February: Double Sin and Other Stories
✔️ March: The Pale Horse
✔️ April: The Mirror Crack'd
✔️ May: The Clocks
✔️ June: A Caribbean Mystery
✔️July: At Bertram's Hotel
✔️ August: Third Girl
✔️ September: Endless Night
✔️ October: By the Pricking of My Thumbs
✔️ November: Hallowe'en Party
✔️ December: Passenger to Frankfurt
2023 GREAT AMERICAN READS GROUP READS
I have read half of these already. There are at least two I have no desire to read, but I hope to read a few others.
✔️January: The Color Purple
✔️ January: Along Came a Spider
February: Doña Barbara
✔️ February: Hatchet
✔️ March: Great Expectations
✔️ March: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
April: Gone Girl
April: Left Behind
✔️ May: The Great Gatsby
✔️ May: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
June: Atlas Shrugged
✔️ June: Angels & Demons
July: The Shack
✔️ July: Anne of Green Gables
August: The Pilgrim's Progress
✔️ August: The Hunger Games
September: The Martian
✔️ September: Little Women
October: Dune
October: Moby-Dick or, the Whale
✔️ November: The Catcher in the Rye
✔️ November:Twilight
✔️ December: One Hundred Years of Solitude
December: Fifty Shades of Grey
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I was beginning to think this one was a fail as I needed an “I,” “L,” or “R” to complete several words. As I looked over the list again I realized I actually did have one word:
S = Stories by O. Henry by O. Henry
A = Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
N = The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann
T = Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
A= Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
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1. January is named for Janus, Roman god of gateways and beginnings: Read the first book in a new-to-you series. Just Desserts by Mary Daheim
2. January 5 is National Bird Day: Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover. Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater
3. January 8 is Male Watcher’s Day: Read a book by a male author or that has a man on the cover. Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman Capote
4. January 9 is National Law Enforcement Day: Read a book that features someone in law enforcement (i.e.: detective, inspector, police chief/officer, sheriff). Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
(I was about midway at end of month and would have finished it on Jan 31, if not for a major migraine, so am counting it as a success)
5. January 13 is Friday the 13th: Read a book with something on the cover related to superstition. Dream a Little Scream by Mary Kennedy (dream catcher)
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1. February 2 is Ground Hog Day: Read a book with a shadow, silhouette or reflection on the cover, or that has "shadow" in the title. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
2. February 5 is Wear Red Day and February 14th Valentine's Day: Read a book with a red cover (at least 50 percent) or with "red" in the title. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
3. February 15 is National No One Eats Alone Day: Read a book featuring food. ————
4. February 19 is the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, known for placing the sun at the center of the universe, not Earth: Read a book featuring a celestial body on the cover or in the title (asteroid, comet, moon, planet, star, sun, etc.). A Bridge to the Stars by Henning Mankell
5. February 20 is Love Your Pet Day: Read a book that features a pet. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
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1. March is National Craft Month and March 18 National Quilting Day: Read a book that features some sort of craft. Deadly Daggers by Joyce Lavene
2. March 2 is Old Stuff Day: Read a book you have owned, or that has been on your TBR, at least five years. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
3. March 6 is National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book that features cookies, has cookies on the cover, or in which someone bakes cookies. A Doomful of Sugar by Catherine Bruns (Maple cookies are mentioned and there’s a recipe for them included.)
4. March 17 is St. Patrick's Day: Read a book with a green cover (at least 50 percent) or that has "green" in the title. Twisted Window by Lois Duncan
5. March 30 is Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that has an outdoors scene on the cover. The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
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1. The first week in April is Read a Road Map Day: Read a book with a route of travel in the title. The Road by Jack London
2. April 13 is Scrabble Day: Read a book by an author who uses an initial in their name. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. April 23 is Take a Chance Day: Take a chance on a new-to-you author. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell
4. April 26 is Hug an Australian Day: Read a book by an Australian author or set in Australia. Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
5. April 22 is Earth Day and April 28 Arbor Day: Read a book with a tree on the cover or with the word "tree" in the title. Cat About Town by Cate Conte
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1. May is Gifts from the Garden Month, The third week is National Wildflower Week, May 8 is Iris Day and May 14 Lilac Sunday: Read a book that features flowers, or has flowers on the cover. Midsummer Night's Mischief by Jennifer David Hesse
2. May 6 is National Tourist Appreciation Day and May 7 National Tourism Day: Read a book centered on tourism, or set in a touristy location. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
3. May 14 is Mother's Day, celebrated in more than forty countries worldwide: Read a book that features a mother. Iggie's House by Judy Blume
4. May 16 is Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover (at least 50 percent), or that has either "purple" or "peace" in the title. Summer by Edith Wharton
5. May 22 is National Maritime Day: Read a book set on or near the sea/ocean. Against the Claw by Shari Randall
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E = Electra by Sophocles
A = All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat by Suzy Becker
R = The Road by Jack London
T = Twisted Window by Lois Duncan
H = House at the End of the Street by Lily Blake
D = Deadly Daggers by Joyce Lavene
A = All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
Y = Yukon Ho! by Bill Watterson
L = The Lost Traveller by Sheila Connolly
A = Against the Claw by Shari Randall
M = The Mirror Crack'd by Agatha Christie
B = The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
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1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book that features a cat or has a cat on the cover. Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair (Finally finished this series!)
2. June 7 is VCR Day. Before DVDs and streaming services, there was the VCR: Take a stroll down memory lane by reading a book with a VCR function in the title (e.g.: eject, forward, off, on, pause, play, program, set, stop, record, rewind, time). A Traveler in Time by August Derleth (Not the bookI had planned, but I ran out of time and this was short)
3. June 8 is Best Friend's Day: Read a book from a friend's shelf (GR or real life). A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie (On the shelves of 22 GR friends)
4. June 21 is Finally Summer Day/the Summer Solstice in the northern Hemisphere: Read a book set in summer, or with 'summer' in the title. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
5. June 23 is National Food Truck Day: Read a book that centers around food. Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
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1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?). Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein
2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction. Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle
3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!). To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy CoCo
4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover. Bought the Farmby Peg Cochran
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1. August is Water Quality Month: Read a book with a body of water on the cover or in the title. Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes
2. August 9 is Book Lover's Day: Reader's choice--read any book you like! Berry the Hatchet by Peg Cochran
3. August 16 is Discovery Day: Read a book in which one of the characters discovers something (dead bodies count!). Third Girl by Agatha Christie
4. August 19 is Aviation Day: Read a book that features something or someone that flies (on the cover or in the book). Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
5. August 25 is National Secondhand Wardrobe Day: Read a book with clothes on the cover. The Last Thing I Expected by Heather Rae Scott
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B = Bought the Farm by Peg Cochran
O = Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes
A = Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
T = Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair
B = Berry the Hatchet by Peg Cochran
E = East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen
A = At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
C = Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein
H = Hark! A Homicide by Tricia L. Sanders
S = Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding Mikels
W = What Men Live By and Other Tales by Leo Tolstoy
I = Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
M = A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
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1. September is Back to School Month: Read a book set in a school or in which the MC takes or teaches a class. Blinded Me With Science by Tara September
2. September 6 is Read a Book Day and September 8 International Literature Day: Read a Book about Books. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
3. September is Fall Hat Month, and September 15 both Make a Hat Day and Felt Hat Day: Read a book with a hat on the cover. Passing by Nella Larsen
4. September 17 is Batman (AKA Bruce Wayne) Day: Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym, such as this month's Featured Author. Deadly Summer Nights by Vicki Delany
5. September 22 is Business Women's Day: Read a book that features a woman who owns her own business. Tart of Darkness by Denise Swanson
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1. It's the spooky season, when black and orange abound: Read a book with a mostly orange or black cover (at least fifty percent), or with those colors in the title. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
2. October 3 is Look at the Leaves Day: Read a book with leaves on the cover. The October Country by Ray Bradbury
3. It's Friday the Thirteenth, a day considered unlucky in some Western countries: Read a book with a symbol related to curses, superstition or bad luck on the cover. Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney
4. October 16 is Dictionary Day, which celebrates the birthday of Noah Webster: Read a book whose title begins with A, B, or C. By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie
5. October 31 is Halloween: Read a book that features a ghost, witch or monster. ParaNorman by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
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1. November is National Family Literacy Month: Read a book about a family or which features multiple family members. Wuthering Heights (DNF)
2. November 2 is Phineas Fog’s Wager Day and November 22 is Go For a Ride Day: Read a book with a form of transportation on cover. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (heroine is pictured exiting a car)
3. November 12 is Hindu Diwali Day: Read a book with a light source on the cover. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
4. November 15 is America Recycles Day: Read a used or borrowed book. Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (Found in neighborhood Little Free Library)
5. November 17 is Take a Hike Day: Read a book with an outdoor setting or outdoor scene on the cover. Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
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B = By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie
A = Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
T = Tart of Darkness by Denise Swanson
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1. ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… Read a book with a house on the cover or “house” in the title. Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle
2. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there… Read a book with stockings/socks or a chimney/fireplace on the cover. Christmas Stalkings: Tales of Yuletide Murder by Charlotte MacLeod (and others — short story collection)
3. The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads… Read a book with candy/sweets on the cover or as part of the plot. The Christmas Pig by J.K. Rowling
4. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below… Read a book with snow or snowflakes on the cover. Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
5. When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer, With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick. Read a book with an animal on the cover (bonus if it’s wearing a holiday hat/outfit/costume). Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix
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Books mentioned in this topic
Passing (other topics)Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization (other topics)
Olive's Ocean (other topics)
Her Royal Spyness (other topics)
The Christmas Hirelings (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Rhys Bowen (other topics)Kevin Henkes (other topics)
Guy de Maupassant (other topics)
Neil deGrasse Tyson (other topics)
Nella Larsen (other topics)
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I have set my initial Goodreads goal at 75 this year. Due to a change in my work schedule I don’t anticipate reading near as much as I did in 2022. I can always increase it if necessary.
Challenges planned:
* Goodreads (100)
* Popsugar (30/50)
* Around the Year (30/52)
Catching up with the Classics group Challenge Buffet:
* #4: Member’s Choice (12 prompts)
* #5: Short Story Challenge (Read at least 24)
* #6: Group reads/Buddy reads (Read at least 12)
* #7: Expand Your Horizons (Read at least 6 new-to-you authors)
* Bingo