The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

50.1 - Lisa MD's Task: Out With the Old, In With the New

2022 is coming to a close and it's time to usher in 2023. A new year offers the possibility of a clean slate. It's the opportunity to discard old things and shed old ways, and create new habits and set new goals. While the rest of the world focuses on exercise, losing weight and healthy eating at the start of the new year, let us in the SRC focus in on our reading habits and bookshelf.

Read three books, one from each of the following options. The three books must total at least 750 pages.
No books with children, kids or related genres on the main book page may be used.

Book 1: Old Ways vs. New Habits
Read a book with either the word "old" or "new" found intact in a word in the title or subtitle.

Book 2: Old Year vs. New Year
Read a book first published in either 2022 or 2023.

Book 3: Clean Slate: You Are the Author of Your Own Story
A. Read a book with a title and/or subtitle that contains all the letters in "clean slate." Letters may only be used as often as they appear in the title/subtitle - i.e. the letters l, e, a must appear at least twice in the title/subtitle.

OR

B. Read a book whose author's first and last initials are found in "clean slate." Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase. Multiple authors are acceptable if all their initials meet the requirements.

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Does that mean that for book 1, the word "old" or "new" can't stand alone -- it has to be found within a larger word?

Jen B wrote: "Does that mean that for book 1, the word "old" or "new" can't stand alone -- it has to be found within a larger word?"

It can standalone.

For book 1 - I have one with "old" to use, but it sounds like other words like "bold", "golden", "newcomer", etc. are also good. Is that correct?

Robin P wrote: "For book 1 - I have one with "old" to use, but it sounds like other words like "bold", "golden", "newcomer", etc. are also good. Is that correct?"

Yes, that is correct. Old or New can be standalone words in title/subtitle or found intact within a title word.

Please verify this about option 3B:

I have two authors, initials AS and LS. All those letters are in the phrase. However, can the "S" be used for both, since they are different authors?

Kathy KS wrote: "Please verify this about option 3B:

I have two authors, initials AS and LS. All those letters are in the phrase. However, can the "S" be used for both, since they are different authors?"

Unfortunately, no - "Letters may be used only as often as they appear in the target phrase."

Lisa wrote: "Kathy KS wrote: "Please verify this about option 3B:

I have two authors, initials AS and LS. All those letters are in the phrase. However, can the "S" be used for both, since they are different au..."

Thanks.