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Prompts:Bold/Underline/italics is completed , italics are planned
THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y The Good Sister (Australia) by Sally Hepworth
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (read on Project Gutenberg)
4. A book with an interracial relationship Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
6. A book where books are important My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
8. An author's debut book Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
11. A book about a person/character with a disability: When Rabbit Howls by Trudy Chase
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover: Verity by Colleen Hoover
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1: Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2:Parable of the Talents
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
18. A book related to science: The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness By Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz
19. A book related to the arts: Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel: Slouching Towards Los Angeles by Steffie Nelson
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: The Collective Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
23. A book with a body of water in the title If The Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy: The Odyssey by Homer
25. A book with a tropical setting If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
26. A book related to pride: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
27. A book by an author from continental Europe: Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy
28. A book that is dark Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
29. A book that is light: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
30. A book related to a chess piece: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Torsten (Gothenburg);
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 The Laws of Evening by Mary Yukari Waters
34. A novella: The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
35. A book with a school subject in the title Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
36. A book that has been translated from another language The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
37. A book with the theme of returning home: No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
39. A western: Heart and Hand by Rebel Carter
40. A book with a full name in the title: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: Beautiful World/Normal People;
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter Tales From the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
43. A book that involves a murder The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal: The Gifted School By Bruce Holsinger
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books Sister of My Heart by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Hamnet
47. A book related to a geometric shape: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: Yellowface (2023)
51. A book published in 2023 The Perfumer of Paris by Alka Joshi
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Prompts:Bold/Underline/italics is completed , italics are planned
THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y The Good Sister (Australia) by Sally Hepworth
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (read on Project Gutenberg)
4. A book with an interracial relationship Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
6. A book where books are important My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
8. An author's debut book Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
11. A book about a person/character with a disability: When Rabbit Howls by Trudy Chase
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1: Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2:Parable of the Talents
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
18. A book related to science: The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness By Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz
19. A book related to the arts: Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel: Slouching Towards Los Angeles by Steffie Nelson
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: The Collective Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
23. A book with a body of water in the title If The Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy: The Odyssey by Homer
25. A book with a tropical setting If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
26. A book related to pride: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
27. A book by an author from continental Europe: Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy
28. A book that is dark Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann and Verity by Colleen Hoover
29. A book that is light: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
30. A book related to a chess piece: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Torsten (Gothenburg);
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 The Laws of Evening by Mary Yukari Waters
34. A novella: The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
35. A book with a school subject in the title Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
36. A book that has been translated from another language The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
37. A book with the theme of returning home: No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
39. A western: Heart and Hand by Rebel Carter
40. A book with a full name in the title: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter Tales From the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
43. A book that involves a murder The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal: The Gifted School By Bruce Holsinger
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books Sister of My Heart by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Hamnet by Maggie O' Farrell
47. A book related to a geometric shape: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: Yellowface (2023) by R. F. Kuang
51. A book published in 2023 The Perfumer of Paris by Alka Joshi
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
One more left:Prompts:
Bold/Underline/italics is completed , italics are planned
THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y The Good Sister (Australia) by Sally Hepworth
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (read on Project Gutenberg)
4. A book with an interracial relationship Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
6. A book where books are important My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
8. An author's debut book Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
11. A book about a person/character with a disability: When Rabbit Howls by Trudy Chase
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1: Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2: Parable of the Talents
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
18. A book related to science: The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness By Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz
19. A book related to the arts: Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel: Slouching Towards Los Angeles by Steffie Nelson
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: The Collective Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
23. A book with a body of water in the title If The Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy: The Odyssey by Homer
25. A book with a tropical setting If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
26. A book related to pride: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
27. A book by an author from continental Europe: Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy
28. A book that is dark Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann and Verity by Colleen Hoover
29. A book that is light: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
30. A book related to a chess piece: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Torsten (Gothenburg);
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 The Laws of Evening by Mary Yukari Waters
34. A novella: The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
35. A book with a school subject in the title Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
36. A book that has been translated from another language The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
37. A book with the theme of returning home: No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
39. A western: Heart and Hand by Rebel Carter
40. A book with a full name in the title: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter Tales From the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
43. A book that involves a murder The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal: The Gifted School By Bruce Holsinger
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books Sister of My Heart by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Hamnet by Maggie O' Farrell
47. A book related to a geometric shape: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: Yellowface (2023) by R. F. Kuang
51. A book published in 2023 The Perfumer of Paris by Alka Joshi
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
DONE!Prompts:
THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y The Good Sister (Australia) by Sally Hepworth
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (read on Project Gutenberg)
4. A book with an interracial relationship Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
6. A book where books are important My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
8. An author's debut book Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
11. A book about a person/character with a disability: When Rabbit Howls by Trudy Chase
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1: Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2: Parable of the Talents
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
18. A book related to science: The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness By Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz
19. A book related to the arts: Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel: Slouching Towards Los Angeles by Steffie Nelson
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: The Collective Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
23. A book with a body of water in the title If The Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy: The Odyssey by Homer
25. A book with a tropical setting If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
26. A book related to pride: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
27. A book by an author from continental Europe: Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy
28. A book that is dark Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann and Verity by Colleen Hoover
29. A book that is light: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
30. A book related to a chess piece: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Torsten (Gothenburg);
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 The Laws of Evening by Mary Yukari Waters
34. A novella: The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
35. A book with a school subject in the title Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
36. A book that has been translated from another language The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
37. A book with the theme of returning home: No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
39. A western: Heart and Hand by Rebel Carter
40. A book with a full name in the title: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter Tales From the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
43. A book that involves a murder The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal: The Gifted School By Bruce Holsinger
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books Sister of My Heart by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Hamnet by Maggie O' Farrell
47. A book related to a geometric shape: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: Yellowface (2023) by R. F. Kuang
51. A book published in 2023 The Perfumer of Paris by Alka Joshi
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Bold/Underline/italics is completed , italics are planned
THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y The Good Sister (Australia) by Sally Hepworth
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (read on Project Gutenberg)
4. A book with an interracial relationship Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
6. A book where books are important My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title The Cat Who Saved Books
8. An author's debut book Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
11. A book about a person/character with a disability: When Rabbit Howls by Trudy Chase
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover: The Collected Regrets of Clover OR The Gifted School
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1: Mademoiselle Revolution by Zoe Sivak
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2:Parable of the Talents
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
18. A book related to science: The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness By Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz
19. A book related to the arts: Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel: Slouching Towards Los Angeles by Steffie Nelson
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: The Collective Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
23. A book with a body of water in the title If The Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy: The Odyssey by Homer
25. A book with a tropical setting If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
26. A book related to pride: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
27. A book by an author from continental Europe: Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy
28. A book that is dark Verity by Colleen Hoover
29. A book that is light: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
30. A book related to a chess piece: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Torsten (Gothenburg);
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 The Laws of Evening by Mary Yukari Waters
34. A novella: The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
35. A book with a school subject in the title Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
36. A book that has been translated from another language The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
37. A book with the theme of returning home: No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
39. A western: Heart and Hand by Rebel Carter
40. A book with a full name in the title: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: Let me Tell You What I Mean; Fiona and Jane; Beautiful World/Normal People; These Precious Days; There There; Maybe You Should Talk...; Recipe for persuasion
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter Tales From the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
43. A book that involves a murder The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal: The Gifted School By Bruce Holsinger
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books Sister of My Heart by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Tea Girl; Tea Treasury; American Cheese; Olive, Again; Peach Blossom; Together Tea; Ice Cream Queen; Consider Lobster; Consider the Fork; Happy Golden years
47. A book related to a geometric shape: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: Yellowface (2023)
51. A book published in 2023 The Perfumer of Paris by Alka Joshi
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr