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c. Read a book with a summer scene on the cover.
f. Read a book that is set at the beach, on a boat, or on an island.
45. Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
43. West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
*41. Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
40. The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
37. What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
36. When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawhon
*35. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
*34. A Year of Ravens by Ruth Downie
33. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
30. Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
27. The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore
26. Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
25. The Stolen Child by Ann Hood
23. This Is Happiness by Niall Williams
22. A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii by Kate Quinn
21. The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado
20. The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
19. The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
*18. The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North
17. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
16. Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
15. 1666 by Lora Chilton
14. 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
13. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
12. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
11. Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
10. Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate
8. The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel
7. Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi
*6. The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
5. Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street by Victor Luckerson
4. Four Sisters, All Queens by Sherry Jones
#3. The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
#2. Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
#1. The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young
TOTAL BOOKS READ: 10Not sure how many of these titles I'll actually read for this year's challenge. I'm also participating in a year long challenge for the Historical Mystery Group. That challenge is different as we "spin the wheel" each time we finish a historical mystery and then pick a title for the category the wheel lands on. Always look forward to seeing what titles other participants read!
Having problems lately with using the "add book/author" link. Not sure if this is a Goodreads problem or my tablet.
Summer theme bonuses: You can claim 5 point bonus for each of the following. You can only claim each bonus once during the challenge. Only one summer bonus can be claimed per book.
a. Read a book set in summer.
b. DONE - Read a book where the main character takes a trip.
c. Read a book with a summer scene on the cover.
d. DONE - Read a book set in a different country than where you live.
e. DONE - Read a book where one of the author's initials is in the word SUMMER.
f. Read a book that is set at the beach, on a boat, or on an island.
50. FINISHED 06-12-24 BONUS - E; Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly; Challenge Exception: 551 pages
49. FINISHED 07-25-24 - Doc by Mary Doria Russell;
48. FINISHED 06-22-24 BONUS - D; The Case of the Left-Handed Lady #2 Enola Holmes by Nancy Springer
47. FINISHED 07-01-24; A Time of Love and Tartan by Alexander McCall Smith
46. Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith
45. A Distant View of Everything by Alexander McCall Smith
44. FINISHED 07-31-24 Epitaph #2 Doc Holliday by Mary Doria Russell
43. Stormbird #1 War of Roses by Conn Iggulden
42. Trinity #2 War of Roses by Conn Iggulden
41. Bloodline #3 War of Roses by Conn Iggulden
40. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
39. FINISHED 08-12-24 Tidewater: A Novel of Pocahontas and the Jamestown Colony by Libbie Hawker
38. FINISHED 07-15-24 BONUS B - The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr: A Riveting Untold Story of the American Revolution by Susan Holloway Scott
37. FINISHED 08-19-24 Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson
36. FINISHED 08-25-24 Arabella by Georgette Heyer
35. Hither to London: A Stratford Upon Avondale Mystery by Monica Knightley
34. "Stormy Days on Mulberry Lane" (not able to link) by Rosie Clarke
33. " The Jane Austen Project" (not able to link) by Kathleen A. Flynn
32. V2: A Novel of World War II by Robert Harris
31. Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
30. Venetia by Georgette Heyer
29. Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith
28. Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris
27. The Strangler Vine by M.J. Carter
26. The Marathon Conspiracy by Gary Corby
25. Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
24. An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
23. Moriarty Meets His Match by Anna Castle
22. The Essence of Malice #4 Amory Ames by Ashley Weaver
21. Girl with a Gun #1 Annie Oakley by Kari Bovee
20. The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis
19. Enemies at Home by Lindsey Davis
18. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
17. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
16. FINISHED 08-05-24 A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain
15. A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain
14. Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron
13. Jane and the Man of the Cloth by Stephanie Barron
12. A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman
11. Untrue till Death by Graham Brack
10. Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
09. A Darker Reality by Anne Perry
08. Lady Odelia's Secret by Jane Steen
07. Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom
06. Sovereign by C.J. Sansom
05. Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Nagendra
04. A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams
03. The Nun's Tale by Candace Robb
02. The King's Bishop by Candace Robb
01. The Glass House #3 Capt Lacey by Ashley Gardner
50. West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 6/1149. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 6/22
48. The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani 6/23
47. The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams 7/13
46. Beneath a Golden Veil by Melanie Dobson 6/30
*45 The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr: A Riveting Untold Story of the American Revolution by Susan Holloway Scott 7/23
44. Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino 6/14
43. Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
42. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
*41 Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor
40. The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul
#39. The King's Jewel by Elizabeth Chadwick
#38 The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson
37. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
36. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
#35 The Rose Arborby Rhys Bowen
34. The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley
33. Educated by Tara Westover
32. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
*31. The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel
30. The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
29. Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson
28. Death Brings a Shadow by Rosemary Simpson
*27 The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
26. An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn
25. A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn
24. The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
23. Queen of the North by Anne O'Brien
22. The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
21. What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
20. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir
19. The Phantom Tree by Nicola Cornick
18. Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams
17. The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
16. The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie Blalock
*15 The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
14. The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan
13. We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
12. The Last Tiara by M.J. Rose
11. The King's Witch by Tracy Borman
10. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
9. The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
8. Queens of the Crusades by Alison Weir
7. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
6. The Silence of the Girls
5. Before the Crown by Flora Harding
4.The Lady of the Ravens by Joanna Hickson
3. The First Lady and the Rebel
2.A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry
1 Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston
So excited to have this back again this year - I missed last year and now that I'm retired, I hope to make some serious inroads into my really old (and really big) TBR pile.48. Loot by Tania James
*46. Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
*switched from #1
43. The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
*38. Murder Most Malicious by Alyssa Maxwell
*switched from #4
*36. Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers bySara Ackerman
*switched from #6
*35. Murder on the Hour by Elizabeth J. Duncan
*switched from #9
*34. Scones & Bones by Laura Childs
*switched from #10
31. Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna
30. The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
28. The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg
27. The Corpse at the Crystal Palace by Carola Dunn
25. A Well-Timed Murder by Tracee de Hahn
22. Death on the Sapphire by R.J. Koreto
19. The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch
18. A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks
17. A Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber
16. Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia
15. Hardscrabble by Sandra Dallas
14. Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy
13. A Twisted Vengeance by Candace Robb
12. Death Sits Down to Dinner by Tessa Arlen
11. The Lost Property Office by James R. Hannibal
*10. City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
*switched from #34
*09. Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit by Amy Stewart
*switched from #35
07. Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
*06. The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths
*switched from #36
05. Winter Sisters by Robin Oliveira
*04. Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen
*switched from #38
03. Moving Target byChristina Diaz Gonzalez
02. The Undertaking by Audrey Magee
*01. Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper
*switched from #46
50.The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse (8/2019) This is my exception book (521 pages) finished 6/25/202449. The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly //Rimmer (2019)* finished 7/4/2024
48.Hour of the Hunter by J A Jance (2013) finished 6/10/2024
47. Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark (11/2012) finished 6/13/2024
46. The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams (2018)* finished 7/10/2024
45.The Informationist by Taylor Stevens (2013)finished 6/19/2024
44.The Ivy by Lauren Kunze (2013)finished 6/23/2024
43.The Lightkeeper's Bride by Colleen Coble (2013) finished 6/29/2024
42. A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn (2013)# finished 7/18/2024
41. The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber (2013) finished 7/12/2024
40. Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly * (2019) finished 8/22/2024
39. First Ladies: An Intimate Group Portrait of White House Wives by Margaret Truman (2013) finished 8/4/2024
38. From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847--1928 by Julia P Gilardi (2013) finished 8/9/2024
37. The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs (2013) finished 8/13/2024
36. Kate's Progress by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (2013) finished 6/5/2024
35. Murder In Thrall by Anne Cleeland (2014) fin//ished 6/17/2024
34.# Almost Dead by Lisa Jackson (2015) finished
33. Snow on the Tulips by Liz Tolsma (2014) finished 8/19/2024
32. Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell (2015) finished 6/21/2024
31. Murder at Mullings by Dorothy Cannell (2015) finished 6/28/2024
30. Death at Dovecote Hatch by Dorothy Cannell (2015) finished 7/25/2024
29.If She Only Knew by Lisa Jackson (2015)finished 8/1/2024
28.The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber (2015)
27. Diamond Head by Cecily Wong (2015) finished 8/30/2024
26.We That Are Left by Clare Clark (2016)
25. The Lanvin Murders by Angela M Sanders (2016) finished 8/21/2024
24. A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd (2016)
23. The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams (2016)
22. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (2017) finished 8/27/2024
21. Murder in the Marais by Cara Black (2017)
20. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson (2017)
19. The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis (2017)
18. House of Silence by Sarah Barthel (2017)
17. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (2017)
16. I'm Not Her by Cara Sue Achterberg (2017)
15. Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington (2017)
14. The Lying Game by Ruth Ware (2017)
13. The It Girls by Karen Harper (2017)
12. The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Hamel (2018)
11. Carried Away by Jill Barnett (2018)
10. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown (2018)
9. Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (2018)
8.Five Novels: Good Earth, Proud Heart, Fighting Angels, Sons, and the Exile by Pearl S. Buck (2018)
7. Before She Dies by Mary Burton (2018)
6. Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin (2013)#
5. The Thin Woman by Dorothy Cannell (2018)#
4.
3.Verity by Colleen Hoover (2019)
2. The Summer Country by Lauren Willig (2019)
1.The Royal Secret by Lucinda Riley (2019)
Ooh I'm in. Saving a spot here for my list :)50.
49.
48. The Whalebone Theatre
47. The Glass House
# 46.
*45. Call Me By Your Name
44. The Piano Tuner
43. The Poisonwood Bible
*42. The Fountains of Silence
#*41. Long Island
40. This Thing of Darkness
39.
38. Before We Were Yours
*37. The Winter Rose
36.
35.Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
34. The Invention of Wings
33. Modern Nature
32. Cantoras
*31. Remarkable Creatures
30. Ordinary Grace
29. Any Human Heart
28. Exodus
27. The Crimson Petal and the White
*26. Indian Horse
25. The Death of Vivek Oji
24. A Place Called Winter
23. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
*22. Under a Pole Star
21. The Painted Girls
20. The Shepherd's Hut
19. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
18. And the Mountains Echoed
17. When I Sing, Mountains Dance
16. Dust Child
15. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
14. Turncoat
*13. The Nightingale
12. The Wild Rose
11. Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
10. Jeremy Poldark
9. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
8. Three Hours
7. The Lost Man
6. The Silent Patient
5. The Island at the End of Everything
4. City of Girls
3. The Moor's Account
2. The Storm Sister
1. Cloud Cuckoo Land
I never get close to 50 books when I am on top of things and I am not on top of things this year! But this challenge always helps me focus on chipping away at the HUGE TBR list!50. Lilac Girls
49. Lord John & the Brotherhood of the Blade
48. The Johnstown Flood *
47. Bethlehem Road
46. Stiff
45. The Poison Tree *
44. The Wicked Day *
43. Four Seasons
42. Left Behind *
41. The Tale of Muraski *
40. Tom Lake *
39. Half a Yellow Sun *
38. Elizabeth Street
37. Bitterroot Landing
36. The House of Sky
35. Shadows in Bronze
34. Caravan
33. The Shadowy Horses
32. The Mermaid Chair
31. Mirror of her Dreams
30. Working Stiff
29. Alive
28. The Hundred Foot Journey
27. Finding Nouf
26. The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
25. The Lost World
24. Eden Close
23. Charlotte Gray *
22. Passport through Darkness
21. The Bride
20. Chopin in Paris
19. The Righteous Mind
18. Shadow of the Night
17. The King's General
16. A Fierce Radiance
15. Whistle
14. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe
13. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore
12. 100 Years of Solitude
11. The Innovators
10. Gwenhwyfar
9. Emergency Doctor
8. The King Must Die
7. Under the Net
6. Zeiton
5. Killing Floor
4. Katherine
3. City of Light
2. The Sound of Thunder
1. The Fool's Tale
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[L] = Library book
[O] = Owned book
50 [L] The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
49 [L] Cost of Living: Essays by Emily Maloney
48 [L] Carefree Black Girls by Zeba Blay
47 [O] The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
46 [L] Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
45 [L] Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
44 [O] The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
43 [L] In the Woods by Tana French
42 [O] The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
41 [L] Down with the System: A Memoir by Serj Tankian
40 [L] The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
39 [O] The Last Juror by John Grisham
38 [L] An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
37 [O] Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones
36 [O] Doc by Mary Doria Russell
35 [L] The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet by Jeff Goodell
34 [O] The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
33 [O] The Maid by Kimberly Cutter
32 [L] In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History by Matthew Landrieu
31 [L] The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jesmyn Ward
30 [L] How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
29 [L] Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward by Gemma Hartley
28 [O] All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
27 [L] American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress by Wesley Lowery
26 [L] Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir by Rachel Louise Snyder
25 [L] Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
24 [O] The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
23 [L] Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff
22 [L] The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
21 [O] Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland by Jonathan M. Metzl
20 [L] Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul by Michael Fanone
19 [L] Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power by Rose Hackman
18 [L] When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
17 [L] White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad
16 [L] Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
15 [L] Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
14 [L] My Husband by Maud Ventura
13 [L] Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
12 [O] Ruby by Cynthia Bond
11 [L] A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand
10 [O] Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook
9 [O] Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
8 [O] Strange Weather: Four Short Stories by Joe Hill
7 [O] A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
6 [L] Things That Make White People Uncomfortable by Michael Bennett
5 [O] The Summer of '39 by Miranda Seymour
4 [O] Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
3 [L] Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
2 [O] Perish by LaToya Watkins
1 [O] I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street by Matt Taibbi
Summer TBR 2024 50. The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermès Gowar
49. Wolf Hall x Hilary Mantell
48. Shogun x James Clavell
47. Possession by A. S. Byatt
46. Imperium by Robert Harris
45. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
44. Written in Bone by Sue Black
43. Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
42. These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall
41. Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
40. A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
39. Death of a Bore by M. C. Beaton
38. July’s People by Nadine Gordimer
37. The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
36. The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
35. Persepolis Rising x James S A. Corey
34. Perelandra by C. S. Lewis
33. His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnett
32. Five Red Herrings by Dorothy Sayers
31. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
30. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
29 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
28 A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
27 Sovereign by C. J. Samson
26. Raq by T. K. Toppin
25. The Known World by Edward. P. Jones
24. If the Dead Rise Not by Philip Kerr
23. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
22. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
21. Wild by Cheryl Strayed
20. Great North Road by Peter Hamilton
19. My Family and other Animals by Gerald Durrell
18. The Scar by China Melville
17. Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
16. A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle
15. Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor
14. Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
13. The Outsider by Stephen King
12. Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
11. A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
10. Erasure by Percival Everett
9. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
8. The Odyssey by Homer
7. The Passage by Justin Cronin
6. Velocity Weapon by Megan O'Keefe
5. The Monuments Men by Robert Edsel
4. Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
3. Hawaii by James Michener
2. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
1. Eldest by Christopher Paolini
My favorite challenge. Thanks to all.50. Centennial by James A. Michener
49. John Adams by David McCullough
48. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
47. Fallen Land by Taylor Brown
46. Butcher's Crossing by John Williams
45. Queen of America by Luis Alberto Urrea
44. Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen
43. Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry
42. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin
41. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
40. #Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
39. ## Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
38. #Last Dance in Havana by Eugene Robinson
37. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
36. Sons by Pearl S. Buck
35. # A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva
34. The Hunter by Tana French
33. #Camino Ghosts by John Grisham
32. Sophie's Choice by William Styron
31. When Summer's in the Meadow by Niall Williams
30. The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford
29. North Woods by Daniel Mason
28. The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton
27. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides
26. Rednecks by Taylor Brown
25. South Toward Home: Travels in Southern Literature by Margaret Eby
24. Weyward by Emilia Hart
23. # The Caretaker by Ron Rash
22. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
21. # The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear
20. The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham
19. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
18. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
17. Wolf Willow by Wallace Stegner
16. The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
15. Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
14. World Gone By by Dennis Lehane
13. City of Promise by Beverly Swerling
12.* One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker
11. Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
10. Baghdad: The Final Gathering by Ahmad Ardalan
9. Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart
8. Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart
7. *Solar Storms by Linda Hogan
6. Our Man Down in Havana: The Story Behind Graham Greene's Cold War Spy Novel by Christopher Hull
5.* The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida
4. #Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron
3. The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
2. Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
1. *Yo!: A Novel by Julia Alvarez
The Shadow Queen-Sandra GullandA Burnable Book- Bruce Holsinger
Phaedra- Laura Shepperson
The Museum of Extraordinary Things- Alice Hoffman
Frog Music- Emma Donoghue
49. Neverwhere
48. Palestine: A Socialist Introduction
47. Chaos Theory
46. The Manifestor Prophecy
45. Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Vol. 1
* 44. The Words of Kings and Prophets
# 43. Fable
41. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp
39. Pocket Apocalypse
38. Chaos Choreography
37. To Shape a Dragon's Breath
# 36. The Ancient Olympics: A History
34. The Faithless
32. Tricks for Free
31. Ratha's Creature
30. Amari and the Night Brothers
28. Wild Beauty
# 27. Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex
26. Iron Widow
# 25. That Ain’t Witchcraft
24. The Colour of Magic
23. The Creation of Eve
22. The Sekhmet Bed
# 21. Imaginary Numbers
20. Graceling
19. Verity
18. Hadrian's Wall
17. Carrie
16. The Talented Mr. Ripley
15. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
14. Delightfully Deadly
13. Mansfield Park
12. Once Upon a Revolution
11. The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer
9. The Magician's Lie
8. Girls of Paper and Fire
7. Misery
6. When Christ and His Saints Slept
5. Berlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic Dream
4. Cujo
3. A Very Long Engagement
* 2. Mademoiselle Revolution
1. Fall of Giants
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50. A Match Made in Autumncompleted 7/21/2449. If I Asked You to Stay: (Discreet Cover)
48 Here With Me
47 Deliver Me
46. Love ad Lib
45. The Drop Off Dad: A Single Dad Romance completed 07/25/24
44. Best I Never Had
43 Melt With You
42 Just One Time
41. Flirtasaurus
40A Borrowed Boyfriend
39. Scars by Stephane Jenkins
38. Into the Westby Mercedes Lackey
37. Father's Day Murderby Leslie Meier
36. Once Upon a Summer Dayby Dennis L. McKiernan
35. #The Midnight Library by Matt Haig completed 07/5/24
34.# Game of Dog Bonesby Laurien Berenson completed 06/29/24
33. Ruff Justiceby Laurien Berenson
Completed 06/19/24
32. Better Latte Than Neverby Catherine Clark
31. Love, Theoreticallyby Ali Hazelwood
30. More Than the Gameby Jenni Bara
29. The Art of Falling: An Enemies to Lovers, College Sports Romance 08/3/24
Becky's list-Cleopatra's Daughter
50. Catherine, Called Birdy Karen Cushman49. The Winter Crown (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #2) Elizabeth Chadwick
48. The King's Fifth O'Dell, Scott
47. Wondrous Beauty: The Life and Adventures of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte Berkin, Carol
46. The Magician's Lie Macallister, Greer
45. Moloka'i Brennert, Alan *
44. Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen Shannon, Lisa J.
43. The Pale Horseman (The Cornwell, Bernard *
42. Letters from a Stoic Seneca
41. Mindfulness Langer, Ellen J.
40. The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand Elizabeth Berg
39. Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer Ehrenreich, Barbara
38. The Wordy Shipmates Vowell, Sarah
37. Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society Fine, Cordelia
36. The Souls of Black Folk WEB DeBois
35. Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott
34. The Gilded Shroud (A Lady Fan Mystery #1) Bailey, Elizabeth *
33. Mistress of the Sun Sandra Gulland *
32. Remedy For Treason Roe, Caroline
31. The Coffee Trader Liss, David *
30. Three Day Road Boyden, Joseph
29. Esperanza Renace Ryan, Pam Muñoz
28. Daughters of Rome Kate Quinn
27. Serpent in the Thorns Westerson, Jeri *
26. The Book of Unknown Americans Henríquez, Cristina *
25. The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) Kuang, R.F. *
24. Q Blissett, Luther
23. Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel
22. The Orphan Sky Ella Leya
21. The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte Ruth Hull Chatlien
20. Katherine Anya Seton
19. Threshold of Fire: a novel of fifth century Rome Haasse, Hella S.
18. Vinland Brown, George Mackay
17. The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1) Alex Grecian
16. Equal of the Sun Anita Amirrezvani
15. Daughter of Fortune Isabel Allende
14. Iron and Rust (Throne of the Caesars, #1) Harry Sidebottom
13. The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) Bernard Cornwell
12. Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1) S.J. Parris
11. Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) C.J. Sansom
10. I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) Robert Graves
9. The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean M. Auel
8. Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine Alison Weir
7. Hood (King Raven, #1) Stephen R. Lawhead
6. The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) Allison Pataki
5. The Midnight Rose Lucinda Riley
4. Time and Chance Sharon Kay Penman
3. Roma Steven Saylor
2. I am the Chosen King Helen Hollick
1. Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry
I now find I have two lists with a total of about 30 books. I can’t edit either list. The lists are both different. Perhaps I could play with both lists. Don’t know why I’m having these problems I have played this before. Don’t remember having problems before
The other option is to make another list and ensure I have 50 titles listed and ignore the two incomplete lists
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That’s what I would suggest. I can delete the unnecessary posts when you’re ready.
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your list on here goes from 50-34. You can just make another post starting at 33 and finish your list. It's fine.
Margaret’s final list 50 Gut the inside story
49The Three Sarah Lotz
48 A house called Askival Meryn Glover
47 Tidewater Linnie Hawker
46 The winter king Bernard Cornwall
45 The Shawl Cynthia Ozick
44 Berlin Butterfly -Ensnare Leah Moyes
43 New York 1609:A historical novel Johnson
42 Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë
41 A tale of two cities Charles Dickens
40. July’s People Nadine Gordimer
39 Jerusalem: The biography Simon Sebag Montefiore
38 Recessional for Grace Marguerite Poland
37 Bone music Christopher Rice
36 [book: Why is there
In 46 months
Sorry to be such a pain!! But I realise my real problem is that when I get into the thirties it won’t allow me to add more. That’s why my lists don’t finish. Last try I’ll do as you suggest and start final list 2 at 36
Margaret Final list 2 36
The green Phoenix Alice Poon
35 Who Discovered America Gavin Menzies
34 Romanov Sisters Helen Rappaport
33 The colonizer and the colonized Albert Menmi
32 [ book: Letters of Stone ] Steven Robins
31 [ book: The Agony and the Ecstasy] Erving Stone
30 Baking Cakes in Kigali Gaile Parkin
29 Ragdoll Daniel Cole
28 The Paris Daughter Kristin Harmel
27 East of Eden John Steinbeck
26 Book: Assays of Ata]
25 The Teacher Freida McFadden
24 Touching the void Joe Simpson
23 The name of the Rose Eco Umberto
22what the river knows Isabel Abanez
Margaret final list 3 21 Elinor of Aquitaine Elizabeth Chadwick
20 in my House Alex Hourston
19 Second Nature Michael Pollan
18 [ book:The thing with Zola] Zibi Sithole
17 Deadly Donut Ana Drew
16 Etta Lemon Tessa Boase
15 The sculptors of mapungubwe Zakes Mda
14 History of the rain Niall Williams
13 [ book: the President ] George Simenon
13 Raphael painter in Rome Stephanie Storey
12 [book : Sex and Vanity] Kevin Kwan
11 Driving over lemons Chris Stewart
10 Overture Skye Robin
9 Cloud atlas David Mitchell
8 Chestnut Man Soren Sveistrup
7 Cakes and Ale Somerset Maugham
6 The Price is of Paradise Susana Lopez
Margaret’s final final list5 [ book: The missing American] Kwei Quartey
4 The Sunne in splendour Sharon K Penman
3 ]book:Lightning Thief]
2 Blindsighted Karin Slaughter
1 The fires beneath Sean Morrow
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21 Elinor of Aquitaine Elizabeth Chadwick
20 in my House Alex Hourston
19 Second Nature Michael Pollan
18 [ book:The thing with Zola] Zibi Sithole..."
I just started transfering these to the excel sheet and discovered you have 2 #13s. Can you please let me know which one to delete?
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Please mark those you have moved with a * sign.
For replacements please mark them with a # sign
Jasmine; Thanks for opening the book lists early! Only editing for me is to update dates finished.
Thanks. I've moved a few of mine and made one replacement
Thank you, Jasmine. I made five replacements and moved four books. I appreciate you opening the thread early.
Replaced four*, thank you!
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Please mark those you have moved with a * sign.
For replacements please mark them with a # sign
I've made one replacement (Long Island) and then moved it higher up on the list. Thanks :)
Done! Replaced five # and moved one or two others around *
Thank you, Jasmine. I replaced four books (Nos. 39, 35, 23 and 21).
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