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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
Willful Behavior by Donna Leon
16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes - For “A book set in a small town or village�
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
11/22/63 by Stephen King
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
Circe by Madeline Miller
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
Outside Looking In by T.Coraghessan Boyle
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
Educated by Tara Westover
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cove
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
29. A book published before 1950
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
30. A book featuring an elderly character
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
32. A book with more than 500 pages
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron
34. A book with a person's name in the title
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
35. A psychological thriller
The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
37. A book set in a school or university
Straight Man by Richard Russo
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
The Overstory by Richard Powers
39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Dry by Jane Harper
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
The Mathematician's Shiva by Stuart Rojstaczer
44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
45. A multi-generational saga
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem
51. A book published in 2019
Chances Are... by Richard Russo
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters

I think I better reserve something at the library soon, if I want to get it in time for January 1!

Books mentioned in this topic
Chances Are... (other topics)The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (other topics)
The Dry (other topics)
Where the Crawdads Sing (other topics)
The Overstory (other topics)
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Still Life by Louise Penny
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
The Scarred Woman by Adler-Olsen Jussi
5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
6. A book with a dual timeline
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too by Jomny Sun+ The Martian by Andy Weir
9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
10. A book featuring an historical figure
Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
White Fang by Jack London
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
The Nix by Nathan Hill
13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren