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Hey everyone!

Last year, we started putting together member-generated listopias of books that interested us for each prompt. We are continuing the tradition here.

PRE-POLL
A book published in 2021

POLL 1
A book celebrating The Grand Egyptian Museum
A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
A book about racism or race relations

POLL 2
A book whose title contains a negative

POLL 3
A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
A book with a monochromatic cover

POLL 4 - MULTI-WEEK PROMPT
3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - PAST
3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - PRESENT
3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - FUTURE
3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - MANY TIMELINES

POLL 5
A book set on an island
A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"

POLL 6
A book with a travel theme

POLL 7
A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
A book related to "the end"
A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name

POLL 8
A book with elements of magic
A book involving an immigrant
A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards

POLL 9
A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir

POLL 10
A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author

POLL 11
A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
A cross genre novel

POLL 12
A winner or nominee from the 2020 ŷ������ Choice Awards
A book set in a made-up place

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE WINNER
A book connected to ice

POLL 13
A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
A book with a Muslim character or author
A book with a building in the title

POLL 14
A book related to a word given by a random word generator
A book related to a word given by a random word generator - GROUP PICKS
A book that features siblings as the main characters
A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?��

POLL 15
A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

FALL READ-A-THON INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE WINNER
A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

POLL 16
A book that you consider comfort reading
A book with a female villain or criminal
A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry

CLOSE CALLS POLL
A book with an ensemble cast
A book with six or more words in the title

POLL 17
A book related to “In the Beginning...��
A mystery or thriller

POLL 18
A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
A love story

POLL 19
A long book
A book with flowers or greenery on the cover

Delighted there will be Listopias again this year. As someone who would rather spend time reading than researching, the lists have been invaluable in highlighting books on my TBR lists that fit a prompt.

Edie wrote: "Delighted there will be Listopias again this year. As someone who would rather spend time reading than researching, the lists have been invaluable in highlighting books on my TBR lists that fit a p..."

I feel the same, Edie, and I like Listopias because it is so easy to glance through the list and see what I already have on my TBR!

I thought I don’t read much about Egypt, compared to England or France, say, but I have added several, including a children’s fantasy and a Regency romance.

I've linked the listopias on the Community Spreadsheet planning tab, for easier access.

Emily wrote: "Hey everyone!

Last year, we started putting together member-generated listopias of books that interested us for each prompt. We are continuing the tradition here.

PRE-POLL
A book published in 202..."

Stupid question: These promts, you posted listopias for, are the ones that already made it on the 2021 challenge list?

Not a stupid question! Yes, these prompts have already made it on the list.

You can find the full list of prompts on the list here as well: /topic/show/...

Edie wrote: "Delighted there will be Listopias again this year. As someone who would rather spend time reading than researching, the lists have been invaluable in highlighting books on my TBR lists that fit a p..."

Ha, and for me, as someone who spends her non-reading time researching, I enjoying coming up with a million options for every prompt that I'm not actually going to end up reading! ;)

Listopia always says to please note how this book applies in your notes on your voting! I can never find this when I'm looking at the lists, though. I think this is especially important for the P,P,F list - so we know what the theme is. I would like to suggest books relating to libraries or librarians, but how would people know that's how they tie together?

When you vote, on the side bar, it pops up with a blank box under the book title that you can type into. When the book is on the list, you can click "2 people voted" and it will show you who voted for the book and any notes they added.

So when you vote for a book, you could list the other two books and how they are connected!

Emily wrote: "When you vote, on the side bar, it pops up with a blank box under the book title that you can type into. When the book is on the list, you can click "2 people voted" and it will show you who voted ..."

Thank you, I never knew this!

Yes, thank you, Emily. All these years on GR and I never found that feature!

Does it make sense to add books that aren't translated into english, or would that be too confusing?

Nicole wrote: "Does it make sense to add books that aren't translated into english, or would that be too confusing?"

I don't see any reason why you shouldn't add non-English books; there are a lot of people in the group who are multilingual.

I agree with Jackie, Nicole. Add away!

Emily wrote: "When you vote, on the side bar, it pops up with a blank box under the book title that you can type into. When the book is on the list, you can click "2 people voted" and it will show you who voted ..."

How do you find the notes if you're not votiing?

In the website, click on the link that says "# people voted," it will bring up a box and if someone entered a comment it will be there.

I don't know how, or if you even can, on the app.

Nancy wrote: "In the website, click on the link that says "# people voted," it will bring up a box and if someone entered a comment it will be there.

I don't know how, or if you even can, on the app."

Got it , thanks Nancy!

Perri wrote: "How do you find the notes if you're not votiing?"

You can click on the "6 people voted" link. If you don't see any notes or comments it's just because those voters didn't leave any comments. Most people don't so I wouldn't be shocked if you don't find many with comments. There's no way to see which ones have comments as far as I know and this is on the main website, I try and avoid the app where possible so not sure about on there.

Perri wrote: "How do you find the notes if you're not votiing?"

If you scroll to the bottom of the list, you will see everyone who has voted. If you click on someone’s name it will show only their votes plus the comments they added (if any).

I am adding one to "ice" for anyone who doesn't want to read about journeys to the Arctic. The heroine of this modern romance is an Olympic-level skater. - Summer's End

FYI, there is at least one book on the Muslim character/author list that doesn't actually qualify (author & character are Iranian-American, but not Muslim), and a couple others I'm not certain of - so just as a thought, make sure to check whether a book fills a prompt for yourself, even if you get the idea off the list?

Which book are you referring to? I added Exit West and had to do some research to confirm the author is Muslim.

Nancy wrote: "Which book are you referring to? I added Exit West and had to do some research to confirm the author is Muslim."

Darius the Great is Not Okay.

If you comment on the list, I can remove the book (especially helpful if you name what number position the book is in to help me find it).

That's the problem with listopias... definitely have some books randomly added that don't necessarily fit.

Why is there a listopia for the word generator? Isn't the point that you get a word from it and then find a book with that word in the title?

I have to ask I thought black and white is monochrome fair enough you have expanded it but does black and white count as well?

Johanna - Some people already did the word generator and chose possible books for the words they received. I guess the listopia is kind of pointless because it’s unlikely people are going to get the same words but it’s interesting to see what other people are doing with the prompt.

Thomas - Monochromatic is black and white or varying tones of only one color.

Thank you

Like dalex said, we figured it could maybe give you ideas for your word by scrolling through what other people are reading.

lookign forward to this

I think it may be nice to include here another Listopia for the 5 random words that the mods rolled for.

Avery wrote: "I think it may be nice to include here another Listopia for the 5 random words that the mods rolled for."

I'll put one together tonight, Avery!

Just looking over the listopia lists - there’s 2 listings for the random word generator prompt, but the NATO listing has disappeared. Thanks for the revision :))

NATO is there - poll 7.

Stacey wrote: "Just looking over the listopia lists - there’s 2 listings for the random word generator prompt, but the NATO listing has disappeared. Thanks for the revision :))"

There are two Random Word listopias - one is for the word(s) each individual person is using, and the other is using the five words the mods got, which are listed at the top of that listopia page (for those who wanted to do something with the group).

Hmm. I didn't see NATO listed for Poll 7 when I looked earlier today, Nancy. And I later I saw the 2 listopias as you mentioned, Kelly. Thank you :))

I’m new and I’m sorry if this is a stupid question, but how do I add a book to one of the lists?

When you are looking at the list, at the top there is a link to “Add books to this list��. From there, you can search your own books or all books and add them. It will take a few minutes for your votes to be updated on the listopia.

Chrissy wrote: "When you are looking at the list, at the top there is a link to “Add books to this list��. From there, you can search your own books or all books and add them. It will take a few minutes for your vo..."

Thank you :)