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Cathy C | 6 comments 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...� - Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y - The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
4. A book with a monochromatic cover - Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read - The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
6. A love story - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited Madagascar) - Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo
9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year - Beach Read by Emily Henry
10. A book with a female villain or criminal - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum - Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation - The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
14. A book set in a made-up place - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
16. A book with a building in the title - Lonely Hearts Hotel By Heather O'Neill
17. A book with a Muslim character or author - I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin (Past)
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 - Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo (Present)
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 - No Time Lie the Future by Michael J. Fox (Future)
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" - Guest List by Lucy Foley
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads - Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
23. A cross genre novel - The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
24. A book about racism or race relations - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
25. A book set on an island - The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author - Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Henura
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards - She Would be King by Wayetu Moore
28. A book connected to ice - Annie Pootoosook: Cutting Ice
29. A book that you consider comfort reading - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
30. A long book - Killing Commendatore by H. Murakami
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years - Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people - Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry - Exhalation by Ted Chiang
34. A book with a travel theme - Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer - How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones (Barbados)
36. A book with six or more words in the title - The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (or the 7 1/2 Deaths)
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list - The Door by Magda Szabo
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator (my words: brake, clash, capital, portrait, voyage) - The Once and Future Witches by Alexis Henderson (CLASH)
39. A book involving an immigrant - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
42. A mystery or thriller - The Dry by Jane Harper
43. A book with elements of magic - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
44. A book whose title contains a negative - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet (foxtrot, tango) - Dancer by Colum McCann
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 ŷ Choice Awards - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir - The Body by Bill Bryson
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?� - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs by Caitlin Doughty
49. A book with an ensemble cast - Devolution by Max Brooks
50. A book published in 2021 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
52. A book related to "the end" - Dark Places by Gillian Flynn


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