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Nadine wrote: "I was disappointed in the list when I first looked at it, but now that I've been noodling through it for two days and putting together a list of ideas, I'm finding it's not that bad. The list is od..."

I was in the same camp too... but I'm finding some books I think I'll like for the prompts I was skeptical about at first. "Book about a band" made me headdesk at first... until I realized books about FICTIONAL bands could count. Here I come, We Sold Our Souls...

Recently I read a wonderful caper/heist book that would fit Onomonopia prompt and be a great read: Crashed by Timothy Hallinan. It is the first in a series too.

Nadine wrote: "I was disappointed in the list when I first looked at it, but now that I've been noodling through it for two days and putting together a list of ideas, I'm finding it's not that bad. The list is od..."

I found as I worked through the list, googling definitions and lists, I kept thinking of books I read in the last several months that fit the prompts! I am not a planner, just read what I feel like reading. I really think this list is deceptive ... as in looking on the surface filled with more tgan usual number of hard prompts, but really not.

Dubhease wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Cornerofmadness wrote: "Reading should be fun not a chore and this list is a chore"

That was my thought as well!"

Mine too. I plan to creatively interpret a few of them."

yeah that's what I plan on doing. I'm so tired of read this award book thing and I LOVE the hugos and I'm still not excited by this

You can always redo a previous ps list if 2022 does not work for you.

Theresa wrote: "Nadine wrote: "Theresa wrote: "... Silent in the Grave -- first of the Lady Julia Gray series, an older series by Deanna Raybourne. I loved this. ..."



There's your perfect book for "set in Victo..."

@ Nadine - here are personal favorite Christmas reads, of several genres:

Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Goose and the 3 successors- regency era charm, light romance
The Christmas Spirit historical fiction ghost story by Elizabeth Fairchild - need hankies for this one in a good way
Snowball's Christmas - total contemporary Christmas adorableness. There is a new sequel out this year!
The Nine Lives of Christmas far better than Hallmark's adaptation
What Happens At Christmas - Victorian England Christmas country house party like no other. There is a sequel or two also. I gave this 5 stars.
Home for Christmas by Holly Chamberlin - contemporary - will be relatable to many - very light on romance.

My 2 favorite cozies that I reread every year, oldies but so good:
Rest You Merry
The Twelve Deaths Of Christmas

Favorite non-genre reads:

Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter set in 1950s NYC and still relatable
The Joyous Season - from author who gave us Aunty Mame
Holidays on Ice - Santaland Diaries and Holiday Family letter are Christmas for those who think Bad Santa is hilarious (I do). It is David Sedaris after all.
Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days - a treasury for the holidays - unexpected different.

I copied the post to the holiday prompt thread.

It’s been a pretty busy week, but I still managed to do a lot of reading!

POPSUGAR: 48/50
Beat the Backlist: 51/52
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Finished Reading:
~The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 15: 1979-1980
~All Dwarf'ed Up
~Dragonfly in Amber
~Zero Dwarfs Given
~The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 16: 1981-1982
~The Forgetting �� “a book about forgetting��
~The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 17: 1983-1984

Currently Reading:
~What The Dwarf
~The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place

QOTW:
I’m actually not planning to participate in any reading challenges next year, so this question doesn’t really apply to me.

That being said, I thought there were quite a few prompts that might be difficult to find titles for. The ones that really stand out are:
~”two books set in twin towns, aka ‘sister cities’��
~”a book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page��
~”a book with a palindromic title��

Nadine wrote: "Katelyn wrote: "... Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone. This one is taking me longer to get into. But we will see how it goes. ..."


That's a book I'm considering for "reflection or mirror" in next ye..."

I'm convinced! I set aside Mirrorland (which was for an ATY prompt anyway and not for Popsugar) and picked up something else. I will save this for Popsugar 2022. Thanks Nadine!

Mary wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Uhm. Admittedly, my first response is, “So many!�� LOL
Before I start my list, I admit to having to lookup the following words to either confirm my memory or educate myself:
sapphic, ace, onomatopoeia, palindromic
These are prompts I definitely feel as if I’ll need help to find books that are interesting to me to fulfill.
7 A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
39 An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
44 & 45 A duology
I have found it difficult to find a duology I want to read in the past. It seems like everything that interests me has at least 3 books…or more!
49 & 50 Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities""

I'm excited because I have suggestions I think might help you. I have been doing an absurd amount of research for the challenge, including having to look up all the words you mentioned to make sure I remember the meaning of the words."
I'm glad you are researching! And good to know I am not alone in the need to know what these words mean!

"For onomatopoeia, you could check out Mary Roach if you haven't before. She's a scientist who writes nonfiction books. She has two books Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex and Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War that both meet the challenge. I haven't read either yet, but I've read several other by her that are great."
That's great! I have yet to read one of hers but definitely want to!

"For sister cities, I know you're buddy reading the Alex Cross series, which is set in Washington DC, and Washington DC has tons of sister cities, including Paris, Rome, and Athens, all of which have lots of books published there."
Ooohhh, yeah. And...one of the books was partially set in Paris as well! Thank you!

K.L. wrote: "Mary wrote: "For onomatopoeia, you could check out Mary Roach if you haven't before. She's a scientist who writes nonfiction books. She has two books Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex and Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War that both meet the challenge. I haven't read either yet, but I've read several other by her that are great.."

I read Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex earlier this year and thought it was really interesting. I also thought Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers was very good, and it could potentially work for the challenge as well.

I haven't read it, but Mary Roach has also written a book called Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, which would work well for next year's afterlife prompt."
Ooohh...that sounds very interesting for the Afterlife prompt! Thank you!

Nadine wrote: "Theresa wrote: "... Silent in the Grave -- first of the Lady Julia Gray series, an older series by Deanna Raybourne. I loved this. ..."

There's your perfect book for "set in Victorian era" - the Lady Julia Gray series is set in the Victorian era! Put the next book in the series on your list for next year :-)"
Ooohhh! I thought about a different series for this prompt, The Charles Lenox series by Charles Finch. I read A Beautiful Blue Death last year and own several more in that series. However, I now own a copy of Silent in the Grave and am dying to read it! Here I go, multiple books that I really want to read for just one prompt! 🙄😊

Nadine wrote: "I was disappointed in the list when I first looked at it, but now that I've been noodling through it for two days and putting together a list of ideas, I'm finding it's not that bad. The list is oddly specific, unlike past years, but I've been able to find a book I'm excited about for every category I've researched so far. Unlike in past years, when there's always a handful of books I just do NOT want to read, I'm pretty excited about my entire list this year!!

I do realize, there are some categories that pretty much force you to read romance or SFF, and I happen to love both romance and SFF.."
I assume I'm in the minority in that I appreciate the fact there aren't 20-30 books out there that I REALLY want to read that fit each different prompt. I appreciate the fact there are fewer books in which I am interested that fit each prompt.

Nadine in NY wrote: "Happy Thursday! With all the excitement of the NEW LIST, I completely forgot that it's Thursday hahaha!! sorry this is a bit late..."
Yep! We didn't have much time to think of anything more than the NEW 2022 prompts!! It was fun creating the discussion threads!

"Admin stuff
ALL THE THINGS!!
**the new list is out!!**
SQUEEEEEEE
We've created 2022 folders for all the 2022 goodness. We'll chat excitedly for the next week or two about ideas for each category, and soon, Lynn will step in and bravely guide us toward categories we can use for next year's group reads. But this week, it's all excited chatting all the time."
Ah, yes, Monthly Group Reads! I was ahead of the game this year! 😊 I had a Word document all set up with notes!

"The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Stephen Brusatte - this was one of the books on my list of 21 books I MUST read in 2021, and it was fantastic. I'm not really the biggest dinosaur aficionado, so I wasn't sure how interesting this book would be, but it got good reviews so I wanted to try it. I'm so glad I did!!! A LOT of research has happened during my lifetime, and many theories have changed, so it was really helpful for me to get all caught up."
Wow. I had similar hesitant thoughts about this one, but your rec makes me want to read it. Now! LOL

"That longest book (A History of the World in 100 Objects) is a real albatross around my neck, so at this point I suspect I'm going to close out 2021 with a status of 49/50 for this year's challenge. It's been about two weeks since I picked it up to read. I just don't want to read it. Maybe I can pull off an eleventh hour finish. Maybe I'm more of a microhistory gal, I like books that really dig into one subject. I've read other broad overview histories and enjoyed them, but this one is not doing it for me. Maybe I'll count it as done, or maybe I'll keep plugging away in 2022. I don't know. A lot depends on library availability, and my level of interest (which has been low recently)."
Lots of options! Whatever works for you is good!

"Question of the Week
Which 2022 prompt do you think you'll need a lot of help with to find a good book?
I chose this QotW before the list came out, and wowza there are a BUNCH of categories I'm worried
BookTok
Nonpatriarchal society ( I LIKE this category, but I don't know what to read!!)
Onomatopoeia
Misleading title (like, what? what does this mean?)
PALINDROME (seriously I think I'm just going to read a picture book for this)"
LOL This is a more specific list than in the past, I think. But I'm okay with that...

"I'm SO GRATEFUL for this group!! I know we will all help each other find books to read. I'd be lost without you :-)"
Couldn't have said it better!! It seemed as soon as I created a discussion thread for a prompt, there were immediately several postings! I love that!

Soooo excited to start planning for next years challenge. I'm procrastinating packing like it's my JOB. I've been collecting boxes from our recycling area (thanks to all those amazon deliveries) and just need to find motivation to get started. I know once I start it pick up speed, but I just am having such a hard time starting. I move 2 weeks from tomorrow... EEEEEEE

Finished Reading:
1.) Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (#41 LONGEST book at 1,462 pages) ⭐⭐⭐⭐: I finally finished!! As most of you know, this has been sitting on my currently reading since January! It was such a delight. I really enjoyed it. It was front end loaded and I was happy the end moved fast and was pure plot.



Currently Reading:
1.) Local Woman Missing
2.) The Death of Mrs. Westaway
3.) The Hunting Party



QoTW: Which 2022 prompt do you think you'll need a lot of help with to find a good book?
-Nonpatriarchal Society
-Onomatopoeia
-Afterlife
-Pacific Islander Author
-Mirror/Reflected Image

Ashley Marie wrote: "I've been having a rough time personally since Thanksgiving; my dad dropped a bombshell that wasn't intended for me to hear, and it's thrown my relationships with my parents all out of whack."

I'm feeling for you Ashley- sometimes it feels like the relationships between our parents only gets more complicated the older you get.

Harmke wrote: "Leak update. We have very bad jointing between the tiles on the wall in our shower. Water is dripping through and finding its way through a hole in our ceiling."

Oh no!!! Hope you got it all resolved. Water damage is the pits!

Lynn wrote: "And I totally forgot to mention Hanukkah! Happy Hanukkah holiday for those who celebrate it!

Any books you could recommend set during Hanukkah? 2022 prompt #28 A book set during a holiday..."

Have you seen The Matzah Ball?

Kenya wrote: "Romance novel by a BIPOC author -- it's not the BIPOC that's throwing me, it's that I don't read romance novels, haha... suggestions would be very helpful."

I'm reading Seven Days in June for this one Kenya. I'm also not a huge romance reader, but a lot of my trusted sources really enjoyed this one.

Britany wrote: "Soooo excited to start planning for next years challenge. I'm procrastinating packing like it's my JOB. I've been collecting boxes from our recycling area (thanks to all those amazon deliveries) an..."

Congrats on finishing Les Mis! I'm gonna pick it back up before the end of the month, I swear.

Katy wrote: "I didn't check in last week, so here's my two week check in."
Glad you made it!

"I finished A Florentine Death, which I don't remember because I basically read it in one day on my long airplane/airport day. But, I'm pretty sure it would count as a sapphic book."
Ooohhh. This looks like a good one!

"Then I read The Deep End of the Ocean which I think would count as a book with a misleading title as there is no ocean in the book. My sister thought I was reading a beach romance or mystery. It would definitely count as a book with 2 POVs."
And...there are only two books, so it and the sequel, No Time to Wave Goodbye would also work for duology!

"Then I read The Riddles of Epsilon. I think this was definitely meant for a younger audience than me, but the last half of the book was really good."
I like reading children's books/YA! Glad you enjoyed this one.

"Now I'm reading The Fleet Street Murders, which takes place in the Victorian era."
I liked the first book in this series and own the next 4. I hope to read them next year.

"And this is why I wish the list came out sooner.

QOTW: So many. Sapphic book. Palindrome. The award that I can't remember the name, onomatopeia, A duology--a quick scan showed me mostly fantasy/sci-fi and there are already 2 books for that on the list and it's not my fave category, tiger, cutlery, found family, booktok, nonpatriarchal. It would probably be easier to list the categories I won't need help with, LOL."
You made me laugh! 😂

"On the upside, I've been intimidated by Go Tell it on the Mountain for years. Go is a board game. I'm Go-ing for it."
Perfect! I really enjoyed GTioTM. Baldwin is rather intense.

"Nadine, just for an example, besides The Deep End of the Ocean, I think I'm going to read the Quaker for misleading title. I thought that would be about a Quaker in PA and it's a murder mystery in Scotland. No Quakers involved as far as I can tell. Or To Kill a Mockingbird is not an instruction manual for killing mockinbirds. I think that's kind of the idea."
Great examples!

Mary wrote: "It is so ridiculous how obsessive I am about planning my challenge. I have only chosen books for about half the prompts so far, and I'm not set in stone about some of those."
Not ridiculous to me! LOL

"This week I finished:
Small Town Monsters: Last week I said that I wished I had the audiobook of this instead of the ebook. In a way, I got my wish. This weekend I was snuggled up with my nephew on the couch while he played on his phone and I read my book, and the next thing I knew, he was reading the book out loud to me. His acting skills were wonderfully over the top."
Aw adorable!

"Currently reading:
My Sister's Grave: I've read this before, but I want to catch up on the series before my Kindle Unlimited series expires in March, so I thought I would start again from the beginning."
I assume Dugoni would be too gory for me...

"QOTW:
What a list! Normally when I see the list, I immediately start plugging books in from my TBR list, but that hasn't been the case this year. I always like to use books from the TBR, but not being able to presents an opportunity to step outside of comfort zones and try new things, which I'm trying to be positive about. For most prompts, I just need to spend time digging in to see which book catches my eye. So far the hardest prompts for me have been:
-nonpatriarchal society (great idea, but I don't like fantasy much, which seems to be most of what's being suggested)
-man-made disaster (I know this one shouldn't be hard, but I want to read something dystopian and most of the suggestions so far seem nonfiction. I just need to spend more time with this one.)"
I was kinda the same way. I feel many of these prompts will require some research! And typically they are more generalized and I'm able to start listing books for almost all of them.

"-OwnVoices SFF (again, I don't prefer this genre, so I'm hoping to find a graphic novel for this)"
Ooohhh. I hadn't thought of it before, but Black Panther: World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay, Yona Harvy, and Ta-Nehisi Coates would definitely work for this! Roxane is queer and so are the protagonists!

Ashley Marie wrote: "What a week it's been! Husband and I wanted to get a live tree for Christmas this year and weren't planning on picking one out til this week or next, but we ended up calling a local place for pricing last weekend and getting one that same day! We've got it all set up and the cats have (mostly) left it alone, so... accomplishment!"
Wow. You must have "good kitties", 'cause there's no way I would even attempt a tree! It would be in tatters and all the needles would be off within minutes with my feline herd! LOL

"I've been having a rough time personally since Thanksgiving; my dad dropped a bombshell that wasn't intended for me to hear, and it's thrown my relationships with my parents all out of whack. We talked things out a bit more yesterday and it seems like we're all back on the same page (and he's very sorry, which I appreciate), so all we can do now is move forward and heal. Perhaps slowly, but it'll happen. I can be an optimist sometimes."
Optimism is good! I am sorry to hear this. Sending you positive coping energy!

"I've also decided to set Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means aside and come back to it later. It's been waiting so patiently on my nightstand but the early section felt so circular/repetitive that I need a mental break. I do appreciate Means's work as an activist so I fully plan on coming back eventually, but I don't have the time just now."
Sometimes you just need a break!

"Currently reading:
You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain - I picked this up as a break from Ice Limit yesterday and Phoebe is hilariousssss. This is the first of three (standalone) books she's published and you can bet I'm going to read them all!"
Looks good! Added it to my TBR listing!

"Upcoming:
Saga: Book Two and Saga: Book Three
The Long Way Down
The Bone Shard Emperor
Jade Legacy
A Memory Called Empire
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Moon of the Crusted Snow

Part of me thinks my Upcoming list is ambitious, and the other part of me says "It's only Dec 2nd! You got this!" Time will tell."
Sounds like my pep talks with myself! LOL

"QOTW: Which 2022 prompt do you think you'll need a lot of help with to find a good book?
I'll be keeping an eye on a lot of Listopias for this one, especially
- onomatopoeia
- palindrome
- BookTok (I'm enlisting my sister, cousin, and several friends for help here)

I'm trying to cut back on how many challenges I participate in for 2022, and the PopSugar challenge is one of the ones where I can usually slot books into various categories as I go along, so I'm not feeling stressed about it (yet, bahahahaha)"
Ha! Ha! We'll see how that strategy plays out for 2022! I hope it is a winning strategy!

Jennifer W wrote: "I'm gonna pick it back up before the end of the month, I swear.."

YOU can do it!!!!

I'm very excited to report that I made it to 49/50 on the 2021 challenge before the new list dropped for 2022. I am working my way through my last book.

Read this week:
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - could not put it down! Used as book with an oxymoron in the title.

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf - dragged a bit for me, used as book that everyone seems to have read except me.

Life of Pi by Yann Martel - used as genre hybrid

Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory by Margret Rey - read for another challenge, and to lighten the mood after some heavy books, cute Curious George story as always

Favorite Stories from Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Spring Babies by Erica Silverman - cute and fun, used for another challenge

Tails of Spring Break by Anne Warren Smith - surprisingly emotional and moving children's book, I loved it; used for another challenge

QOTW: Honestly there are a lot of prompts that I feel I will struggle with, mostly because I was hoping to pull from my TBR for 2022 but at first glance I don't see a lot of categories that I can knowingly fill that way. It seems like for many I'll have to read first and decide whether it fills a prompt later, we'll see how well I manage that.

Britany wrote: "Soooo excited to start planning for next years challenge. I'm procrastinating packing like it's my JOB. I've been collecting boxes from our recycling area (thanks to all those amazon deliveries) an..."

Moving is THE WORST, so I get it. Good luck packing! You can do it!!

Britany wrote: "Lynn wrote: "And I totally forgot to mention Hanukkah! Happy Hanukkah holiday for those who celebrate it!

Any books you could recommend set during Hanukkah? 2022 prompt #28 A book set during a hol...

Have you seen The Matzah Ball?"
I had not! But I have now! Added it to my TBR listing!

Erica wrote: "You can always redo a previous ps list if 2022 does not work for you."

I really like this idea, Erica! I may do just that...

Theresa wrote: "Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Goose and the 3 successors- regency era charm, light romance"

I just got this for my Kindle! I'm excited to read it -- I love fitting in Christmas books.

Britany wrote: "1.) Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (#41 LONGEST book at 1,462 pages) ⭐⭐⭐⭐: I finally finished!! As most of you know, this has been sitting on my currently reading since January! It was such a delight. I really enjoyed it. It was front end loaded and I was happy the end moved fast and was pure plot."

Huzzah!! So glad you enjoyed it, Britany! It took me two years to read but it's one of my favorite books and I already know I'll reread it again eventually :D

Mid week note: I am halfway through reading The Great Alone (Which I know Nadine disliked, but I need it for a prompt) and the tension is starting to make me sick to my stomach. So, has anyone ever read a book where it just stressed you out too much? And do you look for spoilers to alleviate that, or do you just ride out the anxiety?

Allie wrote: "Mid week note: I am halfway through reading The Great Alone (Which I know Nadine disliked, but I need it for a prompt) and the tension is starting to make me sick to my stomach. So,..."

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster stressed me out BADDDD. I had to read it wrapped up in a blanket on the couch because I froze while reading, and I could only handle a chapter at a time and then had to go read something lighter in between.

Allie wrote: "Mid week note: I am halfway through reading The Great Alone (Which I know Nadine disliked, but I need it for a prompt) and the tension is starting to make me sick to my stomach. So, has anyone ever read a book where it just stressed you out too much? And do you look for spoilers to alleviate that, or do you just ride out the anxiety?"
Yep. This is one reason I typically read 4-5 books in tandem. Then I can put one down for a bit if it's too intense! I do that alot any more, in my old age!

Allie wrote: "Mid week note: I am halfway through reading The Great Alone (Which I know Nadine disliked, but I need it for a prompt) and the tension is starting to make me sick to my stomach. So,..."

Absolutely! It makes it hard for me to want to get into a lot of high fantasy because I feel like the stakes get SO high and it's incredibly stressful lol.

Shannon wrote: "Moving is THE WORST, so I get it. Good luck packing! You can do it!!.."

Thanks Shannon! I can get into a good rhythm and get a few done and then I take a break, and just figure slowly but surely it'll get done.

Ashley Marie wrote: "Huzzah!! So glad you enjoyed it, Britany! It took me two years to read but it's one of my favorite books and I already know I'll reread it again eventually :D."

Thanks Ashley!!!! YES, it was well worth the decision to finally read it. I really appreciated the story so much more. That ENDING had me weeping with gratitude. Now, off to listen to the music, because I cannot get enough.

Britany wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Moving is THE WORST, so I get it. Good luck packing! You can do it!!.."

Thanks Shannon! I can get into a good rhythm and get a few done and then I take a break, and just figure slo..."


Moving IS the worst. Like, where do you even start?? At least you can listen to an audiobook while you pack.

Amazon's daily Kindle deal today is on Agatha Christie books. Almost all of her ebooks are $2-4. At least one member here does a monthly Christie read, so I thought I would share about it.

Nadine in NY wrote: "Moving IS the worst. Like, where do you even start?? At least you can listen to an audiobook while you pack."

RIGHT? I started with the boxes I never unpacked. LOL - finished my desk stuff and most all of the decor, packed books last night. So far, I've packed two things I needed, and one was my final book for the challenge!!! I was so peeved when I finished last night and went to find my final book only to realize I had packed it!!! So, switched it up and downloaded Hemingway from the library onto Libby.

Next will be the top shelves in the kitchen.

Did you all see the new Book Riot list for 2022?



It's very "BookRioty." Two of the categories are similar to two Popsugar categories this year: Women's Prize (although they include the longlist) & the book that's been on your TBR the longest. And one is a book with an asexual or aromantic character.

Some are SO specific!! Like, a nonfiction YA comic, or a political thriller by a marginalized author. The one that would give me the hardest time is " a book that won a literary award the year you were born."

Nadine in NY wrote: "Did you all see the new Book Riot list for 2022?



It's very "BookRioty." Two of the categories are similar to two Popsugar categories this year: Women's Prize (although they include the longlist) & the book that's been on your TBR the longest. And one is a book with an asexual or aromantic character.

Some are SO specific!! Like, a nonfiction YA comic, or a political thriller by a marginalized author. The one that would give me the hardest time is " a book that won a literary award the year you were born."
Saw it yesterday (Once ŷ������ was finally online again!) and that last one you listed scared me. I don't know what awards were even given then. Maybe the Pulitzer? LOL In case you were wondering, yes, there were printing presses...even back then! 😁

The good news is that virtually every book published then is in the public domain now and I can read through Google Books!

Lynn wrote: "Nadine in NY wrote: "Did you all see the new Book Riot list for 2022?



It's very "BookRioty." Two of the categories are similar to two Popsugar categories th..."


BookRiot usually posts an article or something for each category, right? I can't WAIT to see what they suggest for "nonfiction YA comic" ... because, I got nuthin. I can think of nonfiction comics, but what is a "YA comic"?? in my library, we have comics for kids, and all the rest. Which they used to shelve as "teen" but now it's just in the general section.

Nadine in NY wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Nadine in NY wrote: "Did you all see the new Book Riot list for 2022?



It's very "BookRioty." Two of the categories are similar to two Popsugar ..."

The closest thing I can think of is George Takei's graphic novel memoir, but it's not tagged as YA on here so I'm not sure. Or Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese but it's tagged as fantasy. Grrr!

ETA: The "book that won a literary award the year you were born" one was something of a surprise, because it's actually on my TBR. However, it's nearly 900 pages 😭😭 A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam

Yeah I was trying to look through hoopla, they have childrens tags for comics but not YA. There’s a lot of good nonfiction graphic novels but I don’t know how to figure out which would be considered YA. Like Genderqueer is a graphic memoir, and I know it’s being challenged in a lot of school libraries, but I don’t know that i would call it YA.

Nadine in NY wrote: "Did you all see the new Book Riot list for 2022? .."

It's really put Popsugar's tricky prompts into perspective! I usually try and see how many Book Riot prompts I can tick off in a year without trying too hard but I don't think I'll bother next year. There are maybe five I'd be likely to read left to my own devices.

Ellie wrote: "Nadine in NY wrote: "Did you all see the new Book Riot list for 2022? .."

It's really put Popsugar's tricky prompts into perspective! I usually try and see how many Book Riot prompts I can tick of..."


LOL yes!!! That's why I like to look at the BookRiot list. I look at it, and I laugh, and then I feel better about the "tricky" Popsugar prompts.

Back in 2015 when they first started, they weren't so "hard" and I was able to finish their challenge as well as Popsugar. But they've become ridiculously specific now.

You're killing me, Nadine. If I don't look, I won't know and I won't have to think about it. But if I don't look, I won't know and then I'll be tortured with the possibility of another challenge that I could be having fun with....

Would Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History or March: Book One work?

I once read World Without Fish, but I honestly didn't like it much, and I wanted to be a marine biologist when I was younger!!

Brandon wrote: "Amazon's daily Kindle deal today is on Agatha Christie books. Almost all of her ebooks are $2-4. At least one member here does a monthly Christie read, so I thought I would share about it."

This is what happens when you can't get onto ŷ������ for an extended period of time. Dang!

Teri wrote: "Brandon wrote: "Amazon's daily Kindle deal today is on Agatha Christie books. Almost all of her ebooks are $2-4. At least one member here does a monthly Christie read, so I thought I would share ab..."

I don't think anybody expected the Amazon Web Services outage that day. I have seen her books get discounted from time to time before, so keep an eye on your wishlist, and they may show up discounted again.