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It's time for our next round of suggestions!

Just a reminder that you can find a full list of prompts already on the 2023 list in the third post on this thread

A little reminder of how things are done around here:

How it works:
- The topics for the 2023 reading challenge list will be determined by a series of mini-polls, the number of which depends on the number of prompts winning in each mini-polls
- Suggestions for each poll will be opened until 15 suggestions are received and “seconded��.
- The voting thread will open the day after suggestions go live. You can find the schedule here.
- The poll will be posted after the voting thread is opened for 24 hours, and will remain open for three full days.
- Each user has 8 votes to spread between their favorite (top) and least favorite (bottom) prompts
- The prompts with the more favorable votes (comparing top votes to bottom votes, and looking at the overall number of votes it received) will be added to the final list (between 2 and 5 depending on how the votes are spread)

Rules:
- Each member can only suggest OR second one prompt
- Suggestions close after 15 total seconded prompts

When suggesting and seconding, feel free to provide examples and descriptions that may help other members understand the prompt better. These descriptions and examples will be copied over to the voting thread for further discussion.

As always, please express any and all feedback (respectfully, of course), either here or in The Wild Discussion.

Moving on to Voting
1. A book celebrating the entertainment industry.
2. Imprisonment - Someone is captured, taken hostage, trapped or imprisoned
3. A book from your TBR list in a position numbered by a combination of digits from 2023 (ie 02,03 22, 302,etc.).
4. A book where faith is a major theme
5. A book with a character who time travels
6. A book that has been translated from another language
7. A book involving aspects of language, linguistics, or the spoken word
8. A book from the ��100 Years of Popular Books on ŷ�������� list
9. A book with one of the 7 most used verbs in English in the title: be, have, do, say, get, make, go
10. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
11. A book set in more than one country
12. A book with a person who travels
13. A book related to "soul"
14. A book where an architectural element is central
15. A book by an author from the European continent

Available to Second
Author was threatened or imprisoned because of their work
A book with an eye-catching title
A book connected to color

A book celebrating the entertainment industry.

This would be a book about theater, film, fine art, dance, opera, music, literary publishing, television, or radio.

A book from your TBR list in a position numbered by a combination of digits from 2023 (ie 02,03 22, 302,etc.).

I didn’t post on the wild discussion because I just thought of it. 😅 But I’m open to rewording to make it more clear. I thought it would be a list prompt that might help us clear a book from our TBR.

RachelG. wrote: "A book celebrating the entertainment industry.

This would be a book about theater, film, fine art, dance, opera, music, literary publishing, television, or radio."

I will second this one.

Imprisonment - a story where someone is captured, taken hostage, trapped or imprisoned

It could be during a war, climate disaster, by zombies, terrorists or during a prison sentence.

Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Twelve Years a Slave
Kalakuta Republic
Allison Hewitt Is Trapped
Robinson Crusoe

Inspiration:
/list/show/7...

A book by an author who was threatened or imprisoned as a result of their work

RachelG. wrote: "A book celebrating the entertainment industry.

This would be a book about theater, film, fine art, dance, opera, music, literary publishing, television, or radio."

If you have any listopias for this prompt, feel free to post them here so that they can be put on the Voting discussion thread.

Louise wrote: "Imprisonment - a story where someone is captured, taken hostage, trapped or imprisoned

It could be during a war, climate disaster, by zombies, terrorists or during a prison sentence.

[book:Runnin..."

I'll second this one

A book where faith is a major theme

This could be about religion, struggle with faith, religious study, or a character named Faith, faith in someone you trust, a faithful dog!, a character with a spiritual profession (monk, nun, priest, etc), etc, etc

I will second Imprisonment - a story where someone is captured, taken hostage, trapped or imprisoned

Suggestion:

A book with one of the 7 most used verbs in English in the title: be, have, do, say, get, make, go.

Jette wrote: "A book from your TBR list in a position numbered by a combination of digits from 2023 (ie 02,03 22, 302,etc.)."

I’ll second this one

Seems like we have two imprisonments - can we combine the two?

Something like:
A book about a character who is imprisoned or by an author who was threatened or imprisoned due to their work

Jill wrote: "I will second Imprisonment - a story where someone is captured, taken hostage, trapped or imprisoned"

That was seconded by T. in Msg 8, so Jill, you can suggest or second something else.

Marta wrote: "Seems like we have two imprisonments - can we combine the two?

Something like:
A book about a character who is imprisoned or by an author who was threatened or imprisoned due to their work"

It makes sense (why is prison on people's minds?) but it would be hard to condense for voting

I will withdraw my seconding as T got in before me

I’d like to suggest a book that has been translated from another language.

Robin P wrote: "Marta wrote: "Seems like we have two imprisonments - can we combine the two?

Something like:
A book about a character who is imprisoned or by an author who was threatened or imprisoned due to the..."

The author part of this was because of the news today that Salman Rushdie was stabbed and is in the hospital.

Tracy wrote: "Robin P wrote: "Marta wrote: "Seems like we have two imprisonments - can we combine the two?

Something like:
A book about a character who is imprisoned or by an author who was threatened or impri..."

Yes, I was thinking of that too.

I second the book about faith

A book involving aspects of language, linguistics, or the spoken word.

Prompts about books and the written word are common, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen this idea in a challenge. There are lots of popular nonfiction and novels with this theme�� Project Hail Mary is a recent popular example. I think this could include oral tradition, spells, etc. I did find a few listopias to help folks get the idea:

/list/show/2...

/list/show/7...

/list/show/1...

Suggestion: A book from the ��100 Years of Popular Books on ŷ�������� list

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I suggested the author prompt and would rather have it not seconded than combined. My reason was a reaction to real world attack on Salman Rushdie today and the consequences some authors face for speaking rather than representation of imprisonment as a concept

Louise wrote: "Imprisonment - a story where someone is captured, taken hostage, trapped or imprisoned

It could be during a war, climate disaster, by zombies, terrorists or during a prison sentence.

[book:Runnin..."


Louise, are you open to adding something about the author being imprisoned/endangered or do you feel that's a different topic?

Juliet Brown wrote: "I suggested the author prompt and would rather have it not seconded than combined. My reason was a reaction to real world attack on Salman Rushdie today and the consequences some authors face for s..."

That makes sense, thanks for clarifying!

Chrissy wrote: "A book involving aspects of language, linguistics, or the spoken word.

Prompts about books and the written word are common, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen this idea in a challenge. There are lot..."

Did you link to the correct list? These are not about language, linguistics or the spoken word at all. They're lists of subjective best books, and worst books.

This is about linguistics:
/shelf/show/...

A book with a character who time travels


/genres/time...

Links to entertainment idea


Entertainment genre:
/genres/ente...

Nonfiction books about entertainment: /list/show/9...

Popculture fun books: /list/show/1...

Best books about musicians,singers and bands: /list/show/8...

Show Business Memoirs and Biographies: /list/show/1...

Genre- Film: /genres/film

Genre- Radio: /genres/film

Genre- Dance: /genres/dance

Genre-Non fiction Music: /genres/music

Genre- Fine art: /genres/fine...

RachelG. wrote: "Links to entertainment idea


Entertainment genre:
/genres/ente...

Nonfiction books about entertainment: /list/show/9......"

Wow, thanks!

I think when I copy pasted the links over from wild discussion, GR shortened them and now they don’t work? I’ll try to find them again.

Kathy wrote: "A book with a character who time travels


/genres/time...
..."

I'll second this one, I love time travel stories.

Chrissy wrote: "I think when I copy pasted the links over from wild discussion, GR shortened them and now they don’t work? I’ll try to find them again."

You'll probably have to go to each of them one at a time,

Here are new links about linguistics:
/list/show/1...

Books where spoken words have power:
/list/show/1...

Language as a plot device:
/list/show/2...

There are also books where a character is an interpreter or a linguist.

Shannon wrote: "I’d like to suggest a book that has been translated from another language."

I will second this one.

A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023

I'll second "A book involving aspects of language, linguistics, or the spoken word"

I second the 100 Years ŷ������ list.

I’ll second the 7 most common verbs.

@ RobinP.

It looks like 4. is missing

Shannon wrote: "I’d like to suggest a book that has been translated from another language."

Shannon, could we just say "A book that was translated"? Can we assume it means from another language?

I'll second the ATY book of the month 2022/23

RachelG. wrote: "@ RobinP.

It looks like 4. is missing"

"4." wrapped onto the end of "3."

RachelG. wrote: "@ RobinP.

It looks like 4. is missing"

Yikes, I'll see if I missed something or just the number!

The number just got stuck on the previous line, I fixed that.
I show we have 8 down, 7 to go.

10 down, most common verbs was seconded and so was ATY book of month.

I prepose a book set in more than one country

I second a book set in more than one country.

Juliet Brown wrote: "A book by an author who was threatened or imprisoned as a result of their work"

Juliet �� are you aware of who the authors are, besides Salman Rushdie, who have been threatened or imprisoned? This might be interesting, but I wouldn't want to be limited to just Rushdie.

Edit: I just found the following list, but I'm not familiar with any of the authors, so I don't know yet how available their work might be:

As far as threatened or imprisoned - There are Russian authors like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn or Boris Pasternak. I'm sure there are many in Afghanistan, China and other places that we don't know about. You also have writers who have gone into exile, like Isabel Allende. There must be a list somewhere. For the average person, it could be a bit daunting to find these.

I was reading an article about what happened and the topic Salman Rushdie was going to speak about was writers facing persecution or in exile. I thought this would be an interesting topic to read a book by one of these authors but had no idea who they would be so the article you found Tracy is a good start.

Robin P wrote: "There are Russian authors like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn or Boris Pasternak. I'm sure there are many in Afghanistan, China and other places that we don't know about."

Thanks Robin, these are at least two i have heard of.