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For those of us who participate in the list-making process, we all have our favorite prompts that don't make it to the final list. Some people opt to do a Rejects Challenge, while others will use this week to prioritize their one favorite prompt of the year.

Whether you opt to choose one prompt to stick to, or you read a book and find a prompt for it after the fact, how you approach this prompt is all up to you!

Suggestions That Didn't Make the List: /topic/show/...
ATY Listopia: /list/show/1...
Note: Please include which prompt you are using the book for when you add a book to the listopia!

How are you planning on approaching this prompt? What are you reading?

A book connected to Ireland

I have a few in mind if I choose this prompt:

This Year It Will Be Different, and other stories by Maeve Binchy
In the Woods by Tana French
The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan

I also have a couple to recommend:

Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy - it has been quite some time since I read this one, but I really enjoyed it. There was a movie made from it that I also enjoyed.

The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan - I read this one a few months ago, and I really enjoyed it. It is a crime novel.

In honour of the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood sign, I'm doing
"A book related to Hollywood"

I have a couple of autobiographies of Hollywood people on my TBR list and will be reading one of them (subject to book availability)

I’m doing language and linguistics� not sure on the book yet.

Dubhease wrote: "In honour of the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood sign, I'm doing
"A book related to Hollywood"

I literally just finished a book this morning where they author talks about the Hollywood sign. It was set in 1975 which is a few years before the sign was restored, so in the book it was all broken down. I saw it for the first time last year - it was cool to see in person.

I'll be using the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Award prompt, so I'll have to hold off on planning for this prompt!

I've decided to do a book related to Animal Crossing, there are so many fun ways to do this... art theft, indentured servitude, environmental disaster... Haha honestly I love the game, it's also full of cute animals and friendship. I might pick one of the animals I have on my island (a second rabbit book? Or Egypt related?).

I'll definitely do "A book by a writer honored by Queen Elizabeth II" as I was disappointed that it didn't make it.

I am absolutely going to do "A book that could be used for at least five of the 2023 challenge prompts."

I have multiple books that fit at least five prompts, even several that fit up to eight! Because I pre-plan for the entire challenge, it was easy to go through the spreadsheet I kept through the voting process and see which books I had slotted over and over as possible candidates for potential prompts.

Emily wrote: "I'll be using the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Award prompt, so I'll have to hold off on planning for this prompt!"

same, I am even doing it again for second chance at favorite prompt so I can do it twice!

I used it to get the cat rpompt in and read The Tale of Tom Kitten

Emily wrote: "I'll be using the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Award prompt, so I'll have to hold off on planning for this prompt!"

I liked that the GR Choice Award prompt suggested this year wasn't limited to the current year. I'm using it for my Rejects Challenge to read something from the 2021 selections.

I'm going to go with the one from the pre-poll that was limited to 2022, just because I have a lot of books from 2022 that I didn't get a chance to read and I know they will be nominated, so it gives me a good excuse. But I am glad there's a broader option as well!

I am hoping to do A Book Club read, but it will depend on what the book is for my January book club and when we will be meeting.

If not I'll probably also do a Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice one.

dalex wrote: "I am absolutely going to do "A book that could be used for at least five of the 2023 challenge prompts."

I have multiple books that fit at least five prompts, even several that fit up to eight! B..."

I do the same thing in reverse. For the first couple of months of the new year, I just read without prompts in mind. After I finish a book, I write out all the prompts it can be used for on my spreadsheet. Of my first 10 reads this year, 2 of them had 8 prompts they fit.

I'm pretty tempted by the linguistics/language prompt - one of my favorite niche genres is science fiction that focuses on language, so I think it could be a fun way to fulfill that prompt. Though I also might go with one of the top 23 highest rated on my TBR. I have a huge TBR and I'm always trying to make a real effort to read from the depths of it, so I enjoy prompts that encourage pulling out a random book I might have forgotten about!

Hannah wrote: "I'm pretty tempted by the linguistics/language prompt - one of my favorite niche genres is science fiction that focuses on language, so I think it could be a fun way to fulfill that prompt. Though ..."

You might enjoy A Desolation Called Peace if you haven't tried it, in that case. Admittedly, I didn't think it was as good as A Memory Called Empire, but it was a first contact story where linguistics featured prominently. Axiom's End was another similar idea.

I have 10 suggestions I like but my 3 favorites, which aren’t super easy but do fit books I hope to read next year, are magical realism, journalism, and set during a revolution or uprising.

Trish wrote: "Hannah wrote: "I'm pretty tempted by the linguistics/language prompt - one of my favorite niche genres is science fiction that focuses on language, so I think it could be a fun way to fulfill that ..."

Oh, thank you, Trish! All three of those books are on my TBR but I didn't know that they fit that subgenre! Definitely strong contenders.

I think the prompt that I wanted the most was a multi week prompt - Four books connected to each other through publication date (week 1), cover color (week 2), country setting (week 3), and title starting letter (week 4). I might have to read 4 books for this week or maybe I will pick the 4 books where 3 can fit other prompts. I am not sure how I will make it work but think it will be fun!

Misty wrote: "A book connected to Ireland

I have a few in mind if I choose this prompt:

This Year It Will Be Different, and other stories by Maeve Binchy
In the Woods by Tana Frenc..."

I loved In the Woods. Highly recommend.

The prompt I'm using is a book written by two or more authors. I have a series I read written by a duo (Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson), and they have a new book (Dempsey) coming next year.

I'm thinking that I'm going to go with the Astrological signs one because it has so much wiggle room and will be fun to find something creative to fit.

Leo ~ off the top of my head for instance.


I'm already in some serious trouble! I'm doing a double limiting on my book selections.
#1. Books that are already on my TBR shelf
#2. Books on the ATY Listopia lists.
But I'm still finding at least 12 books per prompt. I don't know how I'm going to make a pick each week!

This is hard!! I was thinking of choosing the echo prompt, but I just saw dalex's comment and remembered how much I liked the book that can fit 5 prompts, which is a fun scavenger hunt. The one Samantha mentioned also sounds super fun - I hadn't thought about reading 3 books that also fit other prompts in order to fit the 4 books into 1 prompt, so I had disregarded the multiweek prompts.

I really wanted the linguistics prompt to get in, so I'm planning to do something for that, but after having just read three books in a row with secret passages, I'm starting to think maybe I should use that instead, lol.

Roxana wrote: "I really wanted the linguistics prompt to get in, so I'm planning to do something for that, but after having just read three books in a row with secret passages, I'm starting to think maybe I shoul..."

I voted against secret passages because I thought it was rare, and then it came up in 2 books in the last week or so. Same for blog/podcast, I thought I would never find that and it was in 3 books in the last month.

Sue wrote: "I loved In the Woods. Highly recommend."

Great! Thanks. I love getting personal recommendations.

I was fascinated by magical realism. And will use A Prayer for Owen Meany which I found on the listopia and has been on my TBR list for awhile.

Robin P wrote: "Same for blog/podcast, I thought I would never find that and it was in 3 books in the last month."

Do you happen to remember the titles? I started a list to track books about social media creators. Maybe next year we will have more examples and people will feel better about it. (And I personally am just kind of fascinated by the trope, at least for mystery and fantasy.)

Fiction Featuring Social Media Types: Bloggers, Podcasters, Etc

I am going with A Christmas book simply because I have so many of those on my TBR shelf and 2023 is the year I will whittle down that mountain somehow, someway! lol

Trish wrote: "I'll definitely do "A book by a writer honored by Queen Elizabeth II" as I was disappointed that it didn't make it."

Me too Trish! I have so many choices for this one. There is already a listopia.

I went wild with my rejects challenge this year, and it was fun, so I plan to do it again.

Fish out of Water
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Roaring Twenties - 1920's Books
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Environmental / Nature books
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Authors honored by the Queen
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Cultural books
A book of poetry or verse
Literary Fiction
Magical Realism
Hollywood
Ireland
Power/Politics
Workplace -
Echo
Diversity Award
Tookie's List -
Many more

NancyJ wrote: "Trish wrote: "I'll definitely do "A book by a writer honored by Queen Elizabeth II" as I was disappointed that it didn't make it."

Me too Trish! I have so many choices for this one. There is alrea..."

I pulled a cute title Mrs Queen Takes the Train which I'm planning to use for the "route of travel" book prompt (I think.) It looks like a fun read, sort of off the beaten path, for QE.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with this one. There are three suggestions I was particularly fond of:

* related to King Tut - I always enjoy Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series, which is mostly set in Egypt, so I could just read another book in this series. (I'm also planning to read one of these for the "first name popular in 1923, however). The Serpent on the Crown or Tomb of the Golden Bird


* related to Animal Crossing - there are SO MANY books that would fit this category!! It's an embarrassment of riches. I know you can catch sharks in the water around the island in this game, so this might be a good opportunity to finally read Sharks in the Time of Saviors


* A book with rock, paper or scissors on the cover - this one would be easy, I'd just read Rock Paper Scissors

Hannah wrote: "I'm pretty tempted by the linguistics/language prompt - one of my favorite niche genres is science fiction that focuses on language, so I think it could be a fun way to fulfill that prompt. Though ..."



I'd be interested in this subgenre if I could think of any books that fit. The only one I can come up with is Embassytown

Nadine in NY wrote: "Hannah wrote: "I'm pretty tempted by the linguistics/language prompt - one of my favorite niche genres is science fiction that focuses on language, so I think it could be a fun way to fulfill that ..."

I read Embassytown this year and I loved it! Here are some others that I've read that I would count in this subgenre, you might enjoy too:
The Sparrow
Hellspark (This is one of my favorite books and I REALLY highly recommend it if you're into this kind of thing.)
The titular story of Stories of Your Life and Others
Children of Time
Remnant Population

Hannah wrote: "Nadine in NY wrote: "Hannah wrote: "I'm pretty tempted by the linguistics/language prompt - one of my favorite niche genres is science fiction that focuses on language, so I think it could be a fun..."



Thanks. I did read Remnant Population a few years ago, I enjoyed it, the older woman's POV was quite different from most sci-fi.

I've been meaning to read Children of Time but somehow I never get around to it! I really really should.

I'm adding the Chiang & Kagan to my tbr now!!

Hannah wrote: "Nadine in NY wrote: "Hannah wrote: "I'm pretty tempted by the linguistics/language prompt - one of my favorite niche genres is science fiction that focuses on language, so I think it could be a fun..."

The film Arrival was on TV last night. I caught the last 30 minutes. Now I want to reread Stories of Your Life and Others. I liked his book Exhalation even more. They also work for Asian diaspora. I also loved The Sparrow and I may need to reread it next year before reading the sequel.

Nadine in NY wrote: "I have no idea what I'm going to do with this one. There are three suggestions I was particularly fond of:

* related to King Tut - I always enjoy Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series, which is ..."

Also - The Uncommon Reader is about the queen, and it fits Books are important (books about books)

This was quite an easy choice for me, as I wanted to read a book by authors from each continent, plus a book set in Antarctica.

The book set in a place beginning with A, T or Y was the obvious prompt to use again (my first choice for that was The House of Fortune, set in Amsterdam). I am going to read Skating to Antarctica

I like goodread choice, magical realism, villains perspective, fish out of water, culture, art, compassionate career, literary fiction. romance. I also like Genre that starts with letter in your name.

Magical Realism - books by Sarah Addison Allen.
Compassionate Career - Maybe you should talk to Someone.

Euphoria - Fish out of Water, first contact, culture, literary fiction, set on an Island. 2023 prompts Tropics

Wide Sargasso Sea - Fits colonialism, fish out of water, culture, literary fiction, villain's perspective. 2023 prompts Novella, body of water, maybe tropics.

When the voting process is going on I look to see what books I have that fit the prompts before I vote, and every year there's one that is such a perfect fit that it feels like a waste not to use it if it doesn't get voted in, so that's how I choose for this prompt.

I'm going for A book related to a poem, even though I don't read poetry! In 2007 a poem called What If? by Andrew Motion was written in giant letters on a wall on the way you walk from my home town's railway station into the city centre. It's a welcome to new arrivals, so I'm going to read The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota, which is about a group of new immigrants hoping to make a new life in that same city.

Marie wrote: "When the voting process is going on I look to see what books I have that fit the prompts before I vote, and every year there's one that is such a perfect fit that it feels like a waste not to use i..."

I love this so much!

I plan to use "A book from the Totally Biased List of Tookie’s Favorite Books," and hope to read more than one from this list plus a book by Louise Erdrich.
Asymmetry - Lisa Halliday
Edit: I read Regeneration - Pat Barker
Postcolonial Love Poem - Natalie Diaz
The Red and the Black - Stendhal
Four Souls - Louise Erdrich
The Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline

If you're doing this prompt, I highly recommend:
Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
There There - Tommy Orange
The Overstory - Richard Powers
Euphoria - Lily King
Heart Berries - Terese Marie Mailhot

My favorite Louise Erdrich novel is The Round House.

I voted for A book related to the characters in The Wizard of Oz.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first novel I have ever finished and it's also one of my all-time favourites, and this year I have started the retelling series Dorothy must die by Danielle Paige. I was disappointed more or less of the first novella, but I still want to continue, so I will be reading The Witch Must Burn by Danielle Paige.

This was a hard one for me to plan as I just joined the group. So, I went with the GR List that was created for this prompt.

I will read either Beartown or Firekeeper's Daughter, both of which have been on other plans in 2022 and are yet to be read.

A book connected to Ireland - Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy

I may go with "One of the first 5 books on your TBR" which is A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, author of one of my favorite series, The Diviners.

Or I could go with "A book written by two or more authors" and I'd probably pick a Christina Lauren book or Obsidio, the third book in the Illuminae series. SO GOOD, btw - highly recommend the audiobooks.

I'm gonna be using this prompt ~ A book with a two or three word title
As I am buddy reading Mad Honey

I'm going with The Children's Classic for his one

Week 3
Had another prompt in mind but then this fit too well: a book with a female or nonbinary main character who is an explorer/traveller

The future of another timeline by Annalee Newitz

Might have been a bit distracted reading this but it felt a bit long and a little bit too serious.