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2024 Mini Rejects Challenge: Lists & Awards
dalex's mini reject challenge: lists & awards1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
Karen O's mini reject challenge: lists & awards1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
Bonus:
12. A book adapted by Masterpiece Theatre
1/111. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
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9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
12. Masterpiece Theatre
I'll jump in...5/11
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6) - The Alienist, Caleb Carr
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
--In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors, Doug Stanton (2017 Winner History/Biography))
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
--Doc, Mary Doria Russell
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
-- Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead,Olga Tokarczuk
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
-- Clark and Division, Naomi Hirahara
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
I’m in! Pam's Mini-Challenge: Lists and Awards
Completed: 1/12
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists
The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Trust by Hernan Diaz
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas by Jennifer Raff
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang (also #7 for 2022)
This Story Is Not About a Kitten by Carson Ellis (picture book)
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
Spadework for a Palace by László Krasznahorkai (Hungarian)
*Noor and Bobby by Praline Gay-Para (kids)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list
2023 - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
*2017 - Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
2014 - The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
2012 -Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre
2010 - Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner (1980s Montreal)
2004 - The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe
3. A book on a banned books list
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
Forever... by Judy Blume
4. An Audie award winner
2023: Fairy Tale 2022: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other, All Creatures Great and Small, The City We Became
�5. A book on a summer reading list
The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh
- This book was on a podcast last year on it's Summer Reads List. I don't remember the podcast, though!
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature? list
My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci (Finland)
Zama by Antonio di Benedetto (Argentina)
Whitehorn's Windmill by Kazys Boruta (Lithuania)
Faces in the Water by Janet Frame (NZ)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado (Brazil)
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Italy
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami (Japan)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award
2023 -
�8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize
2023: The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
- Also counted for the ATY52 challenge. I will try to find a non ATY book, if possible. Maybe The Bee Sting
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (2010 Coretta Scott king award winner) Bonus points for her being a local author!
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors-
Pura Belpré Award - winning author Margarita Engle
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings (2016)
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (2008)
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom (2009) - Would be a re-read. Bilingual edition.
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (The Doof! Cast)
First Lie Wins by Ahley Elston (Reese's book club)
*Anita de Monte Laughs Lost by Xochitl Gonzalez (Reese)
Swift River by Essie Chambers (Jenna's Book Club)
BONUS:
12. A book adapted by Masterpiece
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (Show: The Durrells in Corfu)
Love it!Jacque's Mini-challenge: Lists and Awards
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6) I Must Betray You
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)A Complicated Kindness
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3) From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17) Tom LakeNothing to See Here
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)The Wedding People
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10) The Piano Teacher
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13) Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13) The Sellout
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15) Merci Suárez Changes Gears
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17) Say You're One of Them
�1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)23 books completed
✅North Woods
✅S
✅The Trees
✅Razorblade Tears
✅I'm Glad My Mom Died
✅Stardust by Neil Gaiman
✅Hell of a Book
✅Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
✅Spinning Silver
✅Long Bright River
✅The Alienist
✅Riot Baby
✅Ayesha at last
✅Hell of a book
✅Other words for home
✅Spinning Silver
✅Nothing to see here
✅How to lose the time
Planned for 2025 : Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, Network Effect, What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance
Wellness
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
�What Strange Paradise
Washington Black,
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
�Heartstopper: Volume One
�The Outsiders
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
�Finding Me
�Clean Sweep
�Birnam Wood
�The Maid
�The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Mad Honey,
Happy-Go-Lucky,
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
� Birnam Wood
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
�Chess Story
�A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
�The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Purple Hibiscus
The Name of the Rose, The Bone People, My Brilliant Life, The Summer Book, Midnight's Children, Waiting for the Barbarians
Hunger
Vegetarian
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
�Now Is Not the Time to Panic, January 2024 irl book club pick.
�Birnam Wood
�The Connellys of County Down
✅North woods
Covenant
River sing me home
✅The river we remember
Happy place
✅Seven year slip
✅The art thief
✅DDZäԲ
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
�The Colony
�The Trees
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng, Washington Black
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
�Mockingbird
✅Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
✅When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen
✅Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
✅Other Words for Home by Jasmine
✅The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
✅The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
✅Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
✅Akata Witch
✅My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
✅Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize
✅The Dry by Jane Harper, Barry Award for Best First novel
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17) Obama’s list or TED.
�The Power by Naomi Alderman
12. A book adapted by Masterpiece Theatre. Using the original list.
�The Chaperone
I will do this as well, I liked a lot of these lists when I considered the prompts, and always read the Canada Reads shortlist.1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
12. A book adapted by Masterpiece Theatre (poll 14)
Kathy's 2024 Mini Rejects Challenge: Lists & Awards� - Finished ➡️Currently reading 🟥 Finished 2nd Round 🔺 top choice
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
These Toxic Things - Rachel Howzell Hall Audible
Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead Audible
Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo
The Marriage Portrait - Maggie O’Farrell
Search - Michelle Huneven
True Biz - Sara Novic
�Take What You Need - Idra Novey ⭐⭐⭐⭐� 1/21/24
🟥Juliette or, the Ghosts Return in the Spring - Camille Jourdy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/18/24
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
...
The Lost Garden - Helen Humphreys (Shortlist 2003)
Lullabies for Little Criminals - Heather O’Neill (Winner 2007)
Away - Jane Urquhart (Shortlist 2013)
�Birdie - Tracey Lindberg (Shortlist 2016) Audible ⭐⭐⭐⭐� 3/15/24
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
�The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3/31/24
Angels & Demons - Dan Brown
Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Behrendt
Absalom, Absalom! - William Faulkner
Heartstopper: Volume One - Alice Oseman
The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emily M. Danforth
Women in Love - D.H. Lawrence
The Land of Spices - Kate O’Brien
4. A book that is an Audie award winner (read in any format) (Poll 7 &17)
...
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke [Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year (2021)]
Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #14) - Louise Penny [Audie Award for Best Male Narrator (2020)]
Dombey and Son - Charles Dickens [Audie Award for Classic (2013)]
State of Wonder - Ann Patchett [Audie Award for Literary Fiction (2012)]
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise- Ruth Reichl [Audie Award for Biography/Memoir (2006)]
�Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne [Audie Award for Classic (2006)] ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I Know This Much Is True - Wally Lamb [Audie Award for Fiction, Unabridged (2000)]
Sula - Toni Morrison [Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors (1998)]
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy - Jamie Ford [Audie Award Nominee for Multi-Voiced Performance (2023)]
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
�The Greengage Summer - Rumer Godden (Guardian) ebook 3/8/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐� 3/8/24
🟥Tom Lake - Ann Patchett ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Fowles (Guardian)
Chocolat - Joanne Harris (Guardian)
The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje (Guardian) book
The Go-Between - L.P. Hartley (Guardian)
Where Angels Fear to Tread - E.M. Forster (Guardian)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
...
�War and Turpentine - Stefan Hertmans
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1) - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese book
The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy #1) - Ivo Andric
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1) - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Nakano Thrift Shop - Hiromi Kawakami
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books - Azar Nafisi
Cloudstreet - Tim Winton
Grand Hotel - Vicki Baum
A Very Long Engagement - Sebastien Japrisot
Nada - Carmen Laforet
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
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�A Thousand Mornings: Poems - Mary Oliver ⭐⭐⭐⭐ [ŷ Choice Award for Poetry 2012]
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
...
...
Possession - A.S. Byatt (1990 winner) book
The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro (1989 winner)
An Awfully Big Adventure - Beryl Bainbridge (1990 short list)
Reading Turgenev - William Trevor (1991 short list)
The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje (1992 winner)
Knowledge of Angels - Jill Paton Walsh (1994 short list)
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry (1996 short list)
Grace Notes - Bernard MacLaverty (1997 short list)
Disgrace - J.M. Coetzee (1999 winner)
�The House of Doors - Tan Twan Eng
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
Watercress - Andrea Wang (Newbery Honor, Caldecott Winner, 2022)
I, Juan de Pareja - Elizabeth Borton de Trevino (Newbery Winner 1966) Audible
The Night Diary - Veera Hiranandani (Newbery Nominee 2019)
�The Eyes and the Impossible: - Dave Eggers (Newbery Medal 2024) 2/14/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The War That Saved My Life - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Newbery Honor 2016)
The Perilous Gard - Elizabeth Marie Pope (Newbery Nominee 1975)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
�Call Us What We Carry - Amanda Gorman (ŷ Choice for Poetry) 10/3/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐�
Lies and Sorcery - Elsa Morante The Viareggio Rèpaci Prize is a literary prize founded in 1929 by Leonida Rèpaci , among the oldest and most prestigious in Italy, won among others by Umberto Saba, Elsa Morante, Carlo Emilio Gadda, Sibilla Aleramo, Italo Calvino, Natalia Ginzburg, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Salvatore Quasimodo, Alberto Moravia, Goffredo Parise, Giorgio Manganelli, Serena Vitale, Sandro Veronesi and Alda Merini.
A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley (Pulitzer 1992 )
Now in November - Josephine Winslow Johnson (Pulitzer 1935)
The Night Watchman - Louise Erdrich (Pulitzer 2021)
The Stone Diaries - Carol Shields (Pulitzer 1995)
The Great Fire - Shirley Hazzard (Nat'l Book Award 2003)
The Women of Brewster Place - Gloria Naylor Nat'l Book Award 1983)
Bluebird, Bluebird - Attica Locke (Edgar 2018)
The Seaside Corpse (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen #4) - Marthe Jocelyn (Edgar 2023)
Please See Us - Caitlin Mullen (Edgar 2021)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
�Wrong Place Wrong Time - Gillian McAllister ⭐⭐⭐⭐� 7/31/24
This Must Be the Place - Maggie O’Farrell (Richard & Judy Book Club)
Arthur & George - Julian Barnes (Richard & Judy Book Club)
The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist #2) - Jessie Burton (Richard & Judy Book Club)
The Burning Chambers (The Joubert Family Chronicles #1) - Kate Mosse (Richard & Judy)
The Christie Affair - NIna de Gramont (Reese’s Book Club)
Black Cake - Charmaine Wilkerson (Read With Jenna)
True Biz - Sara Novic (Reese’s Book Club)
Honor - Thrity Umrigar (Reese’s Book Club)
The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harris (Good Morning America)
The Arsonists' City - Hala Alyan (Belletrist)
Stones from the River - Ursula Hegi (Oprah)
I'm in. I'm also doing the 52 Book Club challenge so we'll see if I've bit off more than I can chew. 1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17
Mod
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17
Martha's Mini ChallengeI voted for all of these and had put them on my rejects list. I love that there is a mini challenge for lists and I'll do this instead of a reject challenge. I'm going to add a book adapted by Masterpiece Theater. Thanks Dalex!
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
12. A book adapted by Masterpiece Theater. (poll 14)
Bec's mini reject challenge: lists & awards1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
ideas - Demon Copperhead Klara and the SunConcrete Rose
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
ideas - Cloudstreet
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
ideas - The Luminaries (2013), 4�3�2�(2017) Girl, Woman, Other(2019)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
Gail W's Reject Challenge: Lists and Awards☀ 11/11.................................. completed 8/26
the second number on each prompt refers to the line # on the community spreadsheet.
REJECTS MINI CHALLENGE
☑️(1) 8. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists: Sea of Tranquility
☑️(2) 16. A book from the Canada Reads Book list: Lullabies for Little Criminals
☑️ (3) 32. A book on a banned books list: The House on Mango Street
☑️ (4) 84. An Audie award winner: Tom Lake
☑️ (5) 115. A book on a summer reading list: Barack Obama's: Warlight
☑️(6) 129. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list: A Cowrie of Hope
☑️(7) 164. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
☑️(8) 168. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize: actually won: Hotel du Lac
☑️(9) 189. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winner 2020: Stargazing
☑️(10) 197. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors: Edgar Award 2024: Glory Be
☑️(11) 216. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club: Reese's Book Club: Our Missing Hearts
I'm trying to read the main list in order this year so I think I'll aim to read one of these each month. I'll also add Masterpiece Theater for an even 12 :)1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
12. A book adapted by Masterpiece Theater. (poll 14)
1/111. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
Idol, Burning by Rin Usami
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
Welcome everybody! I'm thrilled that there is interest in this rejects challenge!I've added a list of participants to the first post with links directly to each person's post.
Somewhere someone expressed interest in having a tab on the Group Spreadsheet for this side challenge. Mod Emily declined the request. I'm thinking about maybe possibly creating a spreadsheet exclusively for the side challenge. I want to carefully consider how much work might be involved in not only the creation but also the maintenance. Is there anyone else who is super knowledgable about Google Sheets who'd be willing to volunteer to help with that?
Mod
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
Thank You for Listening or Mercury Pictures Presents or Solito
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17) - Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 or A Promised Land
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13) - Girl, Woman, Other or 4321 or The Secret River
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
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Let's see how many I can do. 0/111. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6): Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1): Ru by Kim Thúy or Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3): Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17): Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9):
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13): Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13): The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15) maybe The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16): The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17):
Bonus:
12. A book adapted by Masterpiece Theatre: White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Thank you so much Dalex for arranging this! 🌺
LeahS wrote: "Joining in. I did a rejects challenge one year, only to find that several of the rejects were successful prompts the next year. I like this list challenge, as there will always be a wide choice, ev..."I borrowed from Pam 🙂
COMPLETED 10/2024�1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
Spadework for a Palace
�2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
�3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
Drama
�4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
�5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
The Maid
�6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
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The Reader on the 6.27
�7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
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The Puma Years
�8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
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Quartet in Autumn
�9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
Strawberry Girl
�10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
The Lathe of Heaven
�11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
Roman Stories
�12. A book adapted by Masterpiece Theatre (poll 14)
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The Wind in the Willows
I'm happy to see that some of you have added my Masterpiece Theatre prompt from poll 14 - which is a list - as #12! Here is the link in case anyone else would like to add it: /list/show/1...
Is everyone doing this challenge as a true reject challenge where you are not duplicating books on your ATY52 challenge? I plan to list books on both challenges and, if I read enough, to replace one with a different book. I usually only read ~55 books a year but I’m increasing that number this year and can maybe read an extra 12 next year, especially with some children’s lit. That’s a big increase, though!
Yes, I plan on doing this as no duplicates with ATY (although either this or ATY regular I will duplicate with Popsugar). I started with Popsugar a few years ago, but didn't manage to finish one until last year. So then this year, I picked up ATY as well. I did allow myself to cross-list between the two if something qualified for both - maybe half of each challenge is double entries?
I feel like I'm in a good position to finish both this year (knock wood) - 4 prompts to go in ATY, 7 in PS, so I'm adding this challenge for next year, with the same rule - can post in both ATY and PS but not between ATY (that will hold if I do any other mini-challenges).
Maybe the year after that I'll add another challenge or impose a no cross-post rule - but we'll see how ambitious I get. I also want to keep it at a level where it is a challenge to complete, but I'm not overwhelmed.
Pam wrote: "Is everyone doing this challenge as a true reject challenge where you are not duplicating books on your ATY52 challenge? ..."Mine will be part of a larger true reject (aim for 20-30 of the rejected prompts and also trying to also do the 12 full moon names as a side challenge. None of those can overlap with the regular ATY books, but can overlap with my Read with the Book Girls or Around the World lists.
Pam wrote: "Is everyone doing this challenge as a true reject challenge where you are not duplicating books on your ATY52 challenge?"I am. A book fits for either the regular challenge or the rejects challenge but not both.
Dixie wrote: "I'm happy to see that some of you have added my Masterpiece Theatre prompt from poll 14 - which is a list - as #12! "
I don't exactly see it as a list prompt, which is why I didn't include it as a challenge option. I mean, to find out which books count you have to look at a list but the prompt itself is more about the book being adapted to the screen than it is about the book being on a list. If people want to use it for the challenge, that's fine, but I personally don't think it fits.
Thanks everyone for your responses! That’s what I figured. I think I read a lot less than most of the members who complete the challenge. I’ll see if I can make it a true reject challenge! I already have a list of 73 books that I want to read in 2024 so I guess I will be doing a lot more reading next year, 1.5 books per week!
No, I won't. I wouldn't be able to read all if I added these as extra since so many of my books are way too large. I read 50 pages per day (I'm having problems focusing due to ME/CFS and I'm so happy that I've managed to speed up my reading this year) and so many of the books for next year are 700 pages. Therefore all of these will also be on the mayor list. I think it's fun anyway, searching for and matching titles that can be duplicated.
Nike - Thanks for your input! I have quite a few long books that I hope to read also.
I've updated the introduction post to indicate that it's the participants choice whether they use a book for both the official challenge and the rejects challenge or if they want to have entirely separate books for the rejects challenge. Thanks for bringing up this question, Pam.
I always move things around at the end, so I might not need to double up. This year I did two rounds, and a lot of rejects, but I haven’t checked for duplicates yet. This has been a great reading year for me, but record keeping for two big challenges is wearing me down. (I’m more disorganized than ever. It’s like Senior ADD.)I usually do the rejects at the end, but these lists are great for multiple prompts so maybe I’ll start some of these early and use it as a feeder.
Dalex, I usually forget to add books to the spreadsheet anyway. I would love a thread or listopia dedicated to each topic if anyone else is interested too. I get lost in long discussions.
Thank you Dalex! I appreciate that addition for those of us who find it challenging enough to read 52 books but still want to participate!
I've created listopias for all the challenge prompts. Links are in Post #1.(Thanks for the idea NancyJ!)
I just noticed the link in post 1 for the Canada Reads doesn't include this years - not sure if there's a more recent version or if CBC staff just forgot to update that list. In any case, the 2023 contenders were: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, Station Eleven, Mexican Gothic, Hotline and Greenwood, if any one is interested in any of those.
The 2024 longlist will likely be out in January and the 5 official finalists in February.
Joanna wrote: "I just noticed the link in post 1 for the Canada Reads doesn't include this years - not sure if there's a more recent version or if CBC staff just forgot to update that list."The link I posted is for Past Canada Reads contenders and winners so 2023 wouldn't be included. I'll add a link to the 2023 winner announcement and try to remember to update it next year when the 2023 list gets added to the past list. Thanks Joanna!
Pam wrote: "Is everyone doing this challenge as a true reject challenge where you are not duplicating books on your ATY52 challenge? I plan to list books on both challenges and, if I read enough, to replace on..."Pam, that's actually what I did for 2023. Although every time I put one in both I felt guilty. But I read enough that I eventually was able to keep them separate.
dalex wrote: "I've created listopias for all the challenge prompts. Links are in Post #1.(Thanks for the idea NancyJ!)"Thanks for doing that! I’ve been relying on them more than ever while planning. I think it’s a quick way to share idea too. I usually start by voting for the books I liked, and then gradually add books I want to read.
Joanna wrote: "I just noticed the link in post 1 for the Canada Reads doesn't include this years - not sure if there's a more recent version or if CBC staff just forgot to update that list. In any case, the 202..."
Thanks for adding those, For the first time there are books on the CBC new short list that I already read! I loved Station Eleven and Greenwood. I liked last year’s winner too - Five Little Indians. It’s a depressing topic but it was a very satisfying read.
Pam wrote: "Is everyone doing this challenge as a true reject challenge where you are not duplicating books on your ATY52 challenge? I plan to list books on both challenges and, if I read enough, to replace on..."I'm going to play this by ear. I'm doing another mini reject challenge, the 12 full moon names. Add both reject challenges to the main challenge, which for me is 62 books since if a prompt has multiple parts I plan a book to read for each part, plus another guild I belong to has two monthly challenges (Read the World, geographical locations, and Keeping It Real, which is nonfiction) and a bi-monthly Read the Beast challenge (500+ pages), and then there's the ŷ SciFi/Fantasy group for which I read 12-15 a year. So I can't say I won't double up here and there as the opportunity presents.
Summer books listsGuardian author picks for summer
Obama
Washington post
Oprah
Lithub
NPR summer books lists
Listqueen
New Yorker
Kirkus has many
NancyJ wrote: "Summer books listsGuardian author picks for summer
Obama
Washingto..."
Thanks for sharing these options NancyJ!
(Honestly, what I did was choose a few books I want to read and googled "[title] summer reading list"! I guess that's kind of backwards but I found several options this way.)
I added this challenge to StoryGraph, for anyone who may use that platform.Also, NPR has posted the 2023 list!
Dina's 2023 Mini Rejects Challenge1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
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2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
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3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
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4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
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5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
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6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
link: ...
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
link: /choiceawards/
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
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9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
link: /list/show/1...
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16): link: /list/show/1...
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
link: /list/show/1...
dalex wrote: "I added this challenge to StoryGraph, for anyone who may use that platform.Also, NPR has posted the 2023 lis..."
Thanks, Dalex! I like the way you added a Bonus prompt.
Thanks Dalex for adding the challenge to StoryGraph! I’m participating in several challenges on that app.
I'll join, i love lists!1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 1)
Around the Year in 52 Books
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Say You're One of Them (other topics)
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun (other topics)
Nothing to See Here (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Dennis Lehane (other topics)Esi Edugyan (other topics)
Louise Erdrich (other topics)
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Because there is only one list prompt on the official 2024 challenge (13. A book that is on a Five Books List) I decided to do a mini rejects challenge of the eleven lists and awards that were suggested but not voted in.
If you'd like to join me, claim a spot below. You can approach this challenge however you would like - all of the prompts, some of the prompts, duplicates of your favorite(s), etc. It's up to you if you want if you want your books to count for both the official challenge and the rejects challenge or if you want your books to only count for one or the other.
THE PROMPTS
1. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists (PP, Poll 6)
2. A book from the Canada Reads Book list (Poll 1)
3. A book on a banned books list (Poll 3)
4. An Audie award winner (Poll 7, Poll 17)
5. A book on a summer reading list (Poll 9)
6. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list (Poll 10)
7. A book nominated for a ŷ Choice Award (Poll 13)
/choiceawards/
8. A book longlisted for a Booker Prize (Poll 13)
9. A middle grade book that was nominated for or won an award (Poll 15)
10. A book by a female or non-binary author which won an award that's also open to male authors (Poll 16)
11. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club (Poll 17)
THE LISTOPIAS
NPR Books We Love
Canada Reads
Banned Books
Audie Award
Summer Reading List
Are You Well Read in World Literature
ŷ Choice Award nominee
Booker Prize nominee
Middle Grade Book
Female or non-binary author award winner
Media or celebrity book club
THE PARTICIPANTS
dalex
Karen O
Milena
Robin
Pam
Jacque
NancyJ
Joanna
Kathy
Nancy
Robin P
Christene Paula
Martha
Bec
Gail W
Michelle
Ulrike
Erica
Nike
LeahS
Dixie
Dina
Meg
Sherri