Play Book Tag discussion

List 1

✅ 1. Read a book that's been included on a celebrity book list. For example Oprah, Barack Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Bill Gates, etc.
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham - review here
✅ 2. Read a book about outdoor survival
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith - review here
✅ 3. A book that is a travel essay or memoir
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls - review here
✅ 4. A book related to or featuring the game of baseball
Catch Us When We Fall by Juliette Fay - review here
✅ 5. An award winning book from 2024
Provenance by Ann Leckie - review here
✅ 6. A book with the word “history” in the title
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman - review here
✅ 7. Read a mystery set in a non-English speaking country
1222 by Anne Holt - review here
✅ 8. A biography or autobiography
Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben - review here
✅ 9. Re-read a favorite book.
Lord of the White Hell, Book 1 by Ginn Hale - review here
✅ 10. A book that is contemporary romance
The Fall by Kate Sherwood - review here
✅ 11. Read a book written by an author that shares your initials.
The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts - review here
✅ 12. Read one of your top ten shortest books on your tbr.
A Little Village Blend - review here

List 1 planning
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1. Read a book that's been included on a celebrity book list. For example Oprah, Barack Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Bill Gates, etc.


2. Read a book about outdoor survival


3. A book that is a travel essay or memoir

4. A book related to or featuring the game of baseball


https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

5. An award winning book from 2024


https://locusmag.com/category/news/aw...
https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2024...

6. A book with the word “history” in the title


7. Read a mystery set in a non-English speaking country


https://www.afar.com/magazine/mysteri...
https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-wo...

8. A biography or autobiography

11. Read a book written by an author that shares your initials.


12. Read one of your top ten shortest books on your tbr.

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List 2

✅ 1. Read a book by an author you've been meaning to try, but never have read before
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory - review here
✅ 2. Read a nonfiction book about food and or food culture
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham - review here
✅ 3. A book about a sport
Blood Sweat Glitter by Iona Datt Sharma- review here
✅ 4. A book with the word "book" in the title
The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey - review here
✅ 5. A book published in the 1970s
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip - review here
✅ 6. Read a book with a title that contains all the letters of your first name
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon - review here
✅ 7. The author's first or last name starts with X, Y, or Z
Necessary Medicine by M.K. York - review here
✅ 8. A book set in a 'haunted' house - whether for real or rumored.
Roland Rogers Isn't Dead Yet by Samantha Allen - review here
✅ 9. A family saga or family drama
What I Know About You by Eric Chacour - review here
✅ 10. A book featuring or featured in a podcast or blog.
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London - review here
✅ 11. A book fully or partially set in the Arctic or Antarctic
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice - review here
✅ 12. Read a book you’ve borrowed from your local library
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - review here

List 2 planning
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1. Read a book by an author you've been meaning to try, but never have read before


2. Read a nonfiction book about food and or food culture


https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

3. A book about a sport


4. A book with the word "book" in the title


5. A book published in the 1970s


6. Read a book with recipes in it. Make one of the recipes and include a review of the recipe in your review
Read a book with a title that contains all the letters of your first name


7. The author's first or last name starts with X, Y, or Z


Roger Zelazny

8. A book set in a 'haunted' house - whether for real or rumored.


9. A family saga or family drama


10. A book featuring or featured in a podcast or blog.


11. A book fully or partially set in the Arctic or Antarctic


12. Read a book you’ve borrowed from your local library




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List 3

1. Read a book with a tag that starts with "social"

✅ 2. A book set in a cold climate
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell - review here

✅ 3. A book with a family tree
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons -- need to review

✅ 4. Read a book that is more than 100 years old
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - need to review

5. Read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea

✅ 6. Read a book related to espionage
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater - review here

✅ 7. A book that's won an award (of any kind)
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson -- need to review

8. A book with a title beginning with U

9. Read a book with a main character who works primarily outdoors

10. A book where the title references a nursery rhyme or fairy tale.

11. A book set in Asia

✅ 12. A book with a verb in the title

List 3 planning

1. Read a book with a title where all the words begin with the same letter (3 word minimum)
Read a book with a tag that starts with "social" (Sociology, society, social psychology, social sciences, social, social- justice, sociable, sociopath, social engineering, social commentary, etc.)


5. Read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea


8. A book with a title beginning with U


9. Read a book with a main character who works primarily outdoors


11. A book set in Asia


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2. A book set in a cold climate


3. A book with a family tree


4. Read a book that is more than 100 years old.


6. Read a book related to espionage


7. A book that's won an award (of any kind)



10. A book where the title references a nursery rhyme or fairy tale.


12. A book with a verb in the title


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