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I don't mind making that edit now!
Voting is open for Poll 17! Catch up on the discussion and find the voting link here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I don't think the nature/environment prompt needs to be nonfiction! Specifically thinking of Charlotte McConaghy's books
Tracy wrote: "Hi Emily. The voting dates (opening and results) are old. Can you update them please?Thanks for using your morning off mom-duty with us :)"
Whoops, it's fixed!
Voting thread is posted!
THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FROM THE SUGGESTIONS THREAD1. A book where the main character has an occupation that didn't exist before 1900
Eg. Anything digital, customer service (call centres), influencer, podcaster, astronaut, geneticist, Paralympian, commercial airline pilot, flight attendant, anything television based, PhD student, book publicist, marketing, climate scientist, etc.
2. A book with a title that contains the name of a professional sports team
NHL
Ducks
The Lightning Thief
PWHL
The Siren (Kiera Cass)
The Poetry of Robert Frost
Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain
NFL
When we Were Vikings
Where Eagles Dare
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache)
CFL
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
A Lion Among Men (Wicked #3)
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
There is a lot of cowboy romance searching under """"roughrider""""
NBA
The Color of Magic
Practical Magic
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
WNBA
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty (Hillary Clinton)
A Storm of Swords
Onyx Storm
The Fever Code (Maze Runner)
MLB
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Red, White and Royal Blue
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Malcom Gladwell)
None of these books are sports books, but you could probably find a sports book for every team if that is something you like to read
Yes it is! Let's add some names and nicknames from the UK's Premier League (soccer):
Arsenal: The Gunners
Aston Villa: The Villains
AFC Bournemouth: The Cherries
Brentford: The Bees
Brighton & Hove Albion: The Seagulls
Chelsea: The Blues
Crystal Palace: The Eagles
Everton: The Toffees
Fulham: The Cottagers
Liverpool: The Reds
Manchester City: The Citizens, The Sky Blues
Manchester United: The Red Devils
Newcastle United: The Magpies
Nottingham Forest: Forest
Southampton: The Saints
Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs, The Lilywhites
West Ham United: The Hammers
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Wolves
plus one I particularly love from the Championship League:
Ipswich Town: The Tractor Boys
3. A book that is not a novel
Could be a play/a book of plays, a book of poetry or essays or short stories, Manga, graphic novels or comics, and of course, any non-fiction including biographies or memoirs
4. A book that takes place in a country/place along the path of totality for the 2026 solar eclipse
Spain:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
https://modernmrsdarcy.com/literary-t...
Portugal:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
https://traversejourneys.com/blog/15-...
Iceland
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
https://modernmrsdarcy.com/recommende...
Greenland
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
https://heyimreading.com/2020/09/26/b...
The Arctic
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
https://adventuresmithexplorations.co...
The Atlantic Ocean:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
https://thegreatestbooks.org/the-grea...
5. A book about a family or family relationships
Books for adults about families: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Books about quirky families: https://modernmrsdarcy.com/quirky-end...
Books about found families: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Nonfiction books about families: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Memoirs about families: https://celadonbooks.com/booklists/st...
Middle-grade books and series about families: https://reedlibrary.blog/2023/06/27/m...
6. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2025 or 2026
2025: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
7. A book with a missing person
Could be a missing person mystery, a book about grief, a series book where a beloved character is missing from the story, empty nesters, etc.
8. A book about nature, climate, or the environment
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/nature
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/envi...
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/clim...
9. A science fiction or fantasy book published after 2020
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/scie...
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/fantasy
10. A book whose title does not contain the first letter of your name
Could be your first name, last name, nickname, etc. So it won't be too hard for people whose names start with common letters
11. A book about a woman crossing barriers, borders, or boundaries
Ideas
pioneers
world travelers
women in unexpected careers
women fighting for causes
female explorers
women who broke records
Mary Shelley - books by or about her or her mother Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Jane Goodall - books by or about Jane Goodall.
Books
Lessons in Chemistry
Atmosphere
Remarkable Creatures
Leaving Coy's Hill (fiction on the life of Lucy Stone, suffragist)
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (she has a new book coming out as well)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle
River Sing Me Home
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Circe
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
The Frozen River
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Here are the links from poll 10 in case someone else is also planning on helping Nike.
Woman Adventurers: https://heyimreading.com/2022/05/21/b...
Women in Science: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/th...
Women in Sports: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/th...
Women in Politics: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/th...
Female Astronauts: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Resilient Women: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Women Trailblazers: https://electricliterature.com/8-nonf...
Women Fighting for a Just Society:https://electricliterature.com/9-nove...
Women Overcoming Societal Barriers: https://booktrib.com/2023/04/26/10-no...
14. A book with a character who is an astronaut
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
It's now time to get ready to vote for our next set of prompts! The thread will be open for at least 24 hours before the poll gets posted. This is a good opportunity to ask any question you may have regarding the prompts, do some research, or ask for recommendations.Voting will open in the morning of Monday, October 6 and results will be posted in the morning of Friday, October 10 (CST time).
How it works:
- When the voting opens, follow the link to the mini-poll that will be added at the end of this post
- You have a total of 8 votes this poll to spread across your favorite and least favorite prompts (you can also use less than 8 votes)
- You can find examples of acceptable voting practices on the Introduction thread.
- 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
We are asking people to include their Goodreads profile address when they vote. To find this, just go to your own profile and then copy the URL/web address. If for some reason you can't link to your Goodreads profile, please post your full Goodreads name with enough identifiable information that we'll be able to access your profile.
Poll Prompts:
1. A book where the main character has an occupation that didn't exist before 1900
2. A book with a title that contains the name of a professional sports team
3. A book that is not a novel
4. A book that takes place in a country/place along the path of totality for the 2026 solar eclipse
5. A book about a family or family relationships
6. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2025 or 2026
7. A book with a missing person
8. A book about nature, climate, or the environment
9. A science fiction or fantasy book published after 2020
10. A book whose title does not contain the first letter of your name
11. A book about a woman crossing barriers, borders, or boundaries
12. A book related to the phrase "smoke and mirrors"
13. A book with a character with a disability or chronic health problem
14. A book with a character who is an astronaut
15. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025
Feel free to discuss the prompts below, but please remember to be respectful to the other group members.
Vote here: https://forms.gle/L7KBMKCqSGW3oCKd6
I will post the voting thread in a couple of hours when I get to my work desk. If you're going to update lists, please put them in a new post and I will take them all into account before the voting thread opens.
DONE
Yes haha
1 spot remaining!
3 spots remaining
Patricia, you can suggest or second something else!
Misty wrote: "Ugh - I really, really dislike that prompts can be submitted again when they have already been voted down. They were voted down! Well, I have gotten less adamant about filling all the prompts and w..."The only prompts we do not allow for resubmission are the bottom prompts. All of the others could just be a matter of a numbers game (like the frothy/gothy prompt here) where they didn't quite have enough to beat the prompts in their previous poll, but they make it through in a poll with different prompts!
It's time for our next round of suggestions!Just a reminder that you can find a full list of prompts already on the 2026 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 2026 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.
Note: We are including the 5 close call prompts that have not made it to the final list in this poll. These are the first five prompts on the list, and thus, we will only be taking 10 new suggestions.
Moving on to Voting:
1. A book where the main character has an occupation that didn't exist before 1900
2. A book with a title that contains the name of a professional sports team
3. A book that is not a novel
4. A book that takes place in a country/place along the path of totality for the 2026 solar eclipse
5. A book about a family or family relationships
6. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2025 or 2026
7. A book with a missing person
8. A book about nature, climate, or the environment
9. A science fiction or fantasy book published after 2020
10. A book whose title does not contain the first letter of your name
11. A book about a woman crossing barriers, borders, and boundaries
12. A book related to the phrase "smoke and mirrors"
13. A book with a character with a disability or chronic health problem
14. A book with a character who is an astronaut
15. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025
To Be Seconded:
- A book connected in some way to a public broadcasting service
- A book with this, that, these or those in the title
Also, I'm child free for the weekend so I will open the poll whenever I wake up, which will likely be before 8 but could be a bit later. I appreciate your patience as I soak up my slow morning without a toddler lol
Note: For Poll 17, we will be automatically including the 5 Close Call prompts that have not made it onto the list. These will be listed as the first five prompts on the suggestions poll, and we will only be adding 10 new prompts to the list.They are:
1. A book where the main character has an occupation that didn't exist before 1900
2. A book with a title that contains the name of a professional sports team
3. A book that is not a novel
4. A book that takes place in a country/place along the path of totality for the 2026 solar eclipse
5. A book about a family or family relationships
Head's up: For Poll 17, we will be automatically including the 5 Close Call prompts that have not made it onto the list. These will be listed as the first five prompts on the suggestions poll, and we will only be adding 10 new prompts to the list.They are:
1. A book where the main character has an occupation that didn't exist before 1900
2. A book with a title that contains the name of a professional sports team
3. A book that is not a novel
4. A book that takes place in a country/place along the path of totality for the 2026 solar eclipse
5. A book about a family or family relationships
