Pick-a-Shelf discussion

a. shelf 1
b. shelf 2
c. shelf 3
d. shelf 4
e. shelf 5
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
h. author's first name
i. author's last name
j. item on cover
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
l. name of character

January Letters S G R P I
completed 12/12

February's Letters A F K L D
Completed 12/12

March Letters G M N T L
Completed 11/12
1 skip used

April Letters W A M C P
Completed 11/12
1 skip used

May Letters G I M R E
Completed 12/12

June Letters C W T O H
Completed 12/ 12

July Letters W J L C O
Completed 12/12

August Letters P S F B I
Completed 8/12

September Letters E A H S K
Completed 12/12

October Letters N H O T D
Completed 12/12

November Letters J B D E F
Completed 12/12

December K R N J B
Completed 12/12

Completed November 18

Shelves Used

Astronomy-physics
anthology
abandoned
asian
adventure
australian

British
biblioteca

Cryptography
creepy
cthulu
contemporary
cover love

Dark fantasy
dystopian
detective fiction

England
ebooks
essays

First-reads
french-lit
female-protagonist
fluff
favorites

Ghosts
gods
great-depression
grief
gritty

Hard-boiled
humour
history

Kindle

Latin-american
London
lgbt

Military
maybe
man-booker
magic
metafiction
marriage-of-convenience

Nobel prize
not-owned

Prison
Paris
postmodern
Pakistan

religion
russian

Singularity
spooky
satire
short-stories

Tween
travel
thrillers
translated

Western-canon
werewolves

Skips earned
1. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich translated & Suite Française translated
2. How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming non-fiction & Monsieur Pain translated
3. Georgette Heyer's Regency World & Palace of Desire
4. Almost Transparent Blue translated & Oedipus at Colonus tranlated
5. Thief's Magic 553 pages & Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
6. The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code nonfiction & Claudine in Paris translated
7. Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill translated & I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban non-fiction
8. Leapfrog and Other Stories translated & Pushing Ice 500+ pages
9. Days of Ignorance translated & 11/22/63 500+ pages
10. Talking To My Country non-fiction &

Skips Used
3. March l. Name of character
4. April k. Any word in series name

January
a. shelf 1
S - singularity The Fractal Prince Read Jan 9
b. shelf 2
G -gritty Half the World Read Jan 8
c. shelf 3
G - ghosts Saga, Volume 2 Read Jan 3
d. shelf 4
P - prison One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Read Jan 17
e. shelf 5
S - spooky Something Wicked This Way Comes Read Jan 21
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
S -something Something Wicked This Way Comes Read Jan 21
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
P - prince The Fractal Prince Read Jan 9
h. author's first name
R Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Read Jan 21
i. author's last name
R The Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi Read Jan 9
j. item on cover
S - sword Read Jan 7
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
S - shattered Half the World (shattered sea) Read Jan 8
l. name of character
I & S Ivan Shukhov One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Read Jan 17

February

a. shelf 1
F First-reads - This Is the Garden Read Jan 23
b. shelf 2
A astronomy-physics - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming Read Jan 26
c. shelf 3
D dark fantasy The Heroes Read Feb 5
d. shelf 4
L latin-american - Monsieur Pain Read Jan 29
e. shelf 5
F french-lit - Suite Française Read Jan 23
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
F The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Read January 25
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
D Day One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Read Jan 26
h. author's first name
A One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Read Jan 26
i. author's last name
K Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan read Feb 1
j. item on cover
D - dart Read Jan 26
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
F First Law The Heroes Read Feb 5
l. name of character
A Harry August The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Read January 25

March

a. shelf 1
N nobel-prize Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz read Feb 23
b. shelf 2
M Maybe Georgette Heyer's Regency World Read Feb 21
c. shelf 3
M military The End of All Things Read Feb 15
d. shelf 4
G Great depression The Girl in the Glass Read Feb 21
e. shelf 5
G grief Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Read Feb 20
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
G Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Read Feb 20
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
T things The End of All Things Read Feb 15
h. author's first name
N Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz read Feb 23
i. author's last name
M Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz read Feb 23
j. item on cover
T Trees read Feb 23
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
M Old Man's War The End of All Things Read Feb 15
l. name of character
SKIP
Non-fiction Georgette Heyer's Regency World
Translated Palace of Desire

April
a. shelf 1
P Paris The Last Days of New Paris Read Mar 16
b. shelf 2
A anthology Sharp Ends Read Mar 19
c. shelf 3
P postmodern Almost Transparent Blue Read Mar 19
d. shelf 4
M man-booker Moon Tiger Read Mar 22
e. shelf 5
W western-canon Oedipus at Colonus Read Mar 22
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
A Almost Transparent Blue Read Mar 19
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
P Paris The Last Days of New Paris Read Mar 16
h. author's first name
C The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville Read Mar 16
i. author's last name
M The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville Read Mar 16
j. item on cover
P Paris Read Mar16
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
SKIP
translated Almost Transparent Blue
translated Oedipus at Colonus
l. name of character
C Claudia Moon Tiger Read Mar 22

May

a. shelf 1
G gods Full Fathom Five Read April 17
b. shelf 2
E England Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik Read April 19
c. shelf 3
M Magic Thief's Magic Read April 25
d. shelf 4
M metafiction Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov Read April 26
e. shelf 5
M marriage-of-convenience Only Enchanting Read May 2
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
E empire Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik Read April 19
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
I ivory Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik Read April 19
h. author's first name
M Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone Read April 17
i. author's last name
G Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone Read April 17
j. item on cover
E elephants by Naomi Novik Read April 19
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
M Millennium's Rule Magic Thief's Magic Read April 25
l. name of character
I Iskierka Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik Read April 19

June

a. shelf 1
T tween Frogkisser! Read May 17
b. shelf 2
H hard-boiled Deadly Election Read May 24
c. shelf 3
C cthulu The Atrocity Archives Read May 30
d. shelf 4
C cryptography The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code Read May 31
e. shelf 5
C creepy Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks Read June 3
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
W Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Read May 22
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
T That All That I Am Read May 27
h. author's first name
C All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders Read May 23
i. author's last name
W The Twyborn Affair by Patrick White Read May 23
j. item on cover
H Hair Read May 27
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
O Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox Bridge of Birds Read May 30
l. name of character
T Theo The Children of Men Read May 19

July

a. shelf 1
C contemporary Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill Read June 19
b. shelf 2
C cover-love A Darker Shade of Magic Read June 19
c. shelf 3
L London Frederica Read June 19
d. shelf 4
L lgbt Claudine in Paris Read June 20
e. shelf 5
W werewolves Waistcoats & Weaponry Read June 24
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
C Claudine in Paris Read June 20
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
C comes Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill Read June 19
h. author's first name
C Claudine in Paris by Colette Read June 20
i. author's last name
C Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger Read June 24
j. item on cover
C cat Read June 20
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
O Shades of Magic A Darker Shade of Magic Read June 19
l. name of character
C Claudine Claudine in Paris Read June 20

August

a. shelf 1
F female protagonist Heir of Sea and Fire Read July 16
b. shelf 2
F fluff Belinda Goes to Bath Read July 17
c. shelf 3
S satire The Pursuit of Love Read July 18
d. shelf 4
P Pakistan I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Read July 28
e. shelf 5
B British Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd Read August 5
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
B Belinda Belinda Goes to Bath Read July 17
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
F fire Heir of Sea and Fire Read July 16
h. author's first name
P Heir of Sea and Fire by Patricia A. McKillip Read July 16
i. author's last name
B Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley Read August 5
j. item on cover
S sea Read July 16
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
F Flavia Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd Flavia de Luce #8 Read August 5
l. name of character
B Belinda Belinda Goes to Bath Read July 17

September
a. shelf 1
A abandoned A Stranger in Olondria Read August 17
b. shelf 2
A asia The Emperor of the Eight Islands Read August 19
c. shelf 3
S short-stories Leapfrog and Other Stories Read August 20
d. shelf 4
A adventure Huntingtower Read August 23
e. shelf 5
A australian The Evening of the Holiday Read August 24
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
S A Stranger in Olondria Read August 17
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
E eight The Emperor of the Eight Islands Read August 19
h. author's first name
S A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarRead August 17
i. author's last name
S A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarRead August 17
j. item on cover
S street Read August 20
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
S Shikanoko The Emperor of the Eight Islands Read August 19
l. name of character
S Saskia Huntingtower Read August 23

October

a. shelf 1
H humour The Furthest Station Read Sept 15
b. shelf 2
T travel Pushing Ice Read Sept 16
c. shelf 3
T thrillers The Tailor of Panama Read Sept 17
d. shelf 4
T translated Days of Ignorance Read Sept 20
e. shelf 5
H history 11/22/63 Read Sept 21
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
T The Tailor of Panama Read Sept 17
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
O OF The Tailor of Panama Read Sept 17
h. author's first name
H The Causal Angel by Hannu Rajaniemi Read Oct 3
i. author's last name
H The trumpet in the dust by Constance Holme Read Sept 20
j. item on cover
T train (under the A) Read Sept 15
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
O Rivers of London The Furthest Station Read Sept 15
l. name of character
H Harry Pendel The Tailor of Panama Read Sept 17

November

a. shelf 1
E ebook Inversions Read Oct 17
b. shelf 2
F favorites Boneland Read Oct 17
c. shelf 3
E essays Talking To My Country Read Oct 18
d. shelf 4
D dystopian Saga, Vol. 5 Read Oct 18
e. shelf 5
D detective-fiction The Graveyard of the Hesperides Read Oct 21
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
B Boneland Read Oct 17
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
F Conference At Cold Comfort Farm Read Oct 22
h. author's first name
B Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan Read Oct 18
i. author's last name
BInversions by Iain M. Banks Read Oct 17
j. item on cover
B blood Read Oct 21
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
F Flavia Albia The Graveyard of the Hesperides Read Oct 21
l. name of character
D DeWar Inversions Read Oct 17

December

a. shelf 1
B biblioteca Captain Alatriste Read Nov 14
b. shelf 2
R religion Snow Read Nov 16
c. shelf 3
R russian New Watch Read Nov 18
d. shelf 4
K kindle The Waters Rising Read Nov 18
e. shelf 5
N not-owned The House of the Stag Read Nov 18
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the)
N New Watch Read Nov 18
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the)
R The Waters Rising Read Nov 18
h. author's first name
K The House of the Stag by Kage Baker Read Nov 18
i. author's last name
B The House of the Stag by Kage Baker Read Nov 18
j. item on cover
B boot Read Nov 14
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography)
N Night Watch New Watch Read Nov 18
l. name of character
K Ka Snow Read Nov 16