Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Well, G and M came up again, earning two extra spins.

June's letters are: C, W, T, O, H

June C W O T H

Shelf 1 a. Contemporary Marriage Material 20/05/2017
Shelf 2 b. Writing The Rings Of Saturn 30/05/2017
Shelf 3 c. Translation Death and the Penguin 25/05/2017
Shelf 4 d. Own-to-read Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship 15/05/2016
Shelf 5 e. Historical The Bookman’s Tale 27/05/2017

f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) Words Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot 16/05/2017
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) Tonga Pago Pago Tango 17/05/2017
h. author's first name Ciji A Cottage by the Sea 27/05/2017
i. author's last name Towles A Gentleman in Moscow 19/05/2017
j. item on cover Car 31/05/2017
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) Town Something Wicked This Way Comes 21/05/2017
l. name of character Lucy Carpenter The Idea of You 23/05/2017

Great that the letters are already there, now I can start planning :)
I'm going to try to read 1 book for each category.

June - C, W, T, O, H

a. shelf 1 C - Creepy - Behind Closed Doors
b. shelf 2 W - Wobble - The Couple Next Door
c. shelf 3 T - Technology - The Circle
d. shelf 4 O - Oprahs-book-club - Have No Shame
e. shelf 5 H - Hot-guys - Where Love Finds You
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) W - What Alice Forgot
g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) T - Thing Don't Want to Miss a Thing
h. author's first name T - Tanis Rideout, Above All Things
i. author's last name T - Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow
j. item on cover H - Hand It's In Her Blood
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) W - Witches - Series Lives of the Mayfair Witches The Witching Hour
l. name of character* C - Curran Magic Strikes

Well, that was fun! Trying to fit in other challenges' books lol
If I manage to finish 10 of these books, I'd have completed TsC, RwS, and #AsianLitBingo (I have my doubts there!)

June: C, W, T, O, H

a. shelf 1: C for Colonialism - The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
b. shelf 2: W for WOC - The Astrologer's Daughter by Rebecca Lim
c. shelf 3: T for Thriller-spy - Code to Zero by Ken Follett
d. shelf 4: O for Oceania - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
e. shelf 5: H for Homelessness - Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the): H for House - The House of Dolls (Pieter Vos #1) by David Hewson
g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the): W for Wind - The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss
h. author's first name: C for Carrie - Steel by Carrie Vaughn
i. author's last name: T for Taylor - Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1) by Laini Taylor
j. item on cover: C for Coffin - Written in Black by K.H. Lim

k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography): C for Clear - Blackout (All Clear #1) by Connie Willis
l. name of character*: H for Hiroshi - The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama

Sounds good, Tien! I fitted in some books for other challenges as well.

i used every book i have from the library at the moment

That is also a good idea, Marie

Lusie wrote: "That is also a good idea, Marie"

i rejoined the library about 2 years ago and i think its fabulous

Would you agree that those are hieroglyphs (for "item on the cover") on the border of this bookcover?

Susan, I don't think those are hieroglyphs...at least not Egyptian hieroglyphs. I'd describe them as symbols. Though maybe Tien or someone else can help decide if it are hieroglyphs or not.

So here's my plan for June. My only concern is about using "This" for Category F... Since it's a pronoun, not an article, is this This permissible?

Letters: C W T O H

Shelves
a. C - Chick Lit - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
b. W - Witches - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
c. T - Teen Fiction - This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
d. O - On My Shelf - A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
e. H - Historical - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

Categories
f. First word in title - T - This One Summer
g. Any word in title but NOT first - O - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
h. Author's first name - T - Tennessee Williams
i. Author's last name - H - Deborah Harkness
j. Item on cover - W - Water

k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - C - The Chronicles of St. Mary's (Just One Damned Thing After Another, #1)
l. Name of character - W - Windy (from This One Summer)

Lusie wrote: "Susan, I don't think those are hieroglyphs...at least not Egyptian hieroglyphs. I'd describe them as symbols. Though maybe Tien or someone else can help decide if it are hieroglyphs or not."

Thanks, Lusie. I really couldn't tell, which is why I didn't want to plan my month around using them without some confirmation.

Susan wrote: "Would you agree that those are hieroglyphs (for "item on the cover") on the border of this bookcover?

"

Sorry, Susan, it really does not look like hieroglyphs.

Ariel wrote: "So here's my plan for June. My only concern is about using "This" for Category F... Since it's a pronoun, not an article, is this This permissible? "

That's fine, Ariel, we're only excluding a, an, the
and your plan also looks good :)

My plans:

June's letters are:
C, W, T, O, H

a. shelf 1 - C - Crime - Curtain by Agatha Christie

b. shelf 2 - W - Want to read fiction - The Things We Knew by Catherine West

c. shelf 3 - T - To read fiction - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

d. shelf 4 - O - Overdrive The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

e. shelf 5 - H - History Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Richard Rhodes

f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) Curtain by Agatha Christie

g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) C - Charms The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

h. author's first name C Catherine West for The Things We Knew

i. author's last name C for Christie - Curtain by Agatha Christie

j. item on cover Wharf (to the right of the lighthouse, but there is also water) The Things We Knew by Catherine West

k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) W - world - Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Richard Rhodes

l. name of character* C - Lynette Carlisle The Things We Knew by Catherine West

Looks like a good plan, Karin, good luck :)

June Scattershelves


Bragging Rights

Letters: C - W - T - O - H



Shelves
a. shelf 1 - C: cop detective ~ Guarding Suzannah - Norah Wilson
b. shelf 2 - W: who dun it ~ Remember When - Nora Roberts
c. shelf 3 - T: teenagers ~ That Thing Called Love - Susan Andersen
d. shelf 4 - O: older characters ~ Impact - Tiffinie Helmer
e. shelf 5 - H: heartrending ~ Falling Stars - Anita Mills

Categories
f. first word in title: T ~ That That Thing Called Love - Susan Andersen
g. any word in title but NOT first: W ~ When Remember When - Nora Roberts
h. author's first name: T ~ Tiffinie Impact - Tiffinie Helmer
i. author's last name: W ~ Wilson Guarding Suzannah - Norah Wilson
j. item on cover: C ~ Clouds Falling Stars - Anita Mills
k. any word in Series/Subtitle: W ~ Wild Impact - Tiffinie Helmer (Wild Men of Alaska)
l. name of character: T ~ Tavish Remember When - Nora Roberts

Looks good, LaurLa!

Good luck :)

June

C W T O H

C Shelf 1: Comic-fantasy - The Last Continent
W Shelf 2: Wishlist -The Temporary Gentleman
T Shelf 3: Teen - The Dark Prophecy
O Shelf 4: Own - A Court of Thorns and Roses
H Shelf 5: History - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
f. first word in title ( excluding a, an, the) C A Court of Thorns and Roses
g. any word in title but NOT first ( excluding a, an, the) T A Court of Thorns and Roses
h. author's first name - T The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
I. author's last name - H Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
j. item on cover - H Hat
k. any word in Series name/ Subtitle ( excl. am, an, the, novel, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) H Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
l. name of character - T Tamlin A Court of Thorns and Roses

I was able to find a book for the letter I needed
This is my plan

June letters: C W T O H

a. C : Comics GRN, Level Up
b. W : Witches or Others, Sojourner
c. T : Twists And Turns, Gone Girl
d. O : Overdrive Bexley, Bundle of Trouble
e. H : Heartbreaking, Safe Haven
f. C : The Chaos of Stars
g. H : haven, Safe Haven
h. H : Heidi, The Girl from Everywhere by Haeidi Heilig
i. H : Hooley, Sojourner by Maria Rachel Hooley
j. C : cat on
k. W : wells, Glimpse (Zellie Wells #1)
l. T : Tristan from Ignite

June: C, W, T, O, H

a. shelf 1 C - Chicago Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
b. shelf 2 W - Writing De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir by Haruki Murakami
c. shelf 3 T - Thriller El miedo de Montalbano by Andrea Camilleri
d. shelf 4 O - Occult Taltos by Anne Rice
e. shelf 5 H - Historical Fiction The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) T - Taltos Taltos
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) H - Hablo De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir [What I Talk About When I Talk About Writing]
h. author's first name H - Haruki (De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir)
i. author's last name C - Camilleri (El miedo de Montalbano) [Montalbano's Fear]
j. item on cover C - Cat (De qué hablo cuando hablo de escribir)
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle W - Witches Lives of the Mayfair Witches (Taltos)
l. name of character C - Michael Curry (Taltos)

Karen, Kristell, & Elvenn, great lists! Enjoy :)

JUNE - Completed

C - W - T - O - H

a. ww1 - Dying in the Wool by Frances Brody, read 16 May 2017
b. want-to-get-and-read - Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein, read 18 May 2017
c. on-kindle - Ruined City by Nevil Shute, read 18 May 2017
d. crime - Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon, read 20 May 2017
e. calibre - The Good Rain: Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest by Timothy Egan, read 26 May 2017
f. first word in title - (our) - Our Short History
g. any word in title but NOT first - (wool) - Dying in the Wool
h. author's first name - (timothy) - Timothy Egan
i. author's last name - (cochran) - Dead and Berried by Peg Cochran, read 9 June 2017
j. item on cover - (town) -
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle - (comissario) - Drawing Conclusions, A Comissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
l. name of character - (warren) - Ruined City

Hey LynnB, post your completed list in the bragging rights thread please? ;)

Tien wrote: "Hey LynnB, post your completed list in the bragging rights thread please? ;)"

Haha .... oops! Thought I was there when I posted this.