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Parachute (1995)

“Fall in Two” – Read a book with a number in the title Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
“Mona Lisa” – Read a book about art or that features art
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
“Love for Me” – Read a love story Bingo Love by Tee Franklin
“Window” – Read a book with an inanimate object in the title The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
“Eden” – Read a book about temptation
“Scars & Stitches” – Read a used book, the more banged up the better
“The Prize” – Read a book about someone who’s lost themselves
Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke
“Dissolve” – Read a book and take credit here if it didn’t leave a lasting impression A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like by Ashley Graham
“Cocoon” – Read a book while you’re wrapped up in a blanket, or under the sheets in bed Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven by Marjorie M. Liu
“Happy Frappy” – Read a book that takes place near or on a river The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
“Parachute” – Take the plunge and read a book in a genre you don’t normally read



Goldfly (1997)

“Great Escape” – Read a book while you’re on a road trip, or in which a portion of the book takes place in a car
“Demons” – Read a book that features an evil entity or someone with evil intent Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
“Perfect” – Read a book about drugs and drug use American Street by Ibi Zoboi
“Airport Song” – Read a book that you picked up at an airport, or that features an airplane/airport Girls in the Moon by Janet McNally
“Medicine” – Take a sick day and read a book
“X-Ray Eyes” – Read a song about a superhero or someone with strange powers The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
“Grin” – Read a book that makes you feel good
“Getting Even” – Read a book about revenge
Sadie by Courtney Summers
“Bury Me” – Read a book in which a character dies
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
“Rocketship” – Read a book that takes place in outer space
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel


Lost and Gone Forever (1999)

“What You Wish For” – Read a book that was on your wishlist Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia
“Barrel of a Gun” – Read a book written by or featuring a movie star
This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps
“Either Way” – Read a book you’ve been on the fence about
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
“Fa Fa” – Read a book that features a made – up language or dialect
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
“I Spy” – Read a book from your TBR pile that is on one of your friend’s bookshelves
“Center of Attention” – Read a book written in first person
“All the Way Up to Heaven” – Read a book in your coziest, most favorite reading spot
Paper Girls, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
“Happier” – Read whatever the fuck you want and take credit for it here Unqualified by Anna Faris
“So Long” – Read a book with more than 400 pages
Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence
“Two Points for Honesty” – Read a book that someone recommends to you and then tell them what you honestly thought of it
“Rainy Day” – Read a book on a rainy day Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton

Keep It Together (2003)

“Diane” – Read a book with a female protag
Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood
“Careful” – Read a book that you borrowed from someone (and had to return in pristine condition)
“Amsterdam” – Read a book set in a different country
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
“Backyard” – Read a book written by an author from your hometown/city/state
“Homecoming King” – Read a book about high school or a book that features teenagers
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
“Ramona” – Read a book written by someone who identifies as female
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper
“Jesus on the Radio” – Listen to a bookish podcast or an audiobook
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
“Keep it Together” – Read a book that keeps freaking you right the fuck out
“Come Downstairs and Say Hello” – Read a book while at, or hiding from, a family gathering
“Red Oyster Cult” – Read a book that features a mother or focuses on the character’s relationship with their mother
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
“Long Way Down” – Read a book written in third person
“I Hope Tomorrow is Like Today” – Read a book that takes place in the future
“Untitled Hidden Track” – Read a book that you uncovered accidentally
“Two at a Time” – Read a book written by two authors
Roomies by Christina Lauren
“Say That to My Face” – Read a book someone would classify as a “guilty pleasure”
“Starless Heaven” – Read a book at the beach
“Days” – Read a book that takes place over the span of just a few days


Ganging Up on the Sun (2006)

“Lightning Rod” – Read a Cli-Fi book (a book that features climate change or strange weather)
“Satellite” – Read a book that takes place primarily at night The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
“Manifest Destiny” – Read a book that someone randomly selects for you off your bookshelf
“One Man Wrecking Machine” – Read a Sci-Fi book (extra points if it features time travel)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
“The Captain” – Read a book that takes place on the ocean or on a ship/boat The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
“The New Underground” – Read a book that takes place in a dystopian setting/time, or features a cult
“Ruby Falls” – Read a book with a color in the title The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
“C’mon” – Read a book that didn’t sit well with you
“Empire State” – Read a book that takes place in NYC or is written by an author who calls NYC home The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
“Dear Valentine” – Read a book that takes place on or around a holiday
“The Beginning of the End” – Read a book about the end of the world
“Hang On” – Read a book that’s about another book, or is written as a book in a book


Satellite EP (2007)

“G Major” – Read a book about music or that features a band or musician
Roomies by Christina Lauren
“Rise & Shine” – Spend the morning reading a book and take credit here Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
“Timothy Leary” – Read a book with a man’s name in the title
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
“I’m Through” – If you’re reading a book that you’re just not into, DNF it and take credit here

Easy Wonderful (2010)

“Architects & Engineers” – Read a book that takes place in a city The Address by Fiona Davis
“Do You Love Me” – Read a book by your favorite author Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
“On the Ocean” – Read a book that is dark and foreshadowing
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
“This Could All Be Yours” – Read a self-help or motivational book
“Stay with Me Jesus” – Read a book that features religion or is about a religious conspiracy
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
“Bad Bad World” – Read a book in which the title contains the same word twice Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
“This is How it Feels to Have a Broken Heart” – Read a book that takes place during a war or features a character who has served in a war
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
“What You Call Love” – Read a book in your favorite genre Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
“That’s No Way to Get into Heaven” – Read a book in which the main character(s) does something wicked
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
“Jesus and Mary” – Read a book that features angels or a rapture/biblical end times
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
“Hercules” – Read a book about a mythological character
“Do What You Want” – Read whatever floats your boat and take credit for it here Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
“Well” – Read a book that takes you down a weird, trippy rabbit hole
“Jonah” – Read a book that features a giant fish or whale
“Lost at Sea” – Read a book and if it made it absolutely no sense to you, take credit here


On the Ocean EP (2011)

“Big White Bed” – Read a book in bed, and only in bed
“Every Moment” – Read a book that you just can’t put down/stop thinking about
Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood


Evermotion (2015)

“Long Night” – Read a book that kept you up all night
“Endlessly” – Read a book and take credit for it here if it felt like it was never going to end
Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence
“Doin’ it By Myself” – Read a book in which the protag is a hermit/antisocial/lonely
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
“Lazy Love” – Read a book instead of doing anything else and take credit for your procrastination here
“Simple Machine” – Read a digital book Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
“Expectation” – Read a book and if it didn’t meet your expectations, take credit here
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
“Gangway” – Read a book with just one word in the title
Sadie by Courtney Summers
“Kid Dreams” – Read a book that features a child protagonist Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
“Never Coming Down” – Read a book that’s set in the 70’s
“It is Just What it is” – Read a book that’s pretty straightforward The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
“Farewell” – Read the last book written by an author


Look Alive (2019)

“Look Alive” – Read a book about zombies or dead people
“Don’t Go” – Read a book and if it made you wish it had never ended, take credit for it here
“Hard Times” – Read a book you borrowed from the library
“Hello Mr Sun” – Go outside, sit in the sun, and read a book, then take credit for it here
“Overexcited” – Read a book you could not wait to get your hands on
“Summertime” – Read a book that takes place in the summer
Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
“Terrified” – Read a horror book
“Mind Kontrol” – Give into the hype and read a book that everyone else is talking about Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
“Not for Nothing” – Read a book that you know is going to piss you off
“When You Go Quiet” – Read a book that you get totally, 100% absorbed in and take credit for it here The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid