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2025 Reading List Creation
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[2025] Poll 13 Suggestions
A book with food as a major theme or plot device.Fiction or nonfiction!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
A book relating to fireFiery energy, spirit or spark, hot temper, something smoldering or burning, inferno, fire-fighting, heat, sun, desert, campfires, ashes, volcanoes
Fire:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Slow Burn Romance:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Books with dragons:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Explosions and eruptions:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
The desert:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Trying again with the butterflies and moths!A book related to butterflies or moths.
As well as some obvious books such as:
Whisper of the Moon Moth
The Butterfly Effect
Flight Behaviour
The Mothman Prophecies
many butterflies and moths have funky names. Here are some UK examples:
Butterflies
Purple Emperor
Red Admiral
Grizzled Skipper
Moths
Deaths Head Hawk Moth
Elephant Hawk Moth
Footman
Chimney Sweep
The Mouse
Old Mother Shipton (a witch)
Puss moth
The drinker
The conformist (and the nonconformist)
Beautiful Snout
Also trapped butterflies seem to be a current cover trend for books about women in difficult circumstances.
Here are some Listopias:
Butterflies
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
YA Butterflies
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Butterfly Covers
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Trapped Butterfly Covers
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Moths
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
The Butterfly Effect
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
A book with a page count that ends in 5
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Lin wrote: "Tina and JoyceHow is your prompt worded?"
Now edited. And I tried so hard!
Emily wrote: "Yes, please word your prompts as "a book that..." or something similar"From GR: Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age 12. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses that sometimes exclude young-adult fiction, comic books, or other genres. Books specifically for children existed at least several hundred years ago.
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/chil...
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A book featuring one of the items from the do re mi songe.g. a deer (female), a drop of golden sun, a name i call myself, a long way to run, a needle pulling thread, a note to follow so, a drink with jam and bread, bringing it back to do
This could be a cover, title, or theme prompt
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Since Ellie and I posted close to the same time, I will second hers.
Lol I deleted it, can we go with connected wording? A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi songDoe! - a deer, a female deer
Ray! - a drop of golden sun
Me! - a name I call myself
Far! - a long long way to run
So! - a needle pulling thread
La! - a note to follow SO
Tea - a drink with jam and bread
Eg. Deer or sun on the cover, title containing a name, long distance running, about clothing or the textile industry, about music, a cosy mystery/fantasy with all the tea
Ellie's wording is better than mine.
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Emily wrote: "Tina, are you ok with how I worded your prompt in the first post of this thread?"Sure!
A book published by an independent publisherA list can be found here: https://indiestoday.com/independent-p...
Verity wrote: "A book published by an independent publisherA list can be found here: https://indiestoday.com/independent-p..."
I second this one.
I second the children's literature prompt!There are so many classic children's book that I have never read (because I grew up in a different country), so I would love to catch up on more of them.
A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
dalex wrote: "A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists"Second.
Mandy wrote: "A translated novel from Asia."Second.
I’ll second a book with at least 25 chapters
A book involving money — or a lack of money.
Demetra wrote: "A book recommended to you on the website https://meetnewbooks.com/"Oh! That's neat. Funnily enough, I had intended to do a similar suggestion today. Mine is based on literature-map.com, where you type in an author's name and get recommended authors that are similar to the one you searched. But, since they're so similar I won't do mine.
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Ellie wrote: "Lol I deleted it, can we go with connected wording? A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi songDoe! - a deer, a female deer
Ray! - a drop of golden sun
Me! - a name I call myself..."
Love this. It offers up SO many options.
Fee wrote: "A book with a character in disguise."I second this one.
A children's book that is somehow related to a book you are reading this year.Examples: It shares one word in the title - "Good night, Moon", if you read some book with the word night or moon in the title.
Written by the same author.
Similar covers.
Etc.
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Edit: Actually, that suggestion has already been seconded, so I'll count your suggestion.
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A book that includes a challenge to the health of the planetIt could be part of the plot, a discussion, or a concern of a key character. Realistic or sci-fi, planet earth or a fantasy planet.
Challenges might include Climate change, pollution, extinction, deforestation, depletion of fossil fuels, nuclear war, meteorite, etc.
Emily, can I cancel my suggestion (A book involving money…) and second “A children’s book that is somehow related to a book you are reading this year”?
NancyJ wrote: "A book that includes a challenge to the health of the planetIt could be part of the plot, a discussion, or a concern of a key character. Realistic or sci-fi, planet earth or a fantasy planet.
Cha..."
I'll second this.
Emily wrote: "Gloria, you cannot suggest AND second something - only one action on the thread. Since we already have a children's book on the list, I'd recommend using your second here, but it's your call.Edit..."
Sorry about that. Just after I seconded, I went back and checked the rules... so I deleted it.
Just a reminder that you can find a full list of prompts already on the 2025 list in the third post on this thread.
How Suggestions Work:
- The topics for the 2025 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.
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.
Moving on to Voting:
1. A book relating to fire
2. A book with food as a major theme or plot device
3. A book related to butterflies or moths
4. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
5. A book recommended to you on the website https://meetnewbooks.com/
6. A book published by an independent publisher
7. A book considered children's literature
8. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
9. A translated novel from Asia
10. A book with (at least) 25 chapters
11. A book with a character in disguise
12. A book with a theme of starting over
13. A children's book that is somehow related to a book you are reading this year
14. A book that includes a challenge to the health of the planet
15. A book with a competent main character
To Be Seconded:
- A book with a page count that ends in 5