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Lorna | 24 comments The official list :

1. An author you have read a book from more than 2 times.
The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham

2. A book published In the year of the snake. 🐍 (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2013, 2025)
Mark Twain by Ron Chernow

3. A book written by two authors.
In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams and Christine Breen

4. A book you bought because of the cover only.
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

5. A book you bought because of the author only.
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson

6. A book you bought because it was a new release.
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks

7. A book with a persons name in the title.
My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende

8. A ghost story.
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

9. A collection of short stories.
Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx

10. A book based on historical events.
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides

11. A book about revenge.
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

12. A book that has more than 40 chapters.
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro

13. The main character owns a small business.
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

14. A character driven novel.
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

15. A book with a strong female character.
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

16. A book about royalty.
I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

17. A book that the timeframe spans more than 10 years.
Fortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough

18. A book from a different culture.
The Russia House by John Le Carré

19. A book about books.
The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel: John Williams, Stoner, and the Writing Life by Charles J. Shields

20. A book located in your home state. (Or country if your country does not have states.)
Double the Lies by Patricia Raybon

21. A book located in the state you were born. (Or country if your country does not have states.)
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham

22. A book set in a fictional town.
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

23. A book that has people on the cover.
A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson by Camille Peri

24. A book that has a body of water on the cover.
Hudson River Bracketed by Edith Wharton

25. A book that has a tree on the cover.
Caribbean by James A. Michener

26. Choose any of the remaining topics that did not win the 2025 Motley Challenge.
(A book set in Hawaii)
Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux


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