Pick-a-Shelf discussion

This particular game usually requires that you complete LOST 2026 (#1) first, since you use the date of completion to determine your books for this game.

Directions:
Read 10 books which were:
1. added to your TBR in the past 6 months AND
2. were published prior to the date you completed LOST 2026 (#1).

Participants:

Luann

LynnB

Rosemary Completed

Susan

Tien

I'm ready for Found!
Completed Lost: 3 June 2026

Found: books added 3 Dec 2025-2 June 2026
Read 10/10 - finished 24/8/26

✔ 1. Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson, added 1 Mar 26, read 6 Jun 26
✔ 2. Nothing Else by Louise Beech, added 5 Feb 26, read 9 Jun 26
✔ 3. All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, added 1 Feb 26, read 27 Jun 26
✔ 4. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall, added 16 Mar 26, read 26 Jul 26
✔ 5. Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan, added 3 May 26, read 30 Jul 26
✔ 6. The Final Vow by M.W. Craven, added 12 Feb 26, read 8 Aug 26
✔ 7. The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout, added 20 Apr 26, read 17 Aug 26
✔ 8. Once a Greek by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, added 27 Dec 25, read 22 Aug 26
✔ 9. Fury by Salman Rushdie, added 3 Jan 26, read 23 Aug 26
✔ 10. Heatwave by Victor Jestin, added 18 Mar 26, read 23 Aug 26

FOUND
5/10 books as at 08/13

Read 10 books which were:
1. added between 09/18/25 - 03/18/26
2. were published prior to 03/18/26

1. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab -Read 06/22
added: 12/01/2025 | pub. 2025
2. Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon -Read 07/16
added: 01/03/2026 | pub. 2025
3. Mate (Bride #2) by Ali Hazelwood -Read 07/16
added: 10/07/25 | pub. 2025
4. Throne in the Dark (Villains & Virtues #1) by A.K. Caggiano -Read 07/19
added: 11/16/25 | pub. 2022
5. Legacy (Martin Scarsden #4) by Chris Hammer -Read 08/13
added: 12/01/25 | pub. 2025
6. The Boyfriend Clause by Bridie Blake
added: 01/29/26 | pub. 03/03/26
7.
added: xx | pub. xx
8.
added: xx | pub. xx
9.
added: xx | pub. xx
10.
added: xx | pub. xx

Early Mornings at the Laksa Cafe by Janet Tay
added: 01/04/26 | pub. 01/22/26

FOUND (LOST #2)

Read 10 books:
1. added between 15 January 2026 and 15 July 2026
2. were published before 15 July 2026

Possibles:
1. The Midnight Train, Matt Haig, 9 Aug 2026 -- added 15 Jan 2026, pub May 2026

2. Whisking Hour - added 2/26, pub 2/26

3. Mists over the Channel Islands, Sarah Sundin, 7 Aug 2026 - added Feb 2026, pub Feb 2026

4. Heart of Winter - added 2/26, pub 1/25

5. Animal Life, Ólafsdóttir, Auður Ava, 13 Aug 2026 -- added 2 Jul 2026; pub Nov 2020

6. Tree of Light & Flowers - added 3/26, pub 1/26
7. An Immense World - added 3/26, pub 6/22
8. Boundary Waters - added 3/26, pub 5/99
9. Unaccustomed Earth - added 3/26, pub 4/08
10. Final Case (Guterson) - added 3/26, pub 1/22

FOUND 2026

finished LOST date 8/11
added in the last 6 months (i.e., after 2/11)

✔1. The Butcher of Anderson Station, added 6/19/26 - fin 8/14
✔2. Drive a:Corey, added 6/19/26 - fin 8/17
3. Lost Birds (Hillerman) added 4/14/26
4. The Wave in the Mind (LeGuin), added 5/30/26
5. Trent's Own Case, added 6/18/26
6. Castle Shade (Mary Russell), added 6/24/26
7. Alone, Valentino #2, added 6/30/26
8. The Island of Missing Trees, added 6/13/26
9. Aurora, added 5/23/26
10. The Orchid & the Dandelion, added 7/15/26

DNF:
Radiant Star (Leckie), added 7/20/26 - DNF 8/20

I've finished Found!
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Rosemary wrote: "I've finished Found!
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Wow! Part 3 will be coming soon.

FOUND (Completed LOST on 18 September 2026)

Read 10 books which were:
1. added between 18 March and 18 September 2026
2. were published prior to 18 September 2026

1. The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith
2. Three Queens by Rebecca Connolly
3. Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House: He Cares About Your Heart by Dana K. White
4. The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
5. The Experiment by Rebecca Stead
6. Breathing Underwater by Sarah Allen
7. Extinction by Douglas Preston
8. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
9. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
10. When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World by Suzanne Simard