January
National & International Days | Title |
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Australia Day, Australia. 26th January | Happy Valley by Patrick White Australian classic; Australian Nobel prize-winning author; set in Australia. |
Republic Day, India. 26th January. | The far field : a novel, by Madhuri Vijay Set in India; Indian author. |
Literary Awards | Title |
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Victorian Premier’s Literary Award | To Name Those Lost, Rohan Wilson 2014 Winner Victoria Premier’s Literary |
Year-long Challenge: Twisted Trivia | Title |
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Two of the words in the title start with the letter M. | Meet Me at Lennon’s by Melanie Myers |
The theme of the book is survival that does not involve war situations. | After the Flood by Kassandra Montag |
The book is set in a small town. | Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee |
The book is set in Italy, India or Indonesia. | The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay |
The theme is North American aboriginal people. | The Round House by Louise Erdrich |
There is a wild animal on the cover. | The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle |
Set in the 19th century | To Name Those Lost by Rohan Wilson |
A book written by a Nobel Prize in Literature winner. | Happy Valley by Patrick White |
February
National and International Days | Title |
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Waitingi Day, New Zealand 6th February | Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh Set in New Zealand; New Zealand author. |
Estonia Independence Day 24th February | The Willow King : the birds of the muses, by Meelis Friedenthal Set in Estonia; Estonian author |
Literary Awards | Title |
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Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Winner announced 29th February 2020 | The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones 2020 shortlist |
Year-long Challenge: Twisted Trivia | Title |
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The cover has a key | The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield |
The book is set between 1760 and 1820. | The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan |
The book’s genre is time travel. | The Lost Girls by Jennifer Spence |
The word “king” is in the title | The Willow King : the birds of the muses, by Meelis Friedenthal |
Originally published 2018 | The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones |
There is one or more sheep on the cover. | Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh |
The book was translated from another language to English | A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende |
First or second in a series | The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde |
March
National and International Days | Title |
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World Wildlife Day 3rd March. Celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. | Tiger by Polly Clark – about the Amur (Siberian tiger), of which there are only about 500 left in the wild. |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21st March | The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Hamid Mohsin One of the themes of the novel is race discrimination. |
Ghana Independence Day 6th March | The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry The story is set partly in Ghana 1957. |
Pakistan Republic Day 23rd March | The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid Mohsin Hamid is a British/Pakistani writer. The novel takes place partly in Pakistan, dealing with its cultural and political issues. |
Literary Awards | Title |
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Indie Book Awards (Aus) | Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar Indie Book of the Year Debut Fiction 2016 |
Year-long Challenge: Twisted Trivia | Title |
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The book has “tiger” in the title. | Tiger by Polly Clark |
The book is set in New York | The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Hamid Mohsin |
The cover has a woman wearing a hat. | The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry |
The genre is Scandinavian mystery | Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen. |
A book by an Irish author, other than C. S. Lewis | The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan |
The cover has a detailed feather on it. | Here We Are by Graham Swift |
Setting is between 1900 and 1920 | House of Glass by Susan Fletcher |
Other | Title |
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A known author. I’ve also read: “The Gathering” and “The Green Road”. | Actress by Anne Enright |
Recommended to me | The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave |
April
National and International Days | Title |
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St George’s Day, England. | To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf |
Literary Awards | Title |
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The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | The Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx 1994 winner |
Year-long Challenge: Twisted Trivia | Title |
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Set in one of the 4 Maritime Provinces of Canada (The Shipping News is set in Newfoundland/ Labrador). | The Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx |
Written by French author. | The Braid by Laetitia Colombani |
Set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author. | The Sacrament by Olaf Olafsson |
Cover is 75% green. | Greenwood by Michael Christie |
The genre of mythology. | Circe by Madeline Miller |
A classic written by a woman. | To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf |
Other | Title |
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Genre: Historical fiction | The Year Without Summer Guinevere Glasfurd |
Known author; Australian historical fiction | True History of the Kelly Gang, Peter Carey |
Australian history | Mrs Kelly by Grantlee Kieza |
May
National and International Days | Title |
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Jordan Independence Day 25th May | Appointment With Death by Agatha Christie |
Year-long Challenge: Twisted Trivia | Title |
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Author is a Mary, Edith or Sybil | The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing by Mary Paulson-Ellis |
Mountains on the cover | The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin |
The word “Orphan” is in the title or a significant character is an orphan | A Thousands Moons by Sebastian Barry |
Flower other than orchid on cover | The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian |
Other | Title |
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Recommended to me | Conjure Women by Atakora, Afia |
Known author | The Dickens Boy by Tom Keneally |
June
Literary Awards | Title |
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International Dublin Literary Award – 2020 awards postponed due to COVID-19 | Idaho by Emily Ruskovich – 2019 Winner – International Dublin Literary Award |
Walter Scott Prize | The Redeemed by Tim Pears – 2020 Shortlist – Walter Scott Prize |
Australian Book Industry Awards | Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham – 2020 Longlist – Australian Book Industry Awards |
Year-long Challenge: Twisted Trivia | Title |
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Genre is thriller | The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel |
Hand on the cover | The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau by Graeme Macrae Burnet |
Horse on the cover | The Redeemed by Tim Pears |
Other | Title |
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Recommended; Australian setting and author | A Treacherous Country by K.M. Kruimink |
Known author | Gulliver’s Wife by Lauren Chater |
Recommended | How Much of These Hills is Gold? by C. Pam Zhan |
July
National and International Days | Title |
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Somalia 1 July | Crossbones by Nuruddin Farah |
Year-long Challenge: Twisted Trivia | Title |
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The title is one word starts with the letter “D”. | Dreamland, Nancy Bilyeau |
Book is part of a trilogy | Crossbones by Nuruddin Farah |
Stormy seas | On the Java Ridge by Jock Serong |
Originally published in French | After the Circus, by Patrick Modiano Translated by Mark Polizzotti |
Other | Title |
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Recommended; Historical Fiction | Shadowplay by Joseph O’Connor |
Australian author; Historical Fiction | On a Barbarous Coast by Craig Cormick & Harold Ludwick |
Recommended | The End of October, Lawrence Wright |
Recommended; Historical Fiction | Tyll, Daniel Kehlmann Translated Ross Benjamin |
Recommended | Eight Lives by Susan Hurley |
Recommended | One Good Deed by David Baldacci |
August
Title | For: |
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The Enchanted April, Elizabeth Von Arnim | YLTO: Setting is April, and the word “April” is in the title. |
Fallen land : a novel, Taylor Brown | YLTO: The story is about the American Civil War. |
The Death of Comrade President, Alain Mabanckou. Translated by Helen Stevenson | YLTO: Set in Africa/ African author |
Astonish Me, Maggie Shipstead | YLTO: Theme is Dance |
Quota, Jock Serong | YLTO: The title of the book starts with Q or Z. |
Larchfield, Polly Clark | YLTO: Set in Scotland /a Scottish author. |
Stone Sky Gold Mountain, Mirandi Riwoe. | Australian Historical Fiction |
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald | YLTO: Author’s name is Francis |
One, Patrick Holland | YLTO: Large eye on cover |
September
Title | For: |
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Dragon Teeth, Michael Crichton | YLTO: Theme is dinosaurs |
The Last Migration, Charlotte McConaghy | Recommended to me. |
Simon the Fiddler, Paulette Jiles | YLTO: The theme is the American Civil War. |
Sisters, Daisy Johnson | Recommended to me. |
The Days of Abandonment, Elena Ferrante | Known author |
In the Country of Men, Hisham Matar | YLTO: The book was a prize winner in 2007 |
The Burning Island, Jock Serong | Known author |
Mammoth, Chris Flynn | YLTO: The book is written from an animal’s point of view. |
A Room Made of Leaves : a novel / Kate Grenville. | Known author |
The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Richard Flanagan | YLTO: Author’s name is Richard |
October
Title | For: |
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The Survivors, Jane Harper | Known author |
All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton | Known author |
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason | Recommended to me |
A River With a City Problem, Margaret Cook | 2020 Finalist People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award |
Abstainer, Ian McGuire | Known author |
The Great Homecoming, Anna Kim | National Day, Republic of Korea 3rd October |
I’m thinking of ending things / Iain Reid. | Recommended to me. |
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (No Glanceabook page) | YLTO: Middle grade fiction |
The Brisbane Line / J.P. Powell. | Recommended to me. |
Moonlite: The Tragic Love Story of Captain Moonlite and the Bloody End of the Bushrangers, Linnell, Garry. | Known author |
November
Title | For: |
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The Wreck, Meg Keneally | Known author |
One by One, Ruth Ware | Known author |
Home Stretch, Graham Norton | 2020 shortlisted Popular Fiction Book of the Year Irish Book awards |
Ship of Death : the tragedy of the ‘Emigrant’ / Jane Margaret Smith | Recommended to me. |
The Mother Fault / Kate Mildenhall. | Recommended to me. |
The Guest List / Lucy Foley. | Recommended to me. |
Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys | Dominica Independence Day 3 November |
Lucky’s, Andrew Pippos | Recommended to me. |
Infinite Splendours, Sofie Laguna | Known author |
December
Title: | For: |
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Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam | 2020 Finalist National Book Award for Fiction |
The Map of Salt and Stars, Zeyn Joukhadar | YLTO December Challenge (the word “stars” in the title) |
The Nowhere Child, Christian White | Known author |
The Waiter, Matias Faldbakken Translated by Alice Menzies | Recommended to me. |
Weather, Jenny Offill | Recommended to me. |
The Foundling, Stacey Halls | Recommended to me. |
Silence, Susan Allott | Recommended to me. |
Jack, Marilynne Robinson | Known author. |
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson | Recommended to me. |
The Tender Land, William Kent Krueger | Recommended to me. |