Librariansteffen2 Challenges Again

1. A book with an ugly cover Fervor
2. Something that takes place in multiple countries The Exchange
3. Set in the city Entitlement
4. Involves warriors or mercenaries Assassin's Quest
5. Epistolary or diary format Dear Mr. Knightley
6. Title contains a person's name James
7. Written by an author 65 or olderLucy By the Sea
8. A book with nothing on the cover but the title and author Erasure
9. Features a paper based item in the plot Fatal First Edition
10. Reread a favorite book Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
11. Something themed around food or cookingGolden Spoon
12. A book with fewer than 100 copies on LT Genius of Judy
13. Read a CAT Prize CAT One the Missed Out Women's Prize for Fiction River East, River West
14. A book featuring water Wedding People
15. A book written in another cultural traditionGreat Divide
16. The words "Big" or "Little" in the title Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
17. A book featuring twins The Grammarians
18. A short story collection / AnthologyRoman Stories
19. Read a current/recent bestseller Lost Bookshop
20. A book about a topic about which you have specific knowledge or expertise That Librarian!
21. A book about Friendship The Women
22. First published in a year ending in 24 Underground Library
23. A book from one of the libraries listed under the "Similar libraries" featured on your LT profile page After Annie booklady2031
24. Something written by a person of colour Colored Television
25. A three-word title. Paris In Ruins

PrizeCAT

January: Long-Running Prizes - pamelad
February: A Prize from Your Own Country - NinieB
March: A Prize That's New to You - pamelad
April: Women's Writing Ish63
May: Doubling Up - books that won two or more awards - Robertgreaves
June: Book Lists - Tess_W
July: A Prize from a Country Other than Your Own - JayneCM
August: A Prize for a Genre - susanna.fraser
September: A prize winner/longlist/shortlist that also fits another CAT/KIT- NinieB
October: One That Missed Out - a book on a shortlist/longlist that didn't win -River East, River West
November: Children's Book Awards - Tess_W
December: A Prize of Your Choice - antqueen

AlphaKIT Print Collection

X & Z Yearlong - Yearlong thread

Jan - A Y -
Feb - F E - James by Percival Everett
Mar - H R
Apr - U O
May - N P
Jun - J B
Jul - I S Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
Aug - M G
Sep - V C
Oct - D T
Nov - L W
Dec - K Q

AlphaKIT Kindle Collection

X & Z Yearlong - Yearlong thread

Jan - A Y - Privilege by Mary Adkins,
Feb - F E -
Mar - H R Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
Apr - U O
May - N P
Jun - J B
Jul - I S Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Aug - M G The Exchange by John Grisham, Game of Lies by Claire Mackintosh
Sep - V C
Oct - D T
Nov - L W
Dec - K Q Murder at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan

Book of the Month Books
1. The Women

Historical Fiction Challenge

1. Read a work of historical fiction set in the country you’re from James
2. Read a work of historical fiction set in a different country to the one you’re from Great Divide
3. Read a work of historical fiction set in your favorite historical time period to read about Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
4. Read a work of historical fiction set in a time period you’re less familiar with Phoenix Crown
5. Read a work of historical fiction with a speculative element An Intrigue of Witches
6. Read a work of historical fiction about a real historical figure or a specific historical event Followed by the Lark
7. Read a work of historical fiction of over 500 pages By Any Other Name
8. Read a Classic work (written/published at least 60 years ago) or Bonus: Read a Classic work of historical fiction (written at least 60 years ago about a time period at least sixty years before the work was written/published)

Nonfiction

MysteryKIT

January—short story mysteries
February—true unsolved mysteries
March—historical
April--series
May—golden age
June—authors new to you
July—cross genre mysteries
August—amateurs—
September—upstairs/downstairs
October--not too scary mysteries-
December--culinary mysteries--

AlphaKit for 2025

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APR K E -
MAY I D -
JUN C Q -
JUL W T -
AUG N J -
SEP B M -
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DEC V R -

YEARLONG: X and Z