------ ------ Gilmore Girls inspired reading list (found probably in December '22?)

• Jan '23 - short book - A Room With A View by E.M. Forester
• Feb '23 - play or short story - The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway
• Mar '23 - a book adapted to a film - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
  • The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Apr '23 - a popular author - Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote
• Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
• Inferno by Dan Brown
• Deception Point by Dan Brown
• May '23 - a diverse book - The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank
• Jun '23 - a classic book - either Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury or Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
• Jul '23 - poetry - Poems by Lord Alfred Tennyson
• Aug '23 - a children's book - Madeleine by Ludwig Bemelmans
• Sep '23 - author from another country - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky or Ana Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
• Oct '23 - a banned book - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
• Nov '23 - non-fiction book) - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
  • A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
• Dec '23 - a book on your TBR to be read list - Trainspotting by Irving Welsh

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• Jan '24 - a kid's book - Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (on last year's list) OR Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
• Feb '24 - a book adapted to film - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• Mar '24 - a book by a female author) - The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
• Apr '24 - a classic book) - Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• May '24 - a popular book - The Shining by Stephen King
• Jun '24 - a book Rory Gilmore read - The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
  • Blowing Up Russia by Alexander Litvinenko (inspired by after randomly visiting his grave in London in May '24 and being so moved by his story)
• Jul '24 - a short book) - Candide by Voltaire
• Aug '24 - A Book From 2000-2007) - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain (on last year's list), The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• Sep '24 - a book Jess Mariano Read - A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
• Oct '24 - Shakespeare - A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
• Nov '24 - a non-fiction book - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
• Dec '24 - a book on your to-be-read (TBR) list - Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (obligatory repeat)

------ ------ leftover book club physical picks from my work

• Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014)by author Bryan Stevenson
  • August 2022 at my work's book club
• Woman Up by Aimee Cohen
• Untamed - Stop Pleasing, Start Living by Glennon Doyle
• Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis
• Bossypants by Tina Fey

------ ------ Thirsty Pups Brewery (SA) book club

• Jan/Feb '24 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
  • "this read is perfect for the day after Valentine's described as 'warm, funny and heartbreakingly hopeful'!"
• Feb/Mar '24 - A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
• Mar/Apr '24 - Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra
  • "...a psychological thriller described as creepy, compelling and utterly original"
• Apr/May '24 - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
  • "a heart-stopping WWII story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park who face a betrayal and a mystery after the war"
• May/Jun '24 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
  • "a murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel... charming, smart, heart-blistering, and heart-healing"
• Jul/Aug '24 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
  • "a cleverly crafted, superbly plotted, classic whodunnit mystery with a brilliant twist"
• Aug/Sep '24 - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
  • "an emotionally layered and engrossing story of a family that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?"
• Sep/Oct '24 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison
  • "a darkly, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true"
• Oct/Nov '24 - The Dry by Jane Harper
  • "about a small town that hides big secrets! An atmospheric page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author"
• Nov/Dec '24 - Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
  • "is a clever and cozy whodunnit full of twists and turns... imagine if Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club kissed under the mistletoe"
• Dec/Jan '25 - Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch
  • "is an acutely observant, feel-good mystery that reveals the humanity of animals and beastliness of humans in a rocking escapade of epic proportions"
• Jan/Feb '25 - Bright Young Woman by Jessica Knoll
  • "is a breakneck thriller examining our culture's obsession with serial killers and true crime following two women on the pursuit of justice against all odds. A fascinating look at true crime and tabloid culture that's as thoughtful as it is gripping"
• Feb/Mar '25 - Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black
  • "a wise and penetrating novel of empathy and forgiveness"
• Mar/Apr '25 - The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
  • "an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City's most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back."
• Apr/May '25 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
  • "...a shocking, haunting and poignant tale following an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past"

------ ------ Random internet/Insta finds

• Shogun by James Clavell
  • random Reddit book club find from the last...2-4 years?
• Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima
  • random instagram find for a March book club recommendation for 2025. account of 'hothandbookish - "a book club for hot girls who feast on prose and never skip dessert"
  • "for our spring renewal theme... set in early 20th century Japan, a time when the country was changing fast, old traditions clashing with new ideas. At the heart of it is a love story, but it's also about fate, privilege, and the choices that shape our lives. A perfect book to welcome spring!"
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  • found in a little free public library somewhere around town in the last 2 or so years? (between 2023 and 2024 or something?)

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