The Next Best Book Clubdiscussion

Please Please Me13/14 complete

“I Saw Her Standing There” - Read a book by a female author
The Sweetest Thing-Jill Shalvis,3/22/15

“Misery” - Read a sad story
Home Front: A Novel-Kristin Hannah,3/22/15

“Anna (Go to Him)” - Read a book with a female name in the title
The Rosie Effect-Graeme Simsion,5/3/15

“Chains” - Read a book about slavery/with slavery as a theme AND/OR a book set in a prison(SET IN A PRISON)
Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard-Laura Bates,4/4/15

“Boys” - Read a book with a male’s name in the title
The One and Only Ivan-Katherine Applegate,2/4/15

“Ask Me Why” - Read a book with the word WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE or WHY in the title

“Please Please Me” - Read a book with a duplicated word in the title
Dream a Little Dream-Kerstin Gier,7/27/15

“Love Me Do” - Read a love story
Unexpected Gifts-Elena Aitken,1/24/15

“P.S. I Love You” - Read a book with a subtitle
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald-Therese Anne Fowler,5/16/15

“Baby It’s You” - Read a book about childhood OR a book you loved as a child
Anne of Green Gables-L.M. Montgomery,7/25/15

“Do You Want to Know a Secret” - Read a book in which a secret is revealed AND/OR a mystery(MYSTERY)
Lending a Paw-Laurie Cass,1/25/15

“A Taste of Honey” - Read a book where food is the central theme OR is in the title of the bookSOURDOUGH IS A FOOD
The Sourdough Wars-Julie Smith,4/11/15

“There’s a Place” - Read a book that has a location in the title
The Mark of Athena-Rick Riordan,2/21/15

“Twist and Shout” - Read a book about abuse or where abuse/abusive family is the main theme
Not My Father's Son: A Memoir-Alan Cumming,5/20/15

With the Beatles10/14 complete

“It Won’t Be Long” - Read a book that is less than 200 pages(176 PAGES)
Death Turns a Trick-Julie Smith,1/30/15

“All I’ve Got to Do” - Read a book that has been on you TBR list for more than a year(ON LIST SINCE 11/26/13)
Lawful Escort-Tina Folsom,1/18/15

“All My Loving” - Read a book by your favourite author
Fairest-Marissa Meyer,3/11/15

“Don’t Bother Me” - Read a book in one sitting/one day/one weekend
The Chronicles of Marr-nia-Karen Cantwell,1/18/15

“Little Child” - Read a children’s or YA book
Flawless-Sara Shepard,3/14/15

“Till There Was You” - Read a story of lost love
The Matchmaker-Elin Hilderbrand,9/22/15

“Please Mister Postman” - Read a book written in letter form AND/OR a book with a specific title in the location
Miss Kane's Christmas-Caroline Mickelson,1/18/15

“Roll Over Beethoven” - Read a book where the main character is a musician OR a book about music
Cross My Heart-Abigail Strom,3/28/15

“Hold Me Tight” - Read a book you would never ever give away

“You Really Got a Hold on Me” - Read a book about addiction or where addiction is the main focus
All Fall Down-Jennifer Weiner,6/18/15

“I Wanna Be Your Man” - Read a Man Booker Prize-winner

“Not a Second Time” - Re-read a book
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography-Neil Patrick Harris,7/27/15 (originally read 12/14/14)

"Devil in her Heart" - Read a book that centers around evil or the devil

“Money (That’s What I Want)” - Read a book about economics or finance

A Hard Day’s Night9/12 complete

“A Hard Day’s Night” - Read a book that has been made into a movie
The Host-Stephenie Meyer,1/18/15

“I Should Have Known Better” - Read a book from an adult's point of view looking back over their childhood
Sharp Objects-Gillian Flynn,12/4/15

“If I Fell” - Read a book by one of your favorite authors
Three Wishes-Liane Moriarty,3/31/15

“I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” - Read a book about dancing – fiction or nonfiction
Astonish Me-Maggie Shipstead,1/3/15

“Tell Me Why” - Read a memoir
I Regret Nothing: A Memoir-Jen Lancaster,7/3/15

“Can’t Buy Me Love” - Buy a book and read it immediatelyBOUGHT APRIL 5, 2015
Love Bats Last-Pamela Aares,4/20/15

“Any Time at All” - Read a book that has lasted the test of time, is appropriate throughout the ages, appeals to YA and adult, et cetera

“I’ll Cry Instead” - Read a sad story
The Bridges of Madison County-Robert James Waller,7/24/15

“Things We Said Today” - Read a book of letters AND/OR read a current events book, magazine(5pts) or journal(5pts)
The Good Luck of Right Now-Matthew Quick,8/3/15

“When I Get Home” - Read a book about home or family dynamics
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry-Fredrik Backman,9/14/15

“You Can’t Do That” - Read a banned book

“I’ll Be Back” - Read a book that has been re-written from another character’s perspective (exp. Ahab’s Wife, Finn, etc.)

Beatles for Sale9/14 complete

“No Reply” - Read a book where disappointment is a key focus AND/OR Read a book by an author who has published only one book
Wildalone-Krassi Zourkova,3/23/15

“I’m a Loser” - Read a book in which the main character is an outcast
Life on Hold-Karen McQuestion,8/15/15

“Baby’s in Black” - Read a book with a color in the title
Sapphire Blue-Kerstin Gier,1/8/15

“Rock and Roll Music” - Read a book that shares its name with a song title
Invisible-James Patterson,7/5/15 (Hunter Hayes - "Invisible")

“I’ll Follow the Sun” - Read a book about the weather AND/OR read a self-improvement book

“Mr. Moonlight” - Read a book about someone who works a second job

“Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey” - Read a book with a repeat word in the title
Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst-Robert I. Sutton,10/28/15

“Eight Days a Week” - Read a book with a number in the title
Honeymoon for One-Chris Keniston,3/26/15

“Words of Love” - Read a book of poetry

“Honey Don’t “- Read a book from the banned book list

“Every Little Thing” - Read a book of short stories
You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas-Augusten Burroughs,11/13/15

“I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party” - Read a book centreing around conformity

“What You’re Doing” - Read a book about a profession you find interesting and that you wish you were doing(PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER)
A Pretty Mess-Carla Caruso,4/2/15

“Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby” - Read a book centreing around dating
A Twist of Date-Susan Hatler,1/17/15

Help!7/14 complete

“Help!” - Read a how-to or technical book OR create a poll and have the other Sidebarians help select your next read

“The Night Before” - Read a book centreing around anticipation

“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” - Read a book about secrets
The Midwife's Confession-Diane Chamberlain,4/25/15

“I Need You” - Read a book about something you cannot live without
Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library-Don Borchert,7/5/15

“Another Girl” - Read a book with two female main characters
Pretty Girls-Karin Slaughter,12/11/15

“You’re Going to Lose That Girl” - Read a book where cheating is a focus
The Vacationers-Emma Straub,5/11/15

“Ticket to Ride” - Read a book about travel (fiction or non-fiction)

“Act Naturally “- Read a book about the environment

“It’s Only Love” - Read a book that received a 5-star rating from a fellow TNBBC member
Breaking Silence-Linda Castillo,8/12/15

“You Like Me Too Much” - Read a book about unrequited love

“Tell Me What You See” - Read a travelogue book

“I’ve Just Seen a Face” - Read a book with a body part in the title
Witch Eyes-Scott Tracey,8/30/15

“Yesterday” - Read a historical (non-fiction) book

“Dizzy Miss Lizzy” - Read a lesser-known book by a well-known author
An Unexpected Song-Iris Johansen,1/6/15

Rubber Soul6/14 complete

“Drive My Car” - Read a book about a road trip

“Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” - Read a book by Haruki Murakami

“You Won’t See Me” - Read a book in which a character has a supernatural power

“Nowhere Man” - Read a travelogue

“Think for Yourself” - Read a book despite some negative reviews
Love Me If You Must-Nicole Young,5/8/15

“The Word” - Read a book with a one-word title
Insurgent-Veronica Roth,4/18/15

“Michelle” - Read a book that has a female name as its title (the title can only consist of the name)

“What Goes On” Read a book written by two or more collaborating authors
The Lost-James Patterson,5/1/15

“Girl” - Read a book with the word "girl" in the title
The Girl on the Train-Paula Hawkins,4/10/15

“I’m Looking Through You” - Read a book about spirits/ghosts

“In My Life” - Read a biography/autobiography/memoir
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible-A.J. Jacobs,8/6/15

“Wait” - Read a book with the word stop in the title

“If I Needed Someone” - Read a book about a famous duo or book that revolves around two best friends
Miss Mayhem-Rachel Hawkins,8/1/15

“Run for Your Life” - Read a book about a sport

SINGLE RELEASED IN 19658/15 complete

"Day Tripper" - Read a book of travel writing near your home

Revolver

“Taxman” - Read a book about the economy/money

“Eleanor Rigby” - Read a book with a character in the title
A Man Called Ove-Fredrik Backman,6/8/15

“I’m Only Sleeping” - Read a bedtime story or a story set during the nigh time

“Love You To” - Read a book recommended by an author or a book that is listed as an author's favorite. (Book must not be written by the author. Book can also be an author recommendation.)

“Here, There and Everywhere” - Read a book with a punctuation mark in the title
Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything-George Takei,8/10/15


“Yellow Submarine” - Read a book with a color in the title
Emerald Green-Kerstin Gier,3/1/15

“She Said She Said” - Read a book recommended by a female celebrity

“Good Day Sunshine” - Read a book with weather in the title (Rain, Sun, Clouds, Thunder, etc.)
Ice-Linda Howard,9/26/15

“And Your Bird Can Sing” - Read a book with an animal in the title
Lions and Tigers and Bears (The Internet Strikes Back)-George Takei,8/21/15

“For No One” - Read a book with only one word in the title
Home-Matthew J. Costello,10/21/15

“Doctor Robert” - Read a book that has a doctor as a main character/about a doctor or about something medical

“I Want to Tell You” - Read a book recommended by a friend
Sworn to Silence-Linda Castillo,5/27/15

“Got to Get You into My Life” - Read a book about unrequited love

“Tomorrow Never Knows" - Read a book set in the future (of when it was written – ex. 1984)
IlluminaebyAmie Kaufman,12/14/15

SINGLE RELEASED IN 19665/13 complete

"Paperback Writer" - Read a paperback book
Glazed Murder-Jessica Beck,5/25/15

Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” - Read a tear-jerker or a very depressing book
The Lovers-Vendela Vida,11/12/15

“With a Little Help from My Friends” - ask someone to recommend you a book and read it.
The Astronaut Wives Club-Lily Koppel,7/30/15

“Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” - Read a book where drugs/drug use is a central theme

“Getting Better” - read a book with Getting or Better in the title

“Fixing a Hole” - Read a how-to book

“She’s Leaving Home” - Read a coming of age story

“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” - Read a book about childhood
Saving Ceecee Honeycutt-Beth Hoffman,6/8/15

“Within You Without You” - Read a book about a person with multiple personalities or a personality disorder

“When I’m Sixty-Four” - Read a book that's at least 64 years old

“Lovely Rita” - Read a book with Lovely or Rita in the title

“Good Morning Good Morning” - Read a book with Good or Morning in the title, OR a book with the same word twice in the title(SAME WORD TWICE IN TITLE)
One Plus One-Jojo Moyes,3/29/15

“A Day in the Life” - Read a book where the main action happens within a 24-hour period AND/OR a historical fiction book

Magical Mystery Tour6/11 complete

“Magical Mystery Tour” - Read a fantasy or mystery book
Ceremony-Robert B. Parker,5/30/15

“The Fool on the Hill “- Read a book/play that includes a foolish character

“Flying” - Read a book with Flying in the title

“Blue Jay Way” - Read a book with birds or the word "bird" or a type of bird in the title
Murder With Peacocks-Donna Andrews,8/30/15

“Your Mother Should Know” - Read a book about a mother/child relationship or a book dedicated to a mother
Where We Belong-Emily Giffin,11/24/15

“I Am the Walrus” - Read a book with an animal in the title

“Hello, Goodbye” - Read a book about love gained and love lost AND/OR read a book written by an author who is now deceased

“Strawberry Fields Forever” - Read a book with a type of food in the title
One Bad Apple-Sheila Connolly,4/25/15

“Penny Lane” – Read a book written by an English author or set in England
Shopaholic to the Rescue-Sophie Kinsella,12/6/15

“Baby, You’re a Rich Man” - Read a Pulitzer Prize-winner

“All You Need is Love” - Read a romance or love story
Three Wishes-Stephanie Bond,1/11/15

The White Album12/30 complete

“Back in the USSR” - Read a book by a Russian author or set in Russia

“Dear Prudence” - Read a book of letters/written in letter form
Dear Committee Members: A novel-Julie Schumacher,9/2/15

“Glass Onion” - Read a book with Glass or Onion in the title

“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La,Da” - Read a book by an African author or set in Africa

“Wild Honey Pie” - Read a book with Wild, Honey, or Pie in the title

“The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” - Read a book that is part of series(#3 IN SERIES)
William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return-Ian Doescher,1/4/15

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” - Read a tragedy/a book centering on tragedy

“Happiness is a Warm Gun” - Read a true crime/thriller/mystery novelMYSTERY
One Kick-Chelsea Cain,4/12/15

“Martha My Dear” - Read a book with a woman's name in the title

“I’m So Tired” - Read a book where illness is the main focus

“Blackbird” - Read a book about letting something go

“Piggies “- Read a book about corporate greed

“Rocky Raccoon” - Read a book with alliteration in the title
Livin' Lahaina Loca-JoAnn Bassett,11/28/15

“Don’t Pass Me By” - Read a book that has been on your TBR list for over a year
The Secret Place-Tana French,7/17/15 (on list since 7/10/14)

“Why Don’t We Do It in the Road” - Read a sexy-time book
Cure for the Common Breakup-Beth Kendrick,6/14/15

“I Will” - Read a book that you have found daunting in the past and have put off reading it

“Julia” - Read a book with a leading character named Julia or with Julia in the title

(album 2)

“Birthday” - Read a book published in the year of your birth

“Yer Blues” - Read a book about depression or a book where the cover is the color blue
Catch Me a Catch-Sally Clements,1/14/15


“Mother Nature’s Son” - Read a book about the environment

“Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” - read a book that got a big ole secret in it
The Husband's Secret-Liane Moriarty,1/20/15

“Sexy Sadie” – Read an erotic book

“Helter Skelter” – Read a true crime book

“Long, Long, Long” – Read a trilogy, quartet or any series with at least three books
#1 -Pines-Blake Crouch,5/15/15 (#1 in Wayward Pines trilogy)
#2 -Wayward-Blake Crouch,7/11/15 (#2 in Wayward Pines trilogy)
#3 -The Last Town-Blake Crouch,7/12/15 (#3 in Wayward Pines trilogy)

“Revolution 1” - Read a Banned Book

“Honey Pie” - Read a book about food
Food: A Love Story-Jim Gaffigan,6/23/15

“Savoy Truffle” - Read a book with Savoy or Truffle in the title

“Cry Baby Cry” - Read a book about babies/birth
A Very Special Delivery-Linda Goodnight,1/27/15

“Revolution 9” - Read a book with war as a central theme or that takes place during war time
At the Water's Edge-Sara Gruen,12/10/15

“Good Night” - Read a book that takes place over the course of one night

Yellow Submarine (1969)3/12 complete

“Only a Northern Song” - Read a book by a Canadian author

“All Together Now” - Read one of the group reads or a book club read

“Hey Bulldog” - Read a book that has a main character with a dog as his/her sidekick or a book with a dog on the cover.
Relative Identity-Holly Patrone11/18/15

“It’s All Too Much” - Read a book over 700 pages

“All You Need Is Love” - Read a book about religion, spirituality or religious controversies

“Pepperland” - Read a book set in India

“Sea of Time” - Read a book about time travel or in which time is a central element

“Sea of Holes” – Read a book set at sea

“Sea of Monsters” – Read a book with a monster, zombie or mythical creature (etc.) as a character
The Vampire's Warden-S.J. Wright,11/23/15

“March of the Meanies” - Read a book about the holocaust
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas-John Boyne,10/9/15

“Pepperland Laid Waste” - Read a book about something nuclear or a post-apocalyptic book

“Yellow Submarine in Pepperland” - Read a book with a color in the title

Abbey Road (1969)4/17 complete

“Come Together” - Read a book at the same time as another TNBBC member

“Something” - Read a book about anything
Pray for Silence-Linda Castillo,6/5/15

“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” - Read a murder mystery
Kneading to Die-Liz Mugavero,4/7/15

“Oh! Darling” - Read a book where the main character is an aristocrat

“Octopus’s Garden” - Read a book with an animal in the title

“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” - Read a book over 1000 pages

“Here Comes the Sun” - Read a book set in the summer or with the word summer in the title
Summer Beach Vets: Playing Santa-H.Y. Hanna,12/20/15

“Because” - Read something....just because
All Fall Down-Ally Carter,4/16/15

“You Never Give Me Your Money” - Read a book about business or government

“Sun King” - Read a book about the monarchy

“Mean Mr. Mustard” - Read a book about cooking

“Polythene Pam” - Read a book with the name Pam in the title or where Pam is a leading character

“She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” - Read a book about a secret love affair

“Golden Slumbers” - Read a book by an author who is deceased

“Carry That Weight” - Read a book centered on health, good eating, sport, fitness, etc

“The End” - Read a book with the word END in the title

“Her Majesty” - Read a book about royalty (fiction or non-fiction)

LET IT BE (1970)6/14 complete

“Two of Us” - Read a book about a famous duo (can be fiction or non-fiction but the duo must be non-fiction)

“Dig a Pony” - Read a book with horses in it or the word "horse/pony" in the title

“Across the Universe” - Read a science fiction or fantasy book
The Cemetery Boys-Heather Brewer,8/2/15

“I Me Mine” - Read a book with a pronoun in the title
I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You-Courtney Maum,7/6/15

“Dig It” - Read a book on the NY Times Bestseller List

“Let It Be” - Read a classic

“Maggie Mae” - Read a book thats title contains alliteration
Naughty Neighbor-Janet Evanovich,12/15/15

“I’ve Got a Feeling” - Read a book of poetry

“One After 909” (Read a book over 909 pages)

“The Long and Winding Road” - Read a book over 900 pages

“For You Blue” - Read a book given to you as a gift

“Get Back” - Read a book you couldn’t finish
The Devil in the Junior League-Linda Francis Lee,6/13/15 (started earlier this year and couldn't get into it. Restarted it and finished it in June.)

"Free As a Bird" - Read a book of your choice
Soulbound-Heather Brewer,5/22/15

"Devil in her Heart - Read a book where the main character is evil, or actually the devil
Eighth Grave After Dark-Darynda Jones,6/3/15

I didn't get through as many tasks as I had hoped but this was fun. I'm looking forward to the REM challenge.

Finished 98 out of 194 tasks.

Wow! Not too shabby at all Rebecca!!