The New Rooster

Here‘s my guesses for the 2024 ToB longlist. I can‘t see it without some major releases like Rooney‘s Intermezzo, Powers‘ Playground, and Everett‘s James. Ones that are interesting that may be too contemporary are Thorpe‘s Margo‘s Got Money Troubles or Lombardo‘s Same As It Ever Was. One could make a case for Camp Litsy‘s Bear, too. I think one about AI robots will make it in: the Gatwood above, Annie Bot or maybe Hey, Zoey. #tobwaiting

squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Megabooks Thanks for coming up with this idea, B!! 3w

Bookwormjillk My TBR is getting so long! I can‘t wait to see the list. 3w

squirrelbrain Great choices! I really want to read the Senna but it‘s not easily available over here yet. 3w

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BarbaraBB Thanks for sharing yours Meg! I think your analysis is spot on and i can‘t wait to see if the TOB agrees. Also I love your choices; I read two of course for #CampLitsy24 and an super interested in the others. 3w

Megabooks @Bookwormjillk I am so excited about it!! 3w

Megabooks @squirrelbrain oh boo!! I hope you‘re able to read it at some point. Maybe a kindle deal in the future?? 3w

Megabooks @BarbaraBB thanks! I‘m really excited to see which new wonderfully weird books they‘ll have! 3w

Meshell1313 Good guesses!!! I can totally see that! 3w

Megabooks @Meshell1313 thanks! I can‘t wait to see what they come up with. 3w

Ruthiella I almost picked Whoever You Are Honey for my list. I‘ve not read it yet but want to based on your review on Litsy. 3w

Suet624 Great picks. I hope you‘re right because I‘ve already read a bunch of them and it would save me a bunch of time to not have to read as many! 3w

Megabooks @Ruthiella it was a surprise hit! I liked Hey, Zoey, too, but it wasn‘t quite as good as the Gatwood. I found Annie Bot too stressful and bailed. I can‘t deal with abusive relationships in books sometimes.

Hey, Zoey

Megabooks @Ruthiella I am reading this domestic abuse memoir, but I‘m unsure whether I‘ll finish.

A Survivor's Education: Women, Violence, and the Stories We Don't Tell

Megabooks @Suet624 yes! I‘ve read all but The Night Guest, and that‘s on my TBR for this month. Pink Slime I didn‘t care for, but it‘s on the NBA translation longlist, so I think it has a shot. Plus they always pick it least one dystopian. 3w

Chelsea.Poole @Ruthiella I also had Whoever You Are Honey on my list before changing it out. 3w

Chelsea.Poole This is a great list and I agree with your choices. I think Martyr will make an appearance. 3w

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Hooked_on_books

The New Rooster | Rilla Alexander

Ok, here‘s my “I hope they‘re on the TOB longlist cuz I want to read them and haven‘t yet” picks. 😬 Tagging those who have already posted theirs.

#TOBwaiting

Bookwormjillk, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB, Ruthiella

Ruthiella Great group of books. I‘ve read the Khong title and I‘ve read other books from Abby Geni and Julia Armfield, but the rest are completely new and sound really incredible. 3w

Bookwormjillk I almost added Misinterpretation to my list too. I‘m going to read it for sure. 3w

squirrelbrain My TBR is getting longer…. I‘ve read the Armfield and own the Khong but the rest are all new to me. 3w

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Chelsea.Poole Nice picks! I am interested in

Private Rites

BarbaraBB I have read none of these and am interested in them all 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 (edited) 3w

sarahbarnes I didn‘t know Armfield had a new one out - very exciting! 3w

BkClubCare Yay! Thank you 😊 3w

Megabooks I did not realize Armfeld had a new one! Thanks for sharing. And I did read The Unshrinking and loved it. Thanks for your kind recs as always!! 3w

Hooked_on_books @Megabooks That‘s great about Unshrinking. Really good book. And the Armfield is out in December. I can‘t wait! @sarahbarnes (edited) 3w

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Bookwormjillk

The New Rooster | Rilla Alexander

Here‘s my hopes for the #TOBlonglist @BarbaraBB
#TOBWaiting

Ruthiella Ooh. The Unmothers sounds quite creepy and good. 😱😃 3w

squirrelbrain I‘ve just read Entitlement but the rest are all new to me. 3w

BarbaraBB You‘re having Mina‘s Matchbox too. So excited for that one. As for the others, I can‘t wait to check them out! 3w

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Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB yes I loved

Memory Police

BarbaraBB Me too and especially

The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel

BkClubCare Yay! I so appreciate everyone‘s lists. Getting a jump on the possibles - woo hoo! 3w

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - LOVED that one. No wonder that author name jumped out at me. 3w

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - it so does! Creepy, for sure. 3w

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB haven‘t read that one yet! 3w

Bookwormjillk @squirrelbrain I really want to love that one despite the reviews so it made my list. 3w

Megabooks I definitely think Entitlement and The Unmothers have a great shot. Unmothers sounds wonderfully f‘ed up! 3w

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squirrelbrain

The New Rooster | Rilla Alexander

#ToBwaiting

Great idea @BarbaraBB to post our thoughts on what might be on the ToB longlist, but very difficult to choose just 6!

I haven‘t read any of these but either own them or have access to them on a platform such as Everand (my library apps are not ‘weird‘ enough for the ToB! 🤪)

I‘ll also tag two below that I think should be on the list but probably too UK-based to be included.

Megabooks

squirrelbrain I‘m listening to this one at the moment and LOVING it.

Our London Lives

squirrelbrain I haven‘t read this yet, but have it on audio.

Above Us the Sea

Ruthiella Ooh! I definitely want to read The Extinction of Irina Rey! I didn‘t think of the Hari Kunzru title, AND I OWN IT! 😂 3w

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squirrelbrain @ruthiella - I‘ve had Irena Rey on my Women‘s Prize and Booker prediction lists as well - I‘ve got to be right some time, haven‘t I?! 3w

BarbaraBB Oh wow these are so obscure I haven‘t heard of most of them! I have read Irena Rey but that‘s about it. So exciting! 3w

sarahbarnes Fun list! More for my TBR! 3w

Bookwormjillk I Cheerfully Refuse was on my summer list but I never got to it. Must do that soon. 3w

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - actually this collection is more familiar to me, tho I haven‘t read any. It‘s so interesting what/when titles wiggle into the brain 🧠, huh? 🤔 NOT ENOUGH TIME 3w

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare It is, and how we end up liking such similar books! (edited) 3w

Megabooks Great choices, Helen! I‘m getting the Greenwell for Christmas and am very excited. I think it being about the US health system will hit hard. 😬😬 3w

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BarbaraBB

The New Rooster | Rilla Alexander

#TOBwaiting

In a recent post of @BkClubCare we‘ve been guessing about the ToB longlist, which will be published sometime in November. I thought why not make the most of our anticipation and share the six books we hope to see on that longlist?

It‘ll definitely give us some inspiration for books to check out - whether they make the longlist or not.

These are mine, I hope you‘ll share yours!

(Tagging the #CampLitsy24 participants for a start)

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, LitsyEvents

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @Amiable @AmyG @BarbaraJean @batsy @bennettBookworm @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk 3w

BarbaraBB @BookWrym @cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel 3w

BarbaraBB @Cuilin @Cupcake12 @dabbe @Daisey @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread @decalino @DGRachel @elizamarie @ErikasMindfulShelf @Flaneurette @GatheringBooks @Gissy 3w

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BarbaraBB @Graciouswarriorprincess @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @jas16 @jenniferw88 @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG 3w

BarbaraBB @julieclair @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse 3w

BarbaraBB @Lizpixie @maggie4483 @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper 3w

BarbaraBB @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Readerann @RebelReader @Roary47 @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 3w

BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @Suet624 @Susanita @TEArificbooks @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @well-readneck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape @zuhkeeyah 3w

Ruthiella Thanks for the tag! I‘ll take a crack at it! 🎶 It‘s the most wonderful time of the year 🎵 Rooster time! 🐓 3w

Bookwormjillk I don‘t even know where to start, but I‘ll give it a try! 3w

Hooked_on_books I like this idea, but like the others, I‘ll have to think about this a bit. I notice 5 of your books seem to have a color scheme theme. 3w

Bookwormjillk What are the guidelines for the tournament? Is it anything published in 2024? 3w

CatLass007 Thanks for the tag. What does #ToB stand for? Several of these books are on my wish list. 3w

cariashley Yay, I‘ve been waiting for TOB news! I‘m hoping to get back into it this time after not being able to do it last time (life…). Will have to think about this! 3w

Suet624 I rely solely on other Litsy recommendations and you all have never steered me wrong. 3w

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk Yes! Just books published in 2024. All choices are arbitrary as they say themselves! 3w

BarbaraBB @CatLass007 You can read all about it here: https://www.tournamentofbooks.com/about 3w

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB thanks! I wasn‘t sure if they removed the books from Camp TOB but couldn‘t find anything on their website. I‘ll have to go back to my #CampLitsy lists to see what I missed. 3w

BarbaraBB @cariashley I hope you‘ll be there again, we‘ve missed you! 3w

AmyG Thanks for the tag! I need to think about this. 3w

Susanita I‘ll have to think about it too… 3w

squirrelbrain Exciting! I‘ll post mine later (or tomorrow…. Or the weekend!) ❤️ 3w

Cathythoughts These all look good. I must investigate 👍🏻♥️ 3w

Larkken Ooh, fun! I‘ll have a snoop… 3w

sarahbarnes Fun list and fun idea! 😃 Mina‘s Matchbox is definitely on my list of books I‘m excited to read. I tried reading If Only recently and couldn‘t get into it, but I think it was just me at the time because I loved her other book. 3w

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Wow, you did try If Only already! I just discovered its existence 🤩. But I loved her other book too so I have high hopes. I hope it just wasn‘t the moment to start it for you 🤞🏽

Is Mother Dead

sarahbarnes Honestly I think I had a book hangover from Intermezzo when I tried to start it. I‘ll likely try again. 3w

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! Will give it some thought! 💜 3w

CatLass007 Thank you for the link! 3w

Meshell1313 Ooh fun! I think James for sure will make the cut! 3w

Chelsea.Poole Very exciting! This will be fun! 3w

Chelsea.Poole Also, great guesses! I really want to read Liars. I‘m on hold for the audio. 3w

dabbe Thanks for the inspiration! 🤩😀🤗 3w

Caroline2 Ohhh exciting!! 😃 3w

BkClubCare Oh MY!! 👏😆🎉 3w

CarolynM All the books on the ToB list are usually new to me. I‘ll have a look at these that you have chosen🙂 3w

Megabooks Liars made me so angry!! I think you‘re right on target with Fruit, and I enjoyed it. I checked out Mina‘s again today. Hopefully I‘ll get to it this time!! 3w

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GatheringBooks

The New Rooster | Rilla Alexander

#JanuaryJazz Day 5: This book seems perfect for #NationalBirdDay plus “New” Rooster for the New Year. Overdrive haul. Review is forthcoming. Posting in advance as will be traveling this week.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs ❤️🐔🧡 2y

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