January 2022 List of the Month: The Phantom List...

Hello all—Happy New Year to you! May 2022 bring you all many blessings, and many wonderful reading experiences!

With the coming of the new year comes a new month, and that means it's time for a new List of the Month.

Topics/themes already requested include:

1. Poetry (could be general, or more specific)
2. Non-English language works (this would need to be made far more specific)
3. Desert Island Books (not clear whether this means books you'd take to a desert island, or books about people on desert islands, i.e.: the Robinsonade)
4. The First Book(s) You Remember Reading
5. Best Books of a Certain Decade or Other Time Period
6. Best Youth or YA Fiction of a Certain Period
7. Your Country/State's Bestseller/Classic/Best/Most Recent Book
8. Best Sports Writing
9. Noirvember - Best Noir (for next November)
10. Best Books with Animal Protagonists
11. Best Graphic Novels
12. Best Books about Immigrants
13. Best Surreal Books
14. Books Made Into Great Movies

Additional suggestions are, as always, very welcome. What would you like our January list to highlight?

Well, I wouldn't mind doing the best sports writing or the first books you remember reading. #7 needs to be more specific.

Since it's a new year, top 5 books that taught you something new?

Has there been a decision yet? How about wintry books?

>4 sturlington: My apologies to you, and to everyone else. I've been quite ill the last few weeks, and was away from work for a while. Back now, but just getting into the swing of things again. We've decided to skip January, when it comes to lists, and proceed to February. As that starts tomorrow, I'll put up a new Talk thread.

>5 AbigailAdams26: So sorry to hear it, and I hope you are feeling better now!

Glad to know you're better >5 AbigailAdams26:!

>6 sturlington: >7 susanbooks: Thank you!