Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Book Titles That Would Make Great Newspaper Headlines (Submitted by Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next)
Hello Readers! This week’s prompt is such a creative one, but I was surprised by how much of a challenge it became for me. As an over-thinker, I quickly spiraled into being overwhelmed by all my book titles. I had to take a step back and think in more general terms. I decided to focus on five books I’ve read and five on my tbr, which helped to simplify things, as well.
Let’s see what I came up with!
(Link to Goodreads synopsis through book title.)
Books I’ve Read
- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry – This would of course be a travel story—and one I’d like to read!
- Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center – I’ve read this article before and the answer is nothing! You save nothing but yourself.
- Life After Coffee by Virginia Franken – An informational health story about a caffeine addiction??
- The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell – A climate change story that sadly isn’t too farfetched.
- The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson – I would read this article! And now I’m curious—where is the most dangerous place on earth?! (I did google it, but there really isn’t a clear winner. 🤷♀️)
Books from My TBR
- Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams – This could apply to many things, but I see it as a sports article.
- Seven Days in June by Tia Williams – This one could also apply to many things: from weather to sports to entertainment, but sadly, my mind goes to a grim story about a hostage situation.
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney – This is an article we never want to be real!
- 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons – Another climate change story? We lived this here in Texas this past summer.
- The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah – AND a climate change story on the opposite spectrum??
Have you read any of these books? Let me know in the comments!
Happy Wandering!
You have some great picks here! Emily’s would fit a travel piece really well, and Sarah Adam’s is another really good fit. 🙂
Thank you! This was a fun prompt, even if it made me work a little harder. 😉
I sure hope I never see a headline that talks about BODY SNATCHERS. EEk!
Me either! 😆
I found it a challenge too and it was me who thought up the topic! Mine has quite a few on a climate change theme so great minds think alike there
Haha! Well, that makes me feel better. And yes, great minds do think alike. 🥰
A great list that I enjoyed reading. I also had to take a step back as I was overthinking it too!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2023/11/07/top-ten-tuesday-book-titles-that-would-make-great-newspaper-headlines/
It was an easy one to overthink about, but I did enjoy the challenge. Happy reading!
It was good fun 😊
I liked that you picked some books you’d read, and some books you haven’t read yet! I need to read that Jack Finney too, and it makes a heck of a headline!
Here’s my TTT!
Thank you! Hopefully we can both get to it someday. 🙂
I like your spin to it.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Thank you Lydia!
Life After Coffee would make a great headline. Thanks for sharing these great titles.
https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2023/11/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-book-titles.html
I’m not sure I could do life without coffee, but it does make a great headline. Ha!
You chose lots of great titles, Dedra! I would read many of the articles based on these headlines. 😃
Haha! Well, that *must* mean I chose well even with all the overthinking. 🥰
I love that you included what the article would be about! And I am also now curious to read the article about the most dangerous place on earth.
My TTT for this week
Right?! I guess it makes sense that it’s a location that would always be changing depending on wars and natural catastrophes.
Happy reading this week!
Invasion of the Body snatchers- THAT would be chilling!!
I think so, too!
This was so fun!
I had fun with it!
People We Meet on Vacation is a great title
Thank you!
If there ever really was a headline about the Invasion of the Body Snatchers I’d be terrified. ;D Great list.
Gah, me too!!
Seven Days in June is a really good one. Sounds like the chronicling of a HUGE historic event.
Oooh yes. That’s another way it works. It works in so many ways.
I love all of these. Things You Save in a Fire is an especially good choice.
Thank you Deanna!
This is a great list!! Things You Save in a Fire is one that I would read asap! haha
Thank you! 😃
These are all great! Invasion of the Body Snatchers would definitely be a scary one to see in a newspaper. I would NOT want to read that one. Yikes!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Yes! That’s not one I ever want to see. 😆
That worked out beautifully! Nice work!
Thank you! <3
Nice choices, Dedra. I blanked on this one and didn’t do it, but after I came up with a few.