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15 | J.R.R. Tolkien was born in South Africa on the 3rd of January 1892. He was of German descent on his father's side, which was where the Tolkien name originated. Tolkien, who often referred to himself as a philologist (someone who studies languages), something he developed further as he worked on the Oxford Dictionary after WWI. He also was an avid letter writer, writing thousands of them in his lifetime. He wrote them as part of his work, to friends and family and even famously wrote incredibly detailed and illustrated letters to his children from Santa Claus. His wife Edith and children Christopher, Michael, Priscilla and John certainly received their fair share. | |||||
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18 | 1 | a book featuring multiple letters written (no email!) | Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn) | Teddie | 12-Jan-2025 | a novel in letters |
19 | 2 | Author's initials in PHILOLOGIST | The Bright Sword | Donna | 26-Jan-2025 | Author: Lev Grossman |
20 | 3 | An author or character named Christopher, Michael, Priscilla or John | The Kaiju Preservation Society | Donna | 14-Jan-2025 | Auhor: John |
21 | 4 | MC has multiple children | How to Age Disgracefully (Clare Pooley) | Teddie | 13-Jan-2025 | Lydia has 2 daughters |
22 | 5 | all letters in EDITH in title | Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World | Lexi | 9-Jan-2025 | DInosaurs THE |
23 | 6 | MPG Family | A Piece of the World {Christina Baker Kline} | Michelle | 10-Jan-2025 | MPG Family |
24 | 7 | Character moves to a different country | The Spanish Daughter (Lorena Hughes) | Ashley | 9-Jan-2025 | MC moves from Spain to Ecuador |
25 | 8 | a book set in South Africa | Gallows Hill | Donna | 16-Jan-2025 | set in South Africa |
26 | 9 | a book with a Christmas scene on the cover | Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret | Lexi | 12-Jan-2025 | tree and lights on cover |
27 | 10 | a book tagged German or Germany at least 5x | Siddhartha (Herman Hesse) | Teddie | 8-Jan-2025 | tagged German 897x |
28 | 11 | an author who uses their initials for author name | A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit | Lexi | 5-Jan-2025 | Ashwick, R.K. author |
29 | 12 | a character who smokes | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey) | Ashley | 4-Jan-2025 | Most of the characters/patients smoke. |
30 | 13 | MPG Non-fiction | The Happiness Project {Gretchen Rubin} | Michelle | 7-Jan-2025 | MPG Non-Fiction |
31 | 14 | a book published in January | I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman) | Ashley | 14-Jan-2025 | First published January 1, 1995 |
32 | 15 | "dictionary" in text | Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla {Marc J. Seifer} | Michelle | 12-Jan-2025 | Page 4; "a Serbo-Croatian dictionary" |
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