Decided to make one of these because tracking is getting unwieldy. Ah, wow, am I behind or what, lol. Between moving out and pulling a short second job, I'm starting to think I'm way over my head.

 

Door 1: Dia de Los Muertos (November 1): points 1

Book:  Re-read an old favorite from a now-deceased author, a book from a finished (dead) series, or a book set in Mexico:

 

Door 2: Guy Fawkes Night (November 5): points 4

Book:  Set in the UK, political thrillers, involving any monarchy or revolution; books about arson or related to burning: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emma Orczy review

 

Door 3: Melbourne Cup Day (November 6): points 2

Book: about horses or a horse on the cover.  Books with roses on the cover or about gardening; anything set in Australia.

 

Door 4: Diwali (November 7): points 5

Book: Read a book with candles on the cover or the word “candle” or “light” in the title; OR a book that is the latest in a series; OR set in India; OR any non-fiction book that is ‘illuminating’: Latest Hidden Legacy Book: Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews review

 

Door 5: Veterans/Armistice Day (November 11): points 2

Book:  Read any book involving wars, battles, where characters are active military or veterans, or with poppies on the cover: I might go with the second Temeraire if I get the time.

 

Door 6: International Day for Tolerance (November 16): points 1

Book:  Read any fiction/non-fiction about tolerance or a book that’s outside your normal comfort zone.  (Tolerance can encompass anything you generally struggle with, be it sentient or not.) OR Read a book set in Paris.

 

Door 7: Mawlid or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif (November 20): points 3

Book:  If you can find a copy, read Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet.  Or read any book about a leader of a movement, nation, religion or large group, OR read a book with a green cover OR with a half moon on the cover.

 

Door 8: Day of Penance (November 21): points 2

Book: Read any book concerning a man / woman of the cloth, a book about a character hiding a guilty secret or searching for absolution.

 

Door 9: Thanksgiving (November 22): 

 

Door 10: Bon Om Touk (November 24):

 

Door 11: Russian Mother's Day (November 25):

 

Door 18: Winter Solstice / Yuletide (December 21):

 

Door 19: Festivus (December 23): 

 

Door 20: Christmas (December 25): 

 

Door 21: Kwanzaa (December 26 - January 1):

 

Door 22: New Year's Eve (December 31): 

 

Door 23: Hogswatch (December 32)*:

 

Door 24: Epiphany (January 6):