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400

He's the author of both The Martian and Project Hail Mary

Who is Andy Weir? 

400

Katniss Everdeen is the heroine of this dystopian series. 

What is The Hunger Games

400

ARC is an abbreviation for this. 

What is "advanced readers copy?" 

400

The T.S. in this author's name stood for Thomas Stearns. 

Who was T.S. Eliot? 

400

These words complete this Casey McQuiston title Red White and _____ ______.

What is Royal Blue

800

The multi-Oscar nominated One Battle After Another is inspired by his novel, Vineland

Who is Thomas Pynchon? 

800

Hazel, Fiver, and Bigwig are characters in this classic allegorical novel. 

What is Watership Down?

800

ISBN stands for this.

What is International Standard Book Number?

800

His initials translated to John Ronald Reuel. 

Who was J.R.R. Tolkien? 

800

The second book in Rachel Reid's Game Changers series is also the name of this popular, spicy, television adaptation.  

What is Heated Rivalry?

1200

The screen adaptation of her Children of Blood and Bone is schedule to be released in January 2027. 

Who is Tomi Adeyemi? 

1200

It's the title of R.F. Kuang's cutting novel about the publishing industry. 

What is Yellowface

1200

The term for the percentage of proceeds paid to an author after the publisher has earned back the advance paid. 

What are royalties? 

1200

A turn of the century (19th to 20th) civil rights activist and author, his initials translate to William Edgar Burghardt. 

Who is W.E.B. Dubois? 

1200

This Daisy Six author wrote Atmosphere, exploring themes of love, ambition, and women in science. 

Who is Taylor Jenkins Reid?

1600

2006's Children of Men was adapted from the novel of the same name by this mystery/detective author. 

Who is P.D. James? 

1600

Genly AI is an envoy for Ekumen, a loose confederation of planets, in this landmark science fiction novel by Ursula K. Leguin. 

What is The Left Hand of Darkness

1600

When a publisher makes back the advance paid to an author, the book is said to have done this. 

What is "earned out?"

1600

Clive Staples are the C.S. in this British author's name. Just ask his friend John Ronald Reuel. 

Who is C.S. Lewis? 

1600

According to ALA, this graphic novel memoir was one of the most banned books of 2024. 

What is Gender Queer?

2000

The film based on this graphic novel of the same name was directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino.  

What is Sin City

2000

A far cry from his first credited screen role as Eddie, an Ex Delivery Boy, this chart topping singer played Robert Paulsen in the screen adaptation of Fight Club.

Who was Meat Loaf? 

2000

This term refers to the stack of unread manuscripts on an agent's or editor's desk.

What is a slush pile? 

2000

He has two middle names -- Raymond and Richard. 

Who is George R.R. Martin? 

2000

The Front Runner was the first LGBTQ themed book to make the NY Times Bestseller list in this year, five years after the Stonewall riots. 

What is 1974? 

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