Book Opening Lines
“When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.”
The Hunger Games
What American novelist was born in 1931 and is known for her prolific writings including "The Bluest Eye," "Song of Solomon," and "Beloved?" That last book was made into a 1996 movie produced by Oprah Winfrey. This Ohioan won both a Nobel Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Famed American author Louisa May Alcott lived in Boston for much of her life, but based her most famous novel on events from her childhood in Concord, MA. This novel about the March sisters had its eighth film rendition released in December 2019. What is this novel?
Little Women
He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
In what book did Victor Hugo write the longest sentence ever written in a novel.
Don Quixote
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife
Pride and Prejudice
Victorian writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne were sisters sharing what last name?
Bronte
Lilly “Shug” Avery is the free-spirited singer known for both her beautiful voice and scandalous lifestyle for the 1930s American South (specifically, Georgia) in what award-winning epistolary novel by writer Alice Walker?
What is the name of the fantasy author known for finishing "The Wheel of Time" series after the original author passed away, and for publishing his own "Mistborn" series?
Brandon Sanderson
Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Roger are four of the young characters that make up the cast in what 1954 novel?
Lord of the Flies
Joost had two problems: the moon and his mustache.
Published in 2009, which American writer wrote the science fiction novel “Under the Dome”?
Stephen King
In what language was Don Quixote written?
Spanish
The HBO television series "Game of Thrones" helped to make author George R. R. Martin famous. What is the name of the fantasy book series on which "Game of Thrones" is based?
A Song of Ice and Fire
The word used to describe loving the smell of old books
Bibliosima
The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation.
The Secret History
What American novelist is well-known for his sparse use of punctuation and once claimed that to use quotation marks is to "blot the page up with weird little marks?" This author is associated with the Southern Gothic, Western, and post-apocalyptic genres.
Cormac McCarthy
What 1995 coming-of-age comedy set in California is loosely based on Jane Austin's 1815 novel Emma?
Clueless
N.K. Jemisin’s “The Fifth Season,” “The Obelisk Gate” and “The Stone Sky” each won the Hugo Award for best novel in consecutive years. What is the series name of this trilogy of climate chaos and power struggles?
Broken Earth
Which book holds the record of being the most stolen book from public libraries?
Guiness Book of World Records
"Here is a small fact: You are going to die."
The Book Thief
Under which pseudonym did Eric Arthur Blair write?
George Orwell
From ‘To to kill a mockingbird’, what was Scout Finch's real name?
Jean Louise
From which work by a 17th-century poet does Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy take its name?
The city that holds the largest bookstore (in regard to shelf space)
Portland,Oregon