52 Book Club: 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by anamarquina

The word "secret" in the title
This is one of our winning 2024 prompts, as voted upon by our 52 Book Club members! You can re-watch the live draw here, in which the word “secret” was drawn from our two finalists. (The runner-up was the word “last.”)

The word “secret” must appear in either the title, subtitle, or series title. It may also appear as a variation of the word, such as secrets, secretly, or secretive. As a creative interpretation, the word “secret” may also be inside another word – for example, “secretary.”

This prompt can be completed in any language and does not have to be the English word for “secret.”

For those who participated in our 2023 challenge and feel this prompt is too similar to “a book about secrets,” we would encourage you to pick an entirely different genre for this prompt.

Examples: The Secret Garden, The Secret Life of Bees, The Husband’s Secret, Secretariat, Madam Secretary
Goodreads List: The word “secret” in the title
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Chasing Secrets: A Romantic Thriller by Alyssa Richards

Chasing Secrets: A Romantic Thriller

Chasing Secrets

Alyssa Richards

170 pages • paperback

fiction emotional fast-paced
The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

The Secret, Book & Scone Society

Secret, Book & Scone Society #1

Ellery Adams

290 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing by Stephen King

Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing

Stephen King

433 pages • hardcover • 2000

fiction essays horror emotional funny informative slow-paced
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter #2

J.K. Rowling

9 hours, 24 minutes • audio • 1998

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
All That Is Secret by Patricia Raybon

All That Is Secret

An Annalee Spain Mystery #1

Patricia Raybon

400 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction mystery mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr

The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

Benjamin Lorr

336 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction business history informative medium-paced
The Secrets We Left Behind by Susan Elliot Wright

The Secrets We Left Behind

Susan Elliot Wright

400 pages • digital

fiction mystery emotional mysterious fast-paced
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Adam Kay

288 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction health memoir emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by Matt Eversmann, Various Writers, James Patterson

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

Matt Eversmann, Various Writers, James Patterson

352 pages • digital • 2024

nonfiction autobiography biography business essays lighthearted fast-paced