Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Here are the stories behind some of our favorite oneword book titles, from writers such as. Of time and the river, of mice and men, of corsets mine, of time and the city. This may be done as a conscious allusion to the themes of the older work or simply because the phrase seems memorable. Books ive read that have three word titles you will have read others. Book titles that begin with the letters c, d, or e. Some book titles and movie titles start with the word of. One word titles v one word titles w one word titles x,y,z score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. You can pick between fantasy, crime, mystery, romance, or scifi. C by tom mccarthy, one of the novels shortlisted for this years booker prize, is not the first novel to be assigned a single letter from the alphabet as its title. We search a large scrabble dictionary for words ending with the letter or word you enter, and generate all words ending with city words with the suffix city. Last week we talked about the importance of having an aesthetically appealing book cover, and how a homemade cover can be a death sentence for your book luckily, titles are harder to screw up. The most eyecatching, clever, or distinctive book titles. Here are the stories behind some of our favorite one word book titles, from writers such as stephen king, jeffrey eugenides, as byatt, candice cartywilliams, ve schwab, chuck wendig, and more.
Bulletin, by blinded veterans association partial serial archives. So, yes, there can be a hemingway book titled for whom the bell tolls the title itself is an allusion to a john donne poem, and a metallica song by the same name. Higgins, the great virginia hamilton, 1975 newbery medal ma maamam. If i had added the to two other words, there would have been more.
It was about a girl who had lived in the city, but it got over run by a. All the words below were present 10 or more times in a title. This book takes the word book genre to the next level and includes a few sentences per page. How to choose a title for your novel the words or word that make up the title of your novel are the most important of the entire work, because readers do judge a book by its cover. Hanging up 2000 hangmans curse 2003 teen action suspense. The following is a partially complete list of titles of works taken from shakespearean phrases.
When shelving a title which begins with a number not a word that is a number such as eleven, it goes at the beginning of the titles for that author. Which is why these lists are so great, even if the criteria might seem very specific. One word titles c 195 books meet your next favorite book. For adult esl students, try richard scarrys best word book ever. This list has movies that have only one word, one single solitary word, in its title. A title that begins with the is a safe, traditional choice. Reading guidesdiscussion guides and questions for books beginning with the letter c. The fictional pittacus lore actual james frey made a whole writing career writing books with numbers in the title, but lets start at the original, i am number four.
When you type hyphens, word inserts an em dash or an en dash. Singular book titles, or book titles with the word or in them. Purists will be quick to say some of these titles on our list are subtitled by the words a novel but thousands of books are named this way and readers seem to gloss over this aspect of naming literature. You could probably open a dictionary, point to a random word, and have a passable title for a book i just tested this claim and got arrows, hash, and photoautotroph, but two out of three aint bad. You are never going to read all the books you want to read. Nov 30, 2017 but half the fun of reading is discovering things you might like to read despite that fact. If you type a word, two hyphens, and another word no spaces, word will convert the hyphens to an em dash.
Paper clips 2004 paper heart 2009 paper towns 2015 teen romance mystery drama adaptation. Very famous books and books for children may be listed both places to help people find them. This weeks top ten tuesday topic is books with single word titles. I called my book about the liberating power of walking in cities flaneuse because i wanted to. Harper and brothers, 1911, by john kendrick bangs, illust. Theres plenty of movies with six word titles but because im lazy, i limited it to forty. Titles taken from works by william shakespeare do not appear here. Surprisingly, of the books ive read, not that many have two word titles. Having a list of words with a specific letter, or combination of letters, could be what you need to decide your next move and gain the advantage over your opponent. The following is a partial list of book titles taken from literature.
If youre agonizing over your book title, youre not alone. Below we have taken the top 25 books from each category and listed the title. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The government of the united states of americathe american government would be left without capitalizing because you are speaking then in general terms. Jan 11, 2015 some books only have as titles just one word. What are some good songs that have the word city in the title. Need book titles that begin with x, y, and z citydata. A few historical titles have been randomly chosen by lot or purchased outright. They all have alice in the title, an theres like 10 of them. Wales reading month 2020 otherwise known as dewithon2020 and irish reading month are highlights of the year. Note the three clauses, so like, and yet so unlike the august three in john 1. In fact, there are numerous examples that stretch from a by andy warhol to z by vassilis vassilikos, although not every letter of the alphabet appears to have been singled out for the literary treatment does anyone want r. With that in mind, here are the ten best book titles to get a reader stoked. Recommended for book clubs by title, all with discussion guides.
Digital spy, part of the hearst uk entertainment network 2019 hearst uk is the trading name of the national magazine company ltd, 30 panton street, leicester square. But half the fun of reading is discovering things you might like to read despite that fact. Bookbrowse is a selective website featuring some of the best books published in the past 15 years. Her dad is driving her in the beginning and she is attatched to a stuffed teddy bear. If a title is interesting, most readers are quick to become intrigued, eager to delve in.
The first novel in the century trilogy, fall of giants follows the fates of five interrelated families american, german, russian, english, and welsh as they move through the worldshaking dramas of the first world war, the russian revolution, and. Book title generator make hundreds of book titles with. Yourdictionarys word finder provides you with words to focus on, each. Alphabetic listing of featured books starting with the. It can be tough to remember the title of a book you read a long time agoeven if it was. Cassandra clares city of bones, city of ashes, city of glass, city of fallen angels, city of lost souls and city of. Im giving my list an international flavour because this week marks the start of two reading months celebrating the literature of celtic nations.
Drama these book titles are the most dependent on context. Test your knowledge on this just for fun quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. P movie titles beginning with p alphabetical index. Also try our list of words that start with city, and words that contain city, and synonyms of city search for words that end with a letter or word. So the titles will generally relate to my first book type of titles and books with fun, but often fairly simple stories. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Starting with alice, alice in lace, outragously alice, etc. The book brings the activity of new york to life and taught my little suburb residents a great deal about living in a city.
The only example i can think of is frankenstein, or the modern prometheus by mary shelley. How to choose a title for your novel landmark editorial. These famous book titles from classics, and other wellknown works are named. This may be done as a conscious allusion to the themes of the older work or simply. Just like how browsing a swipe file helps you come up with ideas, this list of books might help kick your brain in the right direction while trying to come up with a book title. The words or word that make up the title of your novel are the most. You could probably open a dictionary, point to a random word, and have a passable title for a book i just tested this claim and got arrows, hash, and. For those unofficial titles granted as a sign of respect, such as mister or prophet, the word identified is used here. This is more the domain of paranormal romances, particularly young adult ones. If you dont find the book or author youre looking for in the first page of results the chances are its because it is not one that we have featured. Words in title exact start of title the, a, and an can be omitted for more search options, and help, see the search page. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Russell gutenberg text and illustrated html i couldnt paint golden angels.
Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. When you reference government directly as its own entity then you would capitalize it. For example, 1984 by george orwell would be shelved before animal farm. If a title is drab and unexciting, some readers may expect the book to be the same and lose interest. H movie titles beginning with h alphabetical index. C eh handbook 1996, by aetc training support squadron page images at hathitrust. Singular book titles, or book titles with the word or in. Have you ever seen a book title where it will kind of be two separate titles just connected with the word or. Heres an article by reader and author cait drews entitled 10 types of book. Note that this is not the place to list film or television adaptations of shakespeares plays. Roberts in wolfs mind, making him wonder who eclipse is.
List of titles of works taken from shakespeare wikipedia. What difference is there between using or omitting the word of in such cases. Sixty years of commonplace life and anarchist agitation, by albert meltzer html at. Get the title right and you convey to readers the essence of the book, pique their interest and achieve sales. Apr 04, 2015 zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance by robert persig is the only classic i can think of beginning with that letter. One word titles s through z one word titles starting with the letters s through z. What is role of the word of at the beginning of a title. Titles that start with c, d, or e 1542 books goodreads. Some of the best book titles today emerged only after much teeth gnashing. Literary superstars like john berger, john updike and thomas pynchon all have penned single letter titled books. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional.
Note the sad issue of the comingthe world knew him not. Historically, many titles were achieved through hereditary birthright. Without this darker beginning, the true love that sets her free at the end wouldnt have nearly as much impact. So here are 100 books with oneword titles for your perusal. Generate a random story title thats relevant to your genre. Can someone please tell me some book titles containing the name alice. The c book 1991, by mike banahan, declan brady, and mark doran html in the uk. Mar 11, 2011 here are the most commonly used words in the book titles voted on in the readers poll.
Mar 30, 2015 last week we talked about the importance of having an aesthetically appealing book cover, and how a homemade cover can be a death sentence for your book. Book title generator the ultimate bank of 10,000 titles. To distill an entire book into one word is no small feat. If i had added the to two other words, there would. Can you name the words that are missing from the titles of these books from the g section of the library. Build other lists, that start with, end with or contain letters of your choice. Students can see the connections between new vocabulary words. Have you noticed that see more ideas about books, my books and books to read. In each of these ten unforgettable stories, claire vaye watkins writes her way. Most of the titles do have darker words and thus a darker feel to them, but some could work just as well as a title for any other genre.
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