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book list

American  

noun

  1. a list of books, especially a list of recommended or required readings.


Etymology

Origin of book list

First recorded in 1935–40

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He learned about the inclusion of his book on The Queen's Reading Room book list, as first reported by The Telegraph, about three weeks ago from his publisher.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2024

Times best sellers: “A Day With No Words,” written by Tiffany Hammond and illustrated by Kate Cosgrove, is at the top of the children’s picture book list.

From New York Times May 21, 2023

Ms. Bream’s new book “The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak” has remained in the New York Times top-10 book list since it was published in April.

From Washington Times Sep. 6, 2022

Jeremy Redfern, deputy press secretary for the governor, told the AP in an email that there is no banned book list at the state level, and that the “Banned Book List” circulating online was fake.

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2022

The first semester, in addition to the book list, I had this class called Intro to Wall Street that required me to pick up the New York Times and Wall Street Journal every day.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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