I didn't manage to read 75 different books, between them they did cover all criteria except one (a title including a nationality) eg I read 4 books by authors beginning O' but all fulfilled other criteria as well. I allocated books to categories so that all the missed out criteria, shown in green below, are in the lunatic 25!
I'm 10 books into the 2023 list.
THE BASIC 40
1. Down Under - A book set in the Southern Hemisphere - The promise by Damon Galgut
2. The Sun Always Shines on TV - A book that became a TV show - Vengeance is mine inc by Roald Dahl
3. Saturday Night at the Movies – A book that became a film - The book thief by Marcus Zusak
4. Brand New Day – A book by an author you’ve not read before - Sunshine and sweet peas in Nightingale Square by Heidi Swain
5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – A book in a genre you wouldn’t usually read -The carousel by Rosamunde Pilcher
6. More Than This (Lost in Translation) - A book translated into English - Scarlet and black by Stendhal
7. Do You Want to Know a Secret? - A story about secrets or a book with ‘secret’ in the title - Ceremony of innocence by Madeleine Bunting
8. Who Are You? - A book with a person’s name in the title - Agatha Raisin and the witches' tree by M C Beaton
9. Happy Birthday - A book written by someone born in the same year as you - Black Hills by Nora Roberts
10. Breakfast in America - A book set in a country you have visited - Death in the Dordogne by Martin Walker
11. From Russia with Love - A book set in a country you’ve not visited and would like to - Last rituals by Yrsa Sigurdasdottir
12. Teenage Dirtbag - A Young Adult book - Witness by Alex Wheatle
13. Begin the Beguine - A debut novel - Custard tarts and broken hearts by Mary Gibson
14. That’s the Truth - A story based on real events or people - Oranges are not the only fruit by Jeannette Winterson
15. If - A book with a one word title - Coastliners by Joanne Harris
16. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree – The longest titled book on your shelves - Mindfulness, a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world by Williams and Penman
17. Bedtime Story - A book of short stories - The cleverness of ladies by Alexander McCall Smith
18. Give a Little Bit - A book which was a gift - Stories to make you smile edited by Fanny Blake
19. The Great Pretender - A book written under a pseudonym - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
20. Legend of Xanadu - A book with a place name in the title (real or fiction) - A town called Solace by Mary Lawson
21. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - A book with more than 500 pages - The secret history by Donna Tartt
22. Tiny Dancer - A book with 250 pages or less- The people next door by Hazely and Morris (Ladybird books for grown ups)
23. Knocking on Heaven’s Door - A book by an author who is deceased - Fear and loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson
24. Norwegian Wood - A book set in one of the Nordic countries - Beowulf and Grendel
25. Illegal Alien - A book with a non-human character or characters - Still life by Sarah Winman
26. Fly Away - A book set in a different country to the one you’re in - Hunting elephants by Roy James
27. Living in the Past - A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago) - Black mountain by Kate Mosse
28. Strawberry Fields Forever - A book with food or drink in the title - At the sign of the sugared plum by Mary Hooper
29. Folsom Prison Blues - A book set mainly in a particular building/mode of transport (e.g. boat/prison/circus/asylum, jail, etc) - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
30. Romeo & Juliet - A title which is a quote from another work, (e.g. a line from a poem, play or song, etc) - Giver of stars by Jojo Moyes
31. Living by Numbers - A book which does not have conventional chapter numbers - The color purple by Alice Walker
32. Hot Legs - A book with a body part in the title or on the cover - Sorrow and bliss by Meg Mason
33. Rhiannon - A book inspired by mythology/folklore/legend - Poison in the blood by Tom Holland
34. Two Sides to Every Story - A book with more than one narrator - The flatshare by Beth O'Leary
35. 2468 Motorway - A book with a number in the title - Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
36. Give Peace a Chance - A book with a wartime theme, or set during a war - The queen's fool by Philippa Gregory
37. Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing - A non-fiction book - Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers
38. Working 9 to 5 - A book with a profession in the title, or about a specific job - Welcome to Trashland by Steve Cole
39. Murder on the Dance Floor – A murder mystery/crime - A murder inside by Frances Brody
40. I’m Coming Out - A book with a LGBTQ theme, or written by a LGBTQ author - The Bolds go green by Julian Clary
THE EXTRA 10
1. Back in Black - A book with a black cover - The prophet by Khalil Gibran
2. Smoke on the Water - A book with a watery connection - The piano by Jane Campion
3. Big in Japan - A book set in Asia - The god of small things by Arundhati Roy
4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - A book with love in the title - Love on the dole by Walter Greenwood
5. Born to be Alive - A book first published before you were born - The house of mirth by Edith Wharton
6. Islands in the Stream - A book that takes place on an island - To the lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
7. Living Next Door to Alice - A book with a door or entrance on the cover - Where are we now by Glenn Patterson
8. It’s Raining Men - A book with a man in the title - . about music or music/song etc - The man who mistook his wife for a hat by Oliver Sacks
9. She - A book with a woman in the title - My lover's lover by Maggie O'Farrell
10. Play That Funky Music - A book with a musical connection, i.e. about music or music/song etc - Catcher in the rye by J D Salinger
EXTRA 25 FOR THE LUNATICS
1. All the Young Dudes - A book written by a John, Paul, George or Richard - Rabbit run by John UPdike
2. 2-Shy - A book with a 2-word title, with first word THE - 3. Escape - A book whose title has 6 letters or less - Cecily by Annie Garthwaite
4. God Only Knows - A book with a bible character in the title - When god was a rabbit by Sarah Winman
5. Time of the Season - A season in the title or author’s name - The cutting season by M W Craven
6. International Love - A book whose title includes a nationality -
7. I’m Like a Bird - A book published by Penguin - 8. thE Only wAy Is Up - Author’s first name starts with a vowel (AEIOU) - Frog and Toad are friends by Arnold Lobel
9. O Sole Mio - Surname of the author starts with O’ (O’Leary, O’Conner, etc) -
10. John Wayne is Big Leggy – Both the first name and surname of the author can be used as first names - 11. We Are The Champions - A Goodreads winner See here - Educated by Tara Westover
12. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - A book with a family member in the title (aunt, sister, father etc) - At my mother's knee and other low joints
13. Walk This Way - A book whose title and author does not contain the letter E - Gangsta Granny by David Walliams
14. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - A book set in the decade you were born - Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
15. Karma Chameleon - A book with a colour in the title or written by someone with a colour in their name -
16. All Day and All of the Night - A book with a, an or and in the title -
17. My Name Is - A book written by an author with two initials and a surname -
18. Wish You Were Here - Title of book doesn’t contain THE - 19. Set Fire to the Rain - A book with an element (fire, earth, water & air) associated word in the title, (burning, breeze, forest, oxygen, etc) After the fire by Will Hill
20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - An alternate history, fantasy or dystopian novel - Gulliver's travels by Jonathan Swift
21. Deeply Dippy - A book where the title contains an adverb (usually a word ending in ly) - The hand that first held mine by Maggie O'Farrell
22. ABC 123 - The letter X,Y or Z appears in the title or author’s name -
23. Leader of the Pack - Author’s first or surname is the surname of a US president - Good foods for bad days by Jack Monroe
24. Abracadabra! - A book with a magic association in the title (wand, escape, trick, etc…) - M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
25. New Song – A book published in 2022 - The blind spot by Paula Hawkins