Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Around the Year in 52 Books
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√1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy: Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor 03/03/2019
√2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why): Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 02/15/2019
√3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 04/20/2019
√4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc) Warcross by Marie Lu 04/22/2019

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
6. A book with a dual timeline The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
√7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1: The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel 06/20/2019
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2

√9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres
(romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) : Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins 02/11/2019
√10. A book featuring an historical figure : The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott 09/19/2019
√11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject): Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick 01/13/2018
√12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer: Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids by Elissa Brent Weissman 05/11/19

√13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 10/11/2019
√14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu 11/07/2019
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
√16. A book told from multiple perspectives : The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan 01/07/2019
√17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia): Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan 01/21/2019

√18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements : Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang 04/28/2019
√19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR: Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen 09/22/2019
√20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country: There There by Tommy Orange 07/29/2019
√21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes: The Lost Man by Jane Harper 03/17/2019

√22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover: The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle 05/07/2019
√23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old: Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson 01/08/2019
√24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang 02/25/2019
√25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 05/17/2019

√26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig 05/16/2019
√27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 07/19/2019
√28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.): Early Riser by Jasper Fforde 09/09/2019
√29. A book published before 1950: A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 05/02/2019
√30. A book featuring an elderly character: All The Answers by Michael Kupperman 03/13/2019

√31. A children’s classic you’ve never read: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 07/14/2019
√32. A book with more than 500 pages : Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy 20/08/2019
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
√34. A book with a person's name in the title : The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 03/07/2019

√35. A psychological thriller: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 11/04/2019
√36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list: The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag 09/11/2019
√37. A book set in a school or university: Kiss Number 8 by Kiss Number 8 illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw 11/12/2019
√38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc): Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg 02/01/2019

√39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life: Black Water Rising by Attica Locke 02/02/2019
√40. A book you stumbled upon: Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar 11/05/2019
√41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara] 05/18/2019
√42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 09/18/2019
√43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]: The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson 12/05/2019

√44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.): The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton 1/06/2019
√45. A multi-generational saga : Gone Crazy in Alabama 08/11/2019
√46. A book with a (mostly) black cover: The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace 05/01/2019
√47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.) : Cake by Maira Kalman 03/08/2019

√48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka 03/01/2019
√49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country: My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame 05/11/2019
√50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual): Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home 03/28/2019
√51. A book published in 2019: I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella 04/30/2019
√52. A book with a weird or intriguing title: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan 06/14/2019

Pop Sugar 2019
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√1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 : All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven 01/03/2019
√2. A book that makes you nostalgic: Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Omnibus 01/02/2019
√3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) : Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road by Willie Nelson 01/04/2019
√4. A book you think should be turned into a movie: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 07/31/2019
√5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 12/2/2019
√6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol 04/01/2019
√7. A reread of a favorite book: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 05/03/2019
√8. A book about a hobby: Dyeing Wishes by Molly MacRae 07/09/2019
√9. A book you meant to read in 2018: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 09/12/2019
√10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title: Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden 11/05/2019
√11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover: P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia 08/10/2019
√12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore Circe by Madeline Miller 02/04/2019
√13. A book published posthumously: Maurice by E.M. Forster 05/26/2019
√14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie: Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl 11/03/2019
√15. A retelling of a classic: The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Renée Nault 12/16/2019
√16. A book with a question in the title: N or M? by Agatha Christie 10/17/2019
√17. A book set on college or university campus: Check, Please!: #Hockey, Vol. 1 by Ngozi Ukazu 03/20/2019
√18. A book about someone with a superpower: DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett 02/18/2019
√19. A book told from multiple POVs: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 02/13/2019
√20. A book set in space: Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy 09/01/2019
√21. A book by two female authors : Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer 11/09/2019
√22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 03/05/2019
√23. A book set in Scandinavia: The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson 01/30/2019
√24. A book that takes place in a single day Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks 11/10/2019
√25. A debut novel: When You Read This by Mary Adkins 06/08/2019
√26. A book that's published in 2019: Run Away by Harlan Coben 07/12/2019
√27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood 08/08/2018
√28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 10/10/2019
√29. A book with LOVE in the title: To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han 02/05/2019
√30. A book featuring an amateur detective: Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae 05/22/2019
√31. A book about a family: This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 05/10/2019
√32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 11/11/2019
√33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title: Under The Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle 11/21/2019
√34. A book that includes a wedding: The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley 01/09/2019
√35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 04/17/2019
√36. A ghost story: Lost by Gregory Maguire 04/09/2019
√37. A book with a two-word title: Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella 10/28/2019
√38. : The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar 10/01/2019
√39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 01/14/2019
√40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge: Wildcard by Marie Lu 07/17/2019
√41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book:: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 08/06/2019
√42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book: Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris 01/20/2019
√43. An "own voices" book: I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver 11/10/2019
√44. Read a book during the season it is set in: Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 03/11/2019
√45. A LitRPG book: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang 02/27/2019
√46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds 11/11/2019
√47. Two books that share the same title: The Rumor by Lesley Kara 10/24/2019
√48. Two books that share the same title: The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand 10/27/2019
√49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom: As You Like It by William Shakespeare 01/29/2019
√50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent: Twelve Drummers Drumming by C.C. Benison 10/26/2019

Book Riot Read Harder 2019
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√1. An epistolary novel or collection of letters: Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole 01/21/2019
√2. An alternate history novel: Fatherland by Robert Harris 12/23/2019
√3. A book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018: The Leavers by Lisa Ko 01/23/2019
√4. A humor book: Noir by Christopher Moore 01/20/2019
√5. A book by a journalist or about journalism: Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow 10/31/2019
√6. A book by an AOC set in or about space: Dawn by Octavia E. Butler 12/21/2019
√7. An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America: The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea 11/18/2019
√8. An #ownvoices book set in Oceania: The Family Law by Benjamin Law 12/03/2019
√9. A book published prior to January 1, 2019, with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads: Eternity Girl by Magdalene Visaggio 04/03/2019
√10. A translated book written by and/or translated by a woman: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 12/09/2019
√11. A book of manga: My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame 01/18/2019
√12. A book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character: The Sound and the Furry by Spencer Quinn 05/25/2019
√13. A book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion 10/06/2019
√14. A cozy mystery: Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn 04/13/2019
√15. A book of mythology or folklore: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 10/22/2019
√16. An historical romance by an AOC: Destiny's Surrender by Beverly Jenkins 02/11/2019
√17. A business book:The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette 10/04/2019
√18. A novel by a trans or nonbinary author: An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon 08/27/2019
√19. A book of nonviolent true crime: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou 10/09/2019
√20. A book written in prison: De Profundis by Oscar Wilde 12/14/2019
√21. A comic by an LGBTQIA creator: Black Panther: World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay 02/23/2019 02/23/2019
√22. A children’s or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia 08/10/2019
√23. A self-published book: Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal 07/16/2019
√24. A collection of poetry published since 2014: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 05/04/2019