Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2020 LIST

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Swimming Lessons Claire Fuller
**C 15 Feb 2020**
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
The Death of Mrs. Westaway Ruth Ware
**C 13 Mar 2020**
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Can You Feel This? **C 21 Jan 2020**
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
The Water Dancer **C 26 Aug 2020**
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
Old Filth **C 05 Oct 2020**

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
Round the Bend airplane **C 28 Jan 2020**
7. A book set in the southern hemisphereThe Invisible Mountain **C 02 Feb 2020**
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Parisians Marius Gabriel
**C 26 Mar 2020**
9. A book that can be read in a day The Lion's Den **C 08 Mar 2020**

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Independent People **C 26 Apr 2020**
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
American Wolf Nate Blakeslee Pub 2017
**C 10 Jun 2020**
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
All the Ways We Said Goodbye
**C 18 Jul 2020**
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Crime Story) The Silent Patient
**C 27 May 2020**
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (Margaret Atwood) The Testaments
**C 16 May 2020**

15. A book set in a global city Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World **C 24 Feb 2020**
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
The Yield **C 27 Oct 2020**
17. A book with a neurodiverse character NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
**C 18 Jan 2020**
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
**C 13 Feb 2020**

19. A fantasy book Monkey: The Journey to the West **C 30 Jan 2020**
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] A Grief Observed **C 29 Feb 2020**
the 20th book started in 2020
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time **C 30 Dec 2020**
22. A book with the major theme of survival
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
**C 13 Aug 2020**

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author The Danish Girl **C 09 Jan 2020**
24. A book with an emotion in the title
Gratitude Oliver Sacks **C 30 Jul 2020**
25. A book related to the arts Tulip Fever
**C 16 Dec 2020**
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards The Huntress **C 20 Apr 2020**
27. A history or historical fiction Florence Adler Swims Forever **C 11 May 2020**

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
The Lost Man **C 04 Jan 2020**
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
Address Unknown **C 08 Mar 2020**
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year The House of Broken Angels
**C 10 Nov 2020**
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Permanent Record **C 13 Sep 2020**

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Kitchen **C 13 Nov 2020**
33. A book about a non-traditional family Just Kids **C 09 Jun 2020**
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name Crippen sub-genre-crime
**C 28 Sep 2020**
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic: How Engaging 1% of Catholics Could Change the World**C 11 Jan 2020**

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
The Battle For Paradise **C 25 Nov 2020**
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 The Rabbit Girls
**C 16 Mar 2020**
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 The Nickel Boys
**C 03 May 2020**
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
**C 29 Dec 2020**

40. A book with a place name in the title The Lost Diary of Venice **C 23 May 2020**
41. A mystery Watching You **C 22 Jan 2020**
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pulitzer for Non-fiction
**C 05 Aug 2020**
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey
**C 03 Jul 2020**
44. A book related to witches
The Rules of Magic **C 26 Oct 2020**

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 The Last Year of the War
**C 23 Aug 2020**
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
11/22/63 **C 09 Apr 2020**
47. A classic book you've always meant to read Martin Eden **C 27 Mar 2020**
48. A book published in 2020 Redhead by the Side of the Road **C 24 Apr 2020**


49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link) (title longer than 20 letters)
Chiefly About War Matters: By a Peaceable Man **C 19 Sep 2020**
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover Chariot on the Mountain **C 18 Oct 2020**
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
Running Barefoot **C 01 Mar 2020**
52. A book related to time
The Hours Count Jillian Cantor
**C 07 Dec 2020**

Another satisfying year complete on ATY. And right near the wire too. Looking forward to a great 2021.