Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Books read 52/52

√ 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” - The Diaries of Adam and Eve
√ 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y - Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multiracial Britain by Mike Phillips
√ 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music - A Mother's Grace
√ 4. A book with a monochromatic cover - Birdy

√ 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read - If Beale Street Could Talk
√ 6. A love story - Love Story
√ 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list - Suggestion round 19 - A book related to the 21st _____ birthday present my partner gave me. I am still The White Woman on the Green Bicycle
√ 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited - Tajikistan - The Disobedient Wife

√ 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year - September
√ 10. A book with a female villain or criminal - Die for Me
√ 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum - Palace Walk
√ 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
√ 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 - The Book of Night Women

√ 14. A book set in a made-up place - A Closed and Common Orbit
√ 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters - Beside Myself
√ 16. A book with a building in the title - The Doll Factory
√ 17. A book with a Muslim character or author - Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

3 books of gay fiction
√ 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 - Olivia
√ 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 - The Last Romeo
√ 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 - The Future Won't Be Long This Is How You Lose the Time War
√ 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
√ 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads - Such a Fun Age

√ 23. A cross genre novel - The Black Flamingo
√ 24. A book about racism or race relations - The Lonely Londoners
√ 25. A book set on an island - Killman
√ 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

√ 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards - King - Wolf Hall
√ 28. A book connected to ice - The Clan of the Cave Bear
√ 29. A book that you consider comfort reading - The Yorkshire Pudding Club
√30. A long book - The Evening and the Morning

√ 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years - A Bird in the House
√ 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people - Falstaff -
√ 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry - It Falls Into Place: The Short Stories of Phyllis Shand Allfrey
√ 34. A book with a travel theme - Where Is She?: Travel to Trauma: One Woman's Journey To Completely Losing Herself
√ 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer - - Name of the Dog

√ 36. A book with six or more words in the title - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
√ 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list - Cutting for Stone
√ 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator - one spin: word=pleasant - A Green and Pleasant Land: How England’s Gardeners Fought the Second World War
√ 39. A book involving an immigrant - Americanah

√ 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover - The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society
√ 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author - There There
√ 42. A mystery or thriller - XO
√ 43. A book with elements of magic - A Kind of Magic

√ 44. A book whose title contains a negative - Everything I Never Told You
√ 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet - Strange Hotel
√ 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards - Clap When You Land
√ 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir - The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
√ 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” - Grayson Perry: Cycle of Violence

√ 49. A book with an ensemble cast - Daisy Jones & The Six
√ 50. A book published in 2021 - Luckenbooth
√ 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name Paper Wife
√ 52. A book related to "the end" - Love

I definitely don’t read in order but I usually stick to my plan. Now nothing is usual and my library has been shut since March 2020, so there is likely to be a lot of revision.

NATO Phonetic Alphabet Challenge

26/26

√ A - Alpha - Love Story
√ B - Bravo - The Black Flamingo
√ C - Charlie - Die for Me
√ D - Delta - Master Of The Delta
√ E - Echo - Paris Echo
√ F - Foxtrot - After the Armistice Ball
√ G - Golf - Birdy
√ H - Hotel - Strange Hotel
√ I - India - Heat and Dust
√ J - Juliet - Sweet Sorrow
√ K - Kilo - Black Diamond
√ L - Lima - Bean There, Done That
√ M - Mike - Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multiracial Britain
√ N - November - The Sun Is Also a Star
√ O - Oscar - The Shout
√ P - Papa - Clap When You Land
√ Q - Quebec - The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman
√ R - Romeo - The Last Romeo
√ S - Sierra - The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society
√ T - Tango - There There
√ U - Uniform - A Mother's Grace
√ V - Victor - The Evening and the Morning
√ W - Whisky - Seeds of Man
√ X - X-ray - Bloodline
√ Y - Yankee - The Secret History
√ Z - Zulu - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

2022

- A book with a language or nationality in the title - The Welsh Girl
- A book with a time-related word in the title - The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still
- A book that uses all five vowels in the title - The Authenticity Project
- A book set in a small town or rural area - Plainsong
- A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1950 - Burmese days
- 2 books related to flora and fauna - Curious Incidents in the Garden at Night Time
The Secret Life of the Owl
- 3 books set on three different continents
The Cannonball Tree
by night the mountain burns
For the Love of an Island
- A book with an image of a source of light on the cover - The Invoice
- A book where the main character is a female detective or police officer - Dead Beat
- A book published in 2022
- A book published at least 10 years ago - Sugar Street
- A book posted in the 2021 or 2022 ATY Best Book of the Month threads - The Shadow King
- A book connected to a book you read in 2021 - Britt-Marie was here
- A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - the Mabinogion
- 2 books with the same word in the title - Magpie - Elizabeth Day
Magpie Lane
A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - The Ten Thousand Door’s of January.
A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards - Interior Chinatown
A book with gothic elements - Frannie Langton
A book by a Latin American author - A Long Petal of the Sea
A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author - gift of rain
A book with a Jewish character or author - herzog or tevye’s daughters
A book set on or near a body of water - to the lighthouse
A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover - ?hiss and hers
A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship - here comes the sun
A book related to mythology - ?the meat tree
A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years - Alive, Alive, Oh!
A book from NPR's Book Concierge - Nora Webster
A book with a theme of food or drink - the various flavours of coffee
A book from the historical fiction genre - secrets of ironbridge
The next book in a series - the dark vineyard
A book with a non-human as one of the main characters - Klara and the Sun or The Humans
A book without a person on the cover - Ghost Wall
A book about a woman in STEM - The Fair Botanists
A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name - Big Girl, Small Town or Matthew Sweet or Anna Mazzola
A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time - With the Fire on High
A book related to glass - Oscar and Lucinda
A book with handwriting on the cover - notes from an exhibition - Gale
A book related to inclement weather - Snow Falling on Cedars (archive)
A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y - Yvette Saywell in The Virgin and the Gipsy
A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role - Christy (archive)
A book related to a game - A Little Piece of Ground
A book with 22 or more letters in the title - The bricks that built the houses
A book related to Earth Day - The Overstory
- A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - the apprentice of split crow lane
- A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list - grey bees or father of loud
A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages - in one person
A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind - schizophrenia

2021 Bottom Votes Challenge

30/30

√ 1. A book related to something good that happened in 2020 - My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
√ 2. A book that fills a "hole" in your typical reading habits - My Lovely Wife: A Memoir of Madness and Hope
√ 3. A book written by someone no more than two degrees of separation away from you - A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics
√ 4. A book where the author has the same first and last initial as you - The One
√ 5. A book related to Don McLean's "American Pie" - Love Simon: Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda
√ 6. A book that contains a recipe - Death in the Dordogne
√ 7. A book related to blackjack or gambling - Twenty-One Days
√ 8. A book with an introverted protagonist -Ducks, Newburyport
√ 9. A book with a theme of sibling rivalry - The Lonely Polygamist
√ 10. A book with a major life altering event in the plot - The Sun Is Also a Star
√ 11. A book that related to traditions around turning 21 - The Turn of the Key
√ 12. A book you once started but never finished - The Black Tulip
√ 13. A book where any part of the title rhymes with any part of your name - On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life
√ 14. A book with a story trope you love or hate - Mr Mac and Me
√ 15. A book with a Clue/Cluedo weapon on the cover - Kiss the Detective: A Lefty Mendieta Investigation
√ 16. A book closely related to what you wanted to be as a kid (job, status, etc.) - The Mannequin Makers
√ 17. A book with a sports connection - Us Against You
√ 18. A book related to a local industry or small business - Black Sheep Cottage
√ 19. Reread a favorite book, but with a different perspective - To Kill a Mockingbird
√ 20. A book with a non-human narrator - The Travelling Cat Chronicles
√ 21. A book that deserves a second chance - French Concession
√ 22. A play - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
√23. A book involving getting ‘the band’ back together, either literal or figurative - A Family Reunion
√ 24. A book that has beauty, brains, and brawn - Miller's Valley
√ 25. A book on a "must read" list with a cover that you're not attracted to - Travels with My Aunt
√ 26. A book related to a word from a favorite recipe - One Moment
√ 27. A bestseller from the year you were born - A Moveable Feast
√ 28. A book recommended via the Readers Also Enjoyed feature on the Goodreads page from a book you gave 5-stars in the past 3 years - Olive, Again
√ 29. A book with reference to handcrafting - Boys Don't Knit (in Public)
√ 30. A book with a fat-positive perspective - My Pear-Shaped Life