Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
2022 Plans
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ladymurmur's 2022 plan
1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y - DONE!
What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021 - DONE!
The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey - rereading & rediscovering Anne McCaffrey
3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title - DONE!
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew GoodmanPossibles that I've already read this year:
What Abigail Did That Summer
Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
The Tower and the Hive
4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list - DONE!
Agatha's First Case by M.C. Beaton-A book related to firsts
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name - Done!
Lyon's Prideby Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey
Larry Correia
Dianne Freeman
Warren Ellis
Yoon Ha Lee
Terry Pratchett
Alexander McCall Smith
Lewis Carroll
Kerry Greenwood
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Brian McClellan
Deanna Knippling
Kaitlin Dunnett
Matt Wallace
Amelia Littlewood
Eddie Izzard
Jeff VanderMeer
Leighann Dobbs
Annette Marie
Annie Barrows
Elliott James
Elle Scott
Harry Harrison
Mary Ann Schaffer
William Ritter
Harry Connolly
Ferrett Steinmeta
Kelly McCullough
Vicki Pettersson
Jennifer Estepp
Philippa Ballentine
6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover - DONE!
Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders by Aliette de Bodard (moon) <--read
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind - DONE!
Damia by Anne McCaffreyPossibles:
The Speed of Dark
The Tower and the Hive series
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 - DONE!
Imprudence by Gail Carriger - Africa (Egypt)
9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 - DONE!
Competence by Gail Carriger - South America (Peru)
10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 - DONE!
Reticence by Gail Carriger - Asia (Japan)
11. A book from historical fiction genre - DONE!
The Tropic of Serpents by Marie BrennanPossibles:
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
Maids of Misfortune
A Magical Inheritance
A Natural History of Dragons
Devil's West series by Laura Anne Gilman
anything by Agatha Christie
something Austenesque, Victoriana, Steampunk, Gaslamp Fantasy
12. A book related to glass - DONE!
Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter - protagonist is building a greenhousePossibles:
Spells for the Dead - protagonist is building a greenhouse
Greenglass House series
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13. A book about a woman in STEM- DONE!
Death Du Jour by Kathy ReichsDeath du Jour - next in the Temperance Brennan series
The Relentless Moon - next in the Lady Astronaut series
A Natural History of Dragons
...
14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads - DONE!
Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls by Elliott James
15. A book without a person on the cover - DONE!
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitchpossibles that I've already read this year:
Pretty much any of the Rivers of London titles
Aunt Bessie Finds
16. A book related to Earth Day - DONE!
Circle of the Moon by Faith HunterPossibles:
something from the Souldwood series
17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge - DONE!
All Systems Red by Martha WellsPossibles (own):
A Natural History of Dragons
The Shining Girls
The Tropic of Serpents
The Martian
Ancillary Justice
Sorcerer to the Crown
The Ballad of Black Tom
Winter Tide
Akata Warrior
Jade City
Strange Practice
Witchmark
Trail of Lightning
Magic for Liars
All Systems Red <-- read this year
A Memory Called Empire
Gideon the Ninth
Harrow the Ninth
Black Sun
Possibles (library):
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
The Summer Prince
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Neptune's Brood
How to Be a Victorian
A Study in Scarlet Women
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
Norse Mythology
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown
The Raconteur's Commonplace Book
A Spindle Splintered
18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author - DONE!
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoPossibles:
Sorcerer to the Crown
Jade City
The Tea Master and the Detective
The Ghost Bride
Iron Widow
19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - DONE!
Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy edited by Ellen DatlowPossibles:
Queen Victoria's Books of Spells <-- already read
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20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951 - DONE!
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristiePossibles:
Anything Agatha Christie
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover - Done!
Deadhead and Buried by H.Y. HannaPossibles:
Death of a Dapper Snowman (cat)
Strange Practice (top hat)
A Damsel in Distress (top hat)
Deadhead and Buried (cat)
Death of a Clergyman (top hat)
Death's Detective (top hat)
Dinosaur Summer (t-rex)
Edinburgh Twilight (top hat)
Emily Spellmaker on All Hallows' Eve (cat)
Kitchen Magic (cat)
Murder in the Crypt (top hat)
A Spirited Tail (cat)
Talking Man (car)
Terrible Lizard: A Memoir of My Time in the Police Dinosaur Unit (t-rex)
Bells, Tails & Murder: A Cozy English Animal Mystery (cat)
Cake Tastings and Killers (cat)
Cakes to Die For (cat)
Calico Confusion (cat)
Castelmezzano, The Witch Is Dead (boots)
... and so many, many more in the cozies collection!
22. A book with a Jewish character or author - DONE!
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman & Dirk Maggshttps://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Possibles in my TBR (authors):
Jane Yolen
Ellen Kushner
Cassandra Clare
Neil Gaiman
Lavie Tidhar
Naomi Novik
Helen Wecker
...
Who Shall Live: A Jewish Fantasy
23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship - DONE!
Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices by Swapna KrishnaPossibles:
Something by Aleitte de Bodard
Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices
24. A book related to inclement weather - DONE!
A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie HolmesPossibles:
A Dead and Stormy Night
Heavy Weather
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25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages - DONE!
Charmed I'm Sure by Elliott JamesPossibles:
one of the Pax Arcana shorts
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards - DONE!
Network Effect by Martha WellsHugo or Nebula award
31. A book published at least 10 years ago - DONE!
Damia's Children by Anne McCaffreyPossibles already ready this year:
Any of the Tower and the Hive series
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer - DONE!
In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns-Elizabeth Bear
33. The next book in a series - DONE!
Murder by Other Means by John ScalziAny next in series that I'm not already using for another prompt.
34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role - DONE!
Murder is Elementary by Diane WeinerFinishing School books
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35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1 - DONE!
Blood of the Earth by Faith HunterTrees, plants, and growing things are vital to the main character of this book, and play an integral role in the plot.
36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2 - DONE!
Curse on the Land by Faith HunterDiscovery of a new paranormal creature plays a vital role in this plot. Also, natural animals and were-animals are involved.
37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - DONE!
Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuire
38. A book by a Latin American author - DONE!
Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-GarciaPossibles:
Zoraida Córdova
Isabel Ibañez
Malka Older - Infomocracy
Daniel José Older
Maya Motayne
Francesca Flores
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by A Swiftly Tilting PlanetPossibles:
Little Women
Anne of Green Gables
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
A Wizard of Earthsea
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
The Westing Game
The Giver
The Lightning Thief
Graceling
Akata Witch
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Six of Crows
Scythe
40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - DONE!
In Shining Armor by Elliott James The Lovers - Sig & John
Possibles:
Fortune's Pawn <-- ship named Glorious Fool
41. A book with a theme of food or drink - DONE!
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de BodardPossibles:
The Martian <-- potatoes
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title - DONE!
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha ChristiePossibles:
The Scottish Connection <-- book 4 in series
Swedish Lutheran Vampires of Brainerd
Beware of Greeks
The Greek Coins Affair
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
The Texan and the Egyptian: The Sky Fire Chronicles
Many books of ethnic fairy tales & mythology
43. A book set in a small town or rural area - DONE!
Low Elf Esteem by Elliott JamesPossibles:
Midnight Crossroad
Soulwood series <-- currently reading
Foxglove Summer <-- already read this year
Most of the Pax Arcana shorts or titles
44. A book with gothic elements - DONE!
A Bad Breed by Kat RossThe Graveyard Book
Gideon the Ninth
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
Strange Practice
A Spirited Manor
In the Shadow of Spindrift House
A Bad Breed
45. A book related to a game - DONE!
Pushing Luck by Elliott James - pokerPossibles:
The Westing Game
Pushing Luck <-- poker
46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters - DONE!
Turning Darkness Into Light by Marie Brennan
48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 - DONE!
Artificial Condition by Martha WellsProject Hail Mary
Artificial Condition <-- already read this year
A Spindle Splintered
Where the Drowned Girls Go
Under the Whispering Door
Black Sun
Jade City
Fugitive Telemetry <-- already read this year
A Master of Djinn
49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - DONE!
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie BrennanPossibles:
Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances <-- coming in June
Re-reading the Natural History of Dragons series
Pern books by Anne McCaffrey
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1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2
10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
11. A book from historical fiction genre
12. A book related to glass
13. A book about a woman in STEM
14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
15. A book without a person on the cover
16. A book related to Earth Day
17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
22. A book with a Jewish character or author
23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
24. A book related to inclement weather
25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1
27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
29. A book set on or near a body of water
30. A book related to mythology
31. A book published at least 10 years ago
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
33. The next book in a series
34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
38. A book by a Latin American author
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
41. A book with a theme of food or drink
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
43. A book set in a small town or rural area
44. A book with gothic elements
45. A book related to a game
46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
47. A book with handwriting on the cover
48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
51. A book published in 2022
52. A book with a time-related word in the title