Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

ATY 2022 -30/52 as of 8/21/22

✔1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
✔3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
✔4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang; book w/orange cover
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: One Door Away from Heaven by Dean Koontz
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
✔8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
✔9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2: Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
✔10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3: Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger
✔11. A book from historical fiction genre: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
12. A book related to glass
✔13. A book about a woman in STEM: Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston
✔14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads: Shooting Chant by Aimée Thurlo
✔15. A book without a person on the cover: Shooting Chant by Aimée Thurlo
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: Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
✔19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
✔20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
✔22. A book with a Jewish character or author: The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb by Sam Kean
23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
✔24. A book related to inclement weather: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
✔25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages: One Door Away from Heaven by Dean Koontz
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: Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger
30. A book related to mythology
✔31. A book published at least 10 years ago: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
✔32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer: Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
✔33. The next book in a series: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
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: Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
✔36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
✔37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
✔38. A book by a Latin American author: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
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: Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
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: The Goblin Emperor byKatherine Addison
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: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
✔49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons": Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
✔51. A book published in 2022: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
52. A book with a time-related word in the title