Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2022 LIST
Read 52/52

✔ 1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 1/9/22 (Tookie)
✔ 2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021 - The Becoming by Nora Roberts 1/7/22
✔ 3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title - The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm by Hilarie Burton Morgan 1/10/22
✔ 4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list (Prompts) - An autobiography, biography, or memoir - Walking the Americas by Levison Wood 1/18/22
✔ 5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name - Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover 1/21/22
✔ 6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover - Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis 1/27/22

✔ 7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind - The Unseen World by Liz Moore 2/16/22
✔ 8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz 1/25/22 (North America)
✔ 9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 - She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan 1/28/22 (Asia)
✔ 10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 - Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan 2/1/22 (Europe)
✔ 11. A book from historical fiction genre - The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell Allen 2/3/22
✔ 12. A book related to glass - A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage 2/22/22
✔ 13. A book about a woman in STEM - The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung 4/9/22
✔ 14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads - Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey 2/13/22 (4,634 ratings)
✔ 15. A book without a person on the cover - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 2/26/22
✔ 16. A book related to Earth Day - The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America by Hannah Nordhaus 4/20/22
✔ 17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge - Sourdough by Robin Sloan 5/16/22
18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author - American Panda by Gloria Chao 7/6/22
✔ 19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel 5/28/22
✔ 20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951 - Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell 6/25/22
✔ 21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover - Buy a Whisker by Sofie Ryan 7/10/22 (Cat)
✔ 22. A book with a Jewish character or author - Have a Little Faith: a True Story by Mitch Albom 5/23/22
✔ 23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship - Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde 6/30/22
✔ 24. A book related to inclement weather - One by One by Ruth Ware 8/15/22
✔ 25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages - Cartwright's Cavaliers by Mark Wandrey 6/27/22 (473 pages)
✔ 26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal by Sarah Maslin Nir 7/28/22
✔ 27. 2 books with the same word in the title - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson 8/6/22
✔ 28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards - Looking for Alaska by John Green 2/4/22
✔ 29. A book set on or near a body of water - The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley 7/25/22
✔ 30. A book related to mythology - Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan 8/26/22
✔ 31. A book published at least 10 years ago - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman 7/31/22
✔ 32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer - A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn 8/13/22
✔ 33. The next book in a series - A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn 6/8/22
✔ 34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role - Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King 9/8/22
✔ 35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 5/11/22
✔ 36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil 5/29/22
✔ 37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom 8/20/22
✔ 38. A book by a Latin American author - The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende 10/20/22
✔ 39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 9/8/22
✔ 40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 9/15/22 (Death)
✔ 41. A book with a theme of food or drink - Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci 4/3/22
✔ 42. A book with a language or nationality in the title - Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac 10/19/22
✔ 43. A book set in a small town or rural area - The Winners by Fredrik Backman 9/29/22
✔ 44. A book with gothic elements - A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong 10/7/22
✔ 45. A book related to a game - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5/13/22
✔ 46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters - Strays: A Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across America by Britt Collins 2/28/22
✔ 47. A book with handwriting on the cover - Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks 7/5/22

✔ 48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch 7/16/22
✔ 49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 8/17/22
✔ 50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years - Dad's Maybe Book by Tim O'Brien 8/30/22
✔ 51. A book published in 2022 - The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn 4/12/22
✔ 52. A book with a time-related word in the title - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 3/24/22

Tracking for Completion Thread:

- 5 Star books that I read for the ATY Challenge



- My most creative twist on a prompt- None

- The prompt I cheated on - None though I do go back through the list periodically to see if books I have read for other challenges happen to fit.

- My favorite prompt - 19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history. I enjoy that genre

- My least favorite prompt - None

- A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (but I’m so glad I did!)
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

- A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (and I wish I hadn’t!)
The Unseen World I expected to really like this book based on high ratings from friends but just couldn’t get into it.