Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

*****COMPLETED 11/7/22*****

52/52

✔1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y-Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton-3/2/22
✔2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021 - The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming-3/2/22
✔3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22
✔4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list-(A book that honors Betty White)- Cat Talk: What Your Cat Is Trying to Tell You by Carole C. Wilbourn-6/2/22-
✔5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name--Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 3/20/22
✔6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover-planning- Red Lights by Georges Simenon-6/27/22 .
✔7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind--Kid Lobotomy, Vol. 1: A Lad Insane by Peter Milligan-6/1/22-
✔8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1-Asia- Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman 3/9/22
✔9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2-Africa- Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali by Mamadou Kouyaté-3/31/22-
✔10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3-North America- Sonora Pass by Jaime Olmos-3/24/22-
✔11. A book from historical fiction genre- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens-3/20/22
✔12. A book related to glass- -They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie-5/27/22-
✔13. A book about a woman in STEM-planning- How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals- 8/10/22
✔14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads- The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson-4/22/22
✔15. A book without a person on the cover- The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh-6/13/22
✔16. A book related to Earth Day- A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean-10/28/22-
✔17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge- planning Swimming in the Dark- 10/26/22
✔18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author-planning Pouliuli-7/21/22-
✔19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling-3/2/22
✔20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951-1930s- Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22-
✔21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover- catI Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider-3/1/22-
✔22. A book with a Jewish character or author- Greenwich Killing Time by Kinky Friedman-4/30/22-
✔23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship--The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg-6/5/22
✔24. A book related to inclement weather-Storm by Kevin Crossley-Holland-1/6/22
✔25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages- The Mine by Frances Carden-3/25/22
✔26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1-"Other"- -Strange Fruit & Other Plays by Harold Jaffe-6/1/22
✔27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2-"Other"- The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales by Bessie Head-6/16/22
✔28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo- 8/8/22
✔29. A book set on or near a body of water-all set in Rio de Janeiro...some stories at Copacabana and Ipanema- The Taker and Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca-6/11/22
✔30. A book related to mythology-planning on Circe by Madeline Miller-7/9/22
✔31. A book published at least 10 years ago- Jazz by Toni Morrison-1/3/22-
✔32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer- Leave a Message for Willie by Marcia Muller-7/12/22
✔33. The next book in a series- by Alexandre Dumas-4/18/22-
✔34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role-planning on Spinning Into Butter
✔35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1- The Ministry of Flowers by Andrea Witzke Slot-6/2/22
✔36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2- Cat Talk: What Your Cat Is Trying to Tell You by Carole C. Wilbourn-6/2/22-
✔37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name- The City Where Dreams Come True by Gulsifat Shakhidi-3/29/22-
✔38. A book by a Latin American author- The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara-7/19/22-
✔39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt-6/20/22-
✔40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards-Murder Once Removed by S.C. Perkins-8/28/22
✔41. A book with a theme of food or drink- Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin-4/27/22
✔42. A book with a language or nationality in the title- Syrian Wives by Anna Halabi-3/23/22
✔43. A book set in a small town or rural area- Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel- 6/4/22-
✔44. A book with gothic elements- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia-3/19/22
✔45. A book related to a game-"Life"- The Rise of Life on Earth by Joyce Carol Oates-6/19/22
✔46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters-a sentient computer in You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews-4/4/22
✔47. A book with handwriting on the cover- planning- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
✔48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022- When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn-4/18/22
✔49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall 10/8/22
✔50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years- An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten- 11/2/22
✔51. A book published in 2022- This Way Out by Tufayel Ahmed 11/7/22
✔52. A book with a time-related word in the title- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion-4/8/22-