Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

This is my 3rd year doing this challenge. I am looking forward to it.

✔️ means read


[✔️ ]1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y- The Memory Stones by Caroline Brothers (set in Argentina)
[✔️]2. A book by an author you read in 2022- Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
[✔️]3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list- Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult (A book with a child protagonist)
[✔️]4. A book with an interracial relationship- Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller
[✔️]5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover- Silver Wedding by Maeve Binchy

[✔️]6. A book where books are important- Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London by Claire Harman
[✔️]7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title- The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
[✔️]8. An author's debut book- The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
[✔️]9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

[✔️]10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"- Wild Ginger by Anchee Min
[✔️]11. A book about a person/character with a disability- Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben (The main character has PTSD)
[✔️]12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies- The Beekeeper's Secret by Josephine Moon
[✔️]13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover- Misadventures by Sylvia Smith (my copy has multiple fish on it)
[✔️]14. A book with a con, deception, or fake- Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
[✔️]15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1- The Reindeer People by Megan Lindholm (prehistoric)
[✔️]16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2- Moonlite: The Tragic Love Story of Captain Moonlite and the Bloody End of the Bushrangers by Garry Linnell (set in 1800s)
[✔️]17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3- The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (set in 1900s)

[✔️]18. A book related to science- The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design by Richard Dawkins
[✔️]19. A book related to the arts- The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal
[✔️]20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel- The Road by Catherine Jinks
[✔️]21. A book by an Asian diaspora author- Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
[✔️]22. A book with a faceless person on the cover- Lost & Found by Brooke Davis

[✔️]23. A book with a body of water in the title- In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
[✔️]24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy- Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon
[✔️]25. A book with a tropical setting- Murder under the Mangoes by Stephen M. Irwin
[✔️]26. A book related to pride- Love in a Dark Time: and Other Explorations of Gay Lives and Literature by Colm Tóibín

[✔️]27. A book by an author from continental Europe- Medusa by Torkil Damhaug
[✔️]28. A book that is dark- As Darkness Falls by Bronwyn Parry
[✔️]29. A book that is light- Skylight by Kelly Simmons
[✔️]30. A book related to a chess piece- The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
[✔️]31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com- The Peripheral by William Gibson

[✔️]32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature- Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy (set in Dublin)
[✔️]33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923- Between a Mother and Her Child by Elizabeth Noble
[✔️]34. A novella- Wolf's Brother by Megan Lindholm
[✔️]35. A book with a school subject in the title- The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

[✔️]36. A book that has been translated from another language- Dregs by Jørn Lier Horst
[✔️]37. A book with the theme of returning home- Home BY Harlan Coben
[✔️]38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover- Seven Sunny Days by Chris Manby
[✔️]39. A western- Where the Long Grass Blows by Louis L'Amour

[✔️]40. A book with a full name in the title- The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau by Graeme Macrae Burnet
[✔️]41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists- Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
[✔️]42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter- Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
[✔️]43. A book that involves a murder- This House of Grief by Helen Garner
[✔️]44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal- Blood Ninja by Nick Lake

[✔️]45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes
[✔️]46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe - Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
[✔️]47. A book related to a geometric shape- 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson (it has rectangles on the cover)
[✔️]48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story- The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

[✔️]49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
[✔️]50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt- This Book is Haunted by David McRobbie (A book with an unusual or surprising title)
[✔️]51. A book published in 2023- Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
[✔️]52. A book with an unusual or surprising title - Ordinary Decent Criminals by Lionel Shriver