Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

This puzzle took a bit of solving, but I will be able to do this using the next 12 books I'm due to read for AtY. I love it when it works out like this 😀

Total read: 12/12

June: 4/4
1. Father's Day:
111 countries around the world celebrate Father's Day, with the most common date being the third Sunday in June, which was started by Sonora Smart Dodd in Spokane, Washington in 1910.
a. Book whose main character is a father
b. Biography or history nonfiction book
✔c. Author's initials can be found in PATERNITY
Firewatching by Russ Thomas

2. Estival Solstice:
For the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice on June 21st is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year
a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words
b. Cover has plants on the cover
✔c. Book is set in the Northern Hemisphere
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

3. Hibernal Solstice:
For the Southern Hemisphere the winter solstice on June 22nd is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year.
✔a. Book that is at least 400 pages long
The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota (475 pages)
b. Book with fire on the cover
c. Book is set in the Southern Hemisphere

4. Pride Month:
A month celebrating LGBT+ communities and their history which was started following the 1969 Stonewall Riots
✔a. Written by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
b. A banned or challenged book
c. A coming of age novel

July: 4/4
1.Let's Play:
Whether it's your summer or winter, it's always a good time to have some fun
a. First letter of the book's title is in HORSE AROUND
b. Includes a character who plays a sport
✔c. Published in a year ending with 3
American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett (published 2013)

2. Travel Season:
Armchair travelling is definitely the cheapest, but exploring in real life is nice too!
✔a. Set in multiple countries
The Job by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg (according to the blub it takes place in the USA, Portugal, Turkey and the UK - now I've read it, it also included France and Spain)
b. A book with a map
c. Cover has vehicle (car, plane, boat, train, hang glider, etc)

3. Halfway there!
a. Book with an even number of pages
b. The next book in a series
✔c. An author's second book
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson

4. Turn Up the Radio:
Invented in the 1890s and probably much more fun now
a. Book featuring or about musicians
b. Set in the 19th century
✔c. Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI
The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard

August: 4/4
1. Book Lovers Day:
It's on August 9th, celebrate accordingly.
a. Book written by your favorite author
b. Main character works in a book shop or library
✔c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA
Blackout by Ragnar Jónasson

2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
An annual meteor shower peaking around Aug 11-12. According to the American Meteor Society this year will be a particularly good year for viewing.
a. Science fiction book
✔b. Sun, moon, or stars on the cover
Gobbelino London & a Scourge of Pleasantries by Kim M. Watt

c. Inspired by or retelling myths

3. Make Waves:
Fun fact: about 2.5 million Americans are employed in ocean-based tourism and recreation (as of 2018).
a. Author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD
✔b. Set in a coastal town or city
Frozen Out by Quentin Bates (set in the fictional fishing village of Hvalvík, which is based on the real fishing port of Grindavík, and Reykjavík)
c. A sea creature is on the cover

4. Go Camping:
Fun fact: The American National Park Service employs approximately 20,000 people (full time, part time and seasonal).
a. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
✔b. A ghost story
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell
c. A book primarily set outdoors

Attempting a second round using non-AtY books listened to on audio.

Total listened to: 12/12

June: 4/4
1. Father's Day:
111 countries around the world celebrate Father's Day, with the most common date being the third Sunday in June, which was started by Sonora Smart Dodd in Spokane, Washington in 1910.
a. Book whose main character is a father
✔b. Biography or history nonfiction book
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton
c. Author's initials can be found in PATERNITY

2. Estival Solstice:
For the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice on June 21st is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year
✔a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
b. Cover has plants on the cover
c. Book is set in the Northern Hemisphere

3. Hibernal Solstice:
For the Southern Hemisphere the winter solstice on June 22nd is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year.
a. Book that is at least 400 pages long
b. Book with fire on the cover
✔c. Book is set in the Southern Hemisphere
The Silence by Susan Allott

4. Pride Month:
A month celebrating LGBT+ communities and their history which was started following the 1969 Stonewall Riots
a. Written by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+
✔b. A banned or challenged book
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
c. A coming of age novel

July: 4/4
1.Let's Play:
Whether it's your summer or winter, it's always a good time to have some fun
✔a. First letter of the book's title is in HORSE AROUND
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
b. Includes a character who plays a sport
c. Published in a year ending with 3

2. Travel Season:
Armchair travelling is definitely the cheapest, but exploring in real life is nice too!
a. Set in multiple countries
b. A book with a map
✔c. Cover has vehicle (car, plane, boat, train, hang glider, etc)
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie


3. Halfway there!
a. Book with an even number of pages
✔b. The next book in a series
Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
c. An author's second book

4. Turn Up the Radio:
Invented in the 1890s and probably much more fun now
✔a. Book featuring or about musicians
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
b. Set in the 19th century
c. Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI

August: 4/4
1. Book Lovers Day:
It's on August 9th, celebrate accordingly.
✔a. Book written by your favorite author
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
b. Main character works in a book shop or library
c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA

2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
An annual meteor shower peaking around Aug 11-12. According to the American Meteor Society this year will be a particularly good year for viewing.
a. Science fiction book
b. Sun, moon, or stars on the cover
✔c. Inspired by or retelling myths
The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris

3. Make Waves:
Fun fact: about 2.5 million Americans are employed in ocean-based tourism and recreation (as of 2018).
✔a. Author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD
I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman
b. Set in a coastal town or city
c. A sea creature is on the cover

4. Go Camping:
Fun fact: The American National Park Service employs approximately 20,000 people (full time, part time and seasonal).
✔a. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
In the Mirror, a Peacock Danced by Justine Bothwick
b. A ghost story
c. A book primarily set outdoors