Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The Prompts

June

1. Father's Day:
c. Author's initials can be found in PATERNITY: City of Glass by Paul Auster

2. Estival Solstice:
a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré


3. Hibernal Solstice:
c. Book is set in the Southern Hemisphere: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

4. Pride Month:
b. A banned or challenged book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


July
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:
A Stranger in the House

2. Travel Season:
c. Cover has vehicle (car, plane, BOATS, train, hang glider, etc): Adrift on the Nile by Naguib Mahfouz

3. Halfway there!
b. The next book in a series: Lykttändaren by Pontus Ljunghill


4. Turn Up the Radio:
Invented in the 1890s and probably much more fun now
c. Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

August
1. Book Lovers Day:
b. Main character works in a book shop or library: The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón


2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
c. Inspired by or retelling myths: Women Who Run With The Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

3. Make Waves:
Fun fact: about 2.5 million Americans are employed in ocean-based tourism and recreation (as of 2018).
c. A sea creature is on the cover: Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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
c. A book primarily set outdoors

So far I've finished two and is reading two others. A good start I think.