Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Total: 12/12

I was almost able to do this with the books I had lined up over the next three months, except for July #2, the book set in space wasn't due until later in the year, but it's still from the plan.

June: 4/4

1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
b. An author who has a pen name
✓c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Kirby is an intern at a newspaper and Dan is a journalist

2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
b. A book with more than 400 pages
✓c. A book with purple on the cover
The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
✓b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado
c. A book published in the last two years

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
✓b. A translated book
Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen
c. A book with a seven in the page count

July: 4/4

1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
✓a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
Duckling by Eve Ainsworth
b. A book featuring a sport
c. A book with a black main character

2. The Apollo Moon Landing
✓a. A book set in space
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
b. A book with the moon on the cover
c. A book published in the 1960s

3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
✓b. A book set in a rural area
Sisters Behaving Badly by Maddie Please
c. A book with an element of survival

4. Dog Days of Summer
✓a. A book with a dog on the cover
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman

b. A book with a hot setting
c. An author's first book

August: 4/4

1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
b. A book with red on the cover
✓c. A book set in a city
Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize by Margo Rabb

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read
✓b. A book by a favorite author
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit

3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
✓c. A book in a series
Gobbelino London & A Contagion of Zombies by Kim M. Watt

4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library
✓b. A nonfiction book
Just For One Day: Adventures in Britpop by Louise Wener
c. A book with a character in an educational setting