Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

38/52 + 5

Image of something that starts with A, T, or Y:

I know who you are by Alice Feeney
(tears) Read: 2 Jan

Suggestion for this year that did not make the list:
The Roommates by Rachel Sargeant
(A book told from multiple character POVs) Read: 26 Jan

Connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song:
Kill for Me Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
(me) Read: 2 Feb

Set underground, under sea or in an underworld:
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Read: 3 Feb

Weird or intriguing title:
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Read: 9 Feb

Serpentine element on the cover:

The island of missing trees by Elif Shafak
Read: 16 Feb

Author that uses 3 names:
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
Read: 23 Feb

Collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings:
That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry
Read: 23 Feb

Long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year:
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Read: 1 Mar

Witches, goddesses or nuns:
The Red Bird Sings by Aoife Fitzpatrick
Read: 10 Mar

Fictional location:
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Read: 22 Mar

Irish author:
The Garden by Paul Perry
Read: 30 Mar

Involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
(view spoiler)[Apart from her Da, the motherless Esme is raised by Dr Murray, Lizzie, Mrs Ballard, Ditte, Mr Mitchell (hide spoiler)] Read: 31 Mar

Science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Read: 5 Apr

Secrets, lies, or deception
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
(Cameron and Tova each had secrets they need to uncover) Read: 6 Apr

Fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read: 9 Apr

History or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
Read: 14 Apr

Set primarily in nature
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Read: 6 May

Cover that has a building or cityscape

The family game by Catherine Steadman
Read: 10 Jun

An animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Read: 22 Jun

Connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by CL Miller
Read: 9 Jul

Translated novel from Asia
Convenience Store Woman by Suyaka Murata
Read: 16 Aug

Involves art, music, dancing or acting
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Read: 23 Aug

Main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
Read: 24 Aug

Waves on the cover
The Coast Road by Alan Murrin

Read: 24 Aug

Author with a common noun in their name
UnWorld by Jayson Greene
Read: 31 Aug

Set in the winter:
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghty
Read: 6 Sep

Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles:
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine
Read: 20 Sep
The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife by Jane O'Sullivan
Read: 27 Sep

Monster book:
Sphere by Michael Crichton
Read: 28 Sep

Coastal setting:
Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire
Read: 11 Oct

Mystery or true crime
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
Read; 11 Oct

Author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Read: 23 Oct

Title that could be a country song
Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
Read: 18 Oct

35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Playground by Richard Powers

36. A book with a common household object on the cover
Remember Me This Way by Sabine Durrant

Featuring adult friendships
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronán Hession
Read: 27 Oct

38 and 39. Two books with a connection from different genres
A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumato
The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan
(Japanese crime thriller and Irish police procedural)
Read: 17 Nov and

Comfort read
A Lesson In Dying by Ann Cleeves
Read: 2 Nov

Involves digging up the past
Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill
Read: 22 Nov

42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
The Game Is Murder by Hazel Ward

43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
The Minders by John Marrs

Haunting book
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Read: 22 Nov

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
Conversation with the sea by Hugo Hamilton

46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
The Snow Hare by Paula Lichtarowicz

47. A book relating to fire
The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman

48. A book with a character dealing with death
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
2024 ATY Best Book of the Month listopia
2025 list to be added in January
Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie

51. A book published in 2025
All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu

52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

The Anniversary List Prompts
2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
(Spanish)
Read: 23 Nov

2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Read: 15 Nov

2018: Debut book
The Names by Florence Knapp
Read: 3 Nov

2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy

2020: A book with an emotion in the title
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Read: 15 Nov

2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

2023: Author has published more than 7 books
The Couple on Cedar Close by Anna-Lou Weatherley
Read: 9 Nov

2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
The Magnificent Nine by James Lovegrove
(novel about crew of spaceship)