Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

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1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y: The Secret of Secrets
2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover: A Season In Saigon: A story of love, honor, and friendship won and lost amid the Vietnam War
3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
4. A book by a new-to-you author
5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025L The Serpent and the Pearl
6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears: Heart the Lover
7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book: The Murder on the Links
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia: The Library of Legends
9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title: The First Witch of Boston
10. An award-winning bookL The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
11. A history or historical fiction book: We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white: The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
13. An author's second/sophomore book: The Congress of Rough Riders
14. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh: Half of a Yellow Sun
15. A book you've wanted to read for a long time: Infinite Jest
16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters: Seduction Theory
17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries:
18. A book with a location in the title: The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne
19. A book related to yesterday:
20. A book related to today:
21. A book related to tomorrow:
22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author: Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
23. A book with a road trip or long journey:
24. A book that is either frothy or gothy:
25. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list: Never Let Me Go
26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name: Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
27. A nonfiction book: These Truths: A History of the United States
28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution: Wives Not Slaves: Patriarchy and Modernity in the Age of Revolutions
29. A vacation book: The Guncle Abroad
30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Frontlist Book: The Elements by John Boyne
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book: A History of Loneliness by John Boyne
32. A novella of 100-250 pages: Sandwich by Catherine Newman
33. A book with an Indigenous character or author: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
34. A book with a window on the cover: Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
35. A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a museum, a school, or another public building: Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef by Brigid Washington
36. A book with a primary character who is a woman over 40: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
37. A book that includes a science topic: The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger
38. A book that's part of a series: The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris
39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie: The Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title: The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism by Katherine Stewart
41. A mystery or true crime book: The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
42. A book set in an isolated location: book:Migrations|42121525] by Charlotte McConaghy
43. A book involving survival: Bitter Passage by Colin Mills
44. A book with a symbol of death on the coverJill Lepore: The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
46. A book that is not a novel: Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots by Linda Porter
47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title: These Truths: A History of the United States by
48. A book with something edible in the title: Peaches for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris
49. A second book for your favorite prompt:
50. A book with a bird on its cover: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
51. A book published in 2026:
52. A book related to the name of one of Santa's reindeer: The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo