Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I did this challenge 4 years in a row, then I moved somewhere with a tiny library and it was too hard to find books I would enjoy for this challenge. Now I have moved again and will be joining again! Very excited to start.

6/52

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y
You've Found Oliver by Dustin Thao

2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover
What Really Happened in Wuhan: The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research bySharri Markson

3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
Deviant by Cora Rose

4. A book by a new-to-you author


5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025
Lily Morton

6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears


7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book
The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse Completed 5/1

8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia


9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology by Mike Rinder

10. An award winning book
We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis

11. A history or historical fiction book


12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white
The Big Book of Weird Laws 3: Australia Adventure: by Meme Master - Completed 19/1

13. An author's second/sophomore book


14. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop by Takuya Asakura

15. A book you've wanted to read for a long time


16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Cluedo characters
Howards End by E.M. Forster

17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries


18. A book with a location in the title
Moon Over Montana by Caroline Fyffe

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


23. A book with a road trip or long journey
From Russia with Lunch: A Lithuanian Odyssey by David Smiedt

24. A book that is either frothy or gothy
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

25. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list


26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name
Scoreless Game by Anna Zabo & L.A. Witt - Completed 13/1

27. A nonfiction book


28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution


29. A vacation book


30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Frontlist Book


31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book


32. A novella of 100-250 pages


33. A book with an Indigenous character or author
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen - Completed 5/1

34. A book with a window on the cover
Mind Over Clutter: Cleaning Your Way to a Calm and Happy Home by Nicola Lewis

35. A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a museum, a school, or another public building


36. A book with a primary character who is a woman over 40


37. A book that includes a science topic


38. A book that's part of a series


39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie
Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson

40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title


41. A mystery or true crime book
Hot to Trot by M.C. Beaton

42. A book set in an isolated location
Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth by Dan Richards

43. A book involving survival


44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover
Chasing the Wild by Elliott Rose

45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen


46. A book that is not a novel


47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title
This and Every Life by Emmy Sanders - Completed 17/1

48. A book with something edible in the title
Strawberry Moon by Lily Morton - Completed 7/1

49. A second book for your favorite prompt


50. A book with a bird on its cover
Lost Wonders: 10 Tales of Extinction from the 21st Century by Tom Lathan

51. A book published in 2026


52. A book related to the name of one of Santa's reindeer