Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

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March Winds…

1. A book with the month of March in the title or mentioned in the text (share text)
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
[Page 349: 1st March. Cambridge slept quietly beneath a blanket of tousled cloud, a few stars peeking here and there between the folds]

2. A book where a major weather event is key to the plot (describe the event)
Into the Storm
[The plot stems from a road accident in a torrential rain storm]

3. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MARCH WINDS
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

4. A book where all the letters of WINDS can be found in the title/subtitle
SaNDWIch

5. A book first published in March of any year
The Dream Hotel
[Published 4th March 2025]

And April Showers…

1. A book with the month of April in the title, or mentioned in the text (share text)
Outlandish: Walking Europe’s Unlikely Landscapes
[Page 86: In April 2018 – by chance a year ago this week – the final verdict was handed down: the government’s actions had been illegal and further logging was suspended.]

2. A book with an umbrella on the cover (open or furled) or puddles on the ground


3. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in APRIL SHOWERS
The Pharmacist by Rachelle Atalla

4. A book where all the letters of SHOWERS can be found in the title/subtitle
OnE Day I SHall AStOnish the WoRld

5.A book first published in April of any year
Caledonian Road
[Published 2nd April 2024]

Bring forth May flowers

1. A book with the month of May in the title, or mentioned in the text (share text)
The Killer Question
[Page 138: Conversation between Sergeants Dee Obasi and Suzanne Eastwood, and Constable Malcolm Eastwood, recorded in Unmarked Car 1, 6 May 2014].

2. A book with blooming flowers on the cover (in a flower bed or planter – not a vase)


3. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MAY FLOWERS
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

4. A book where all the letters of FLOWERS can be found in the title/subtitle
ThE GiRLS in the Wild Fig Tree: HOW One Girl Fought to Save Herself, Her Sister and Thousands of Girls Worldwide

5. A book first published in May of any year
Bella Donna
[Published 22nd May 2025]

Bonus:
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
[Author was born 8th March 1960]

Sheyanne C.'s ATY 2026 Spring Reading Challenge

March Winds…
✅1. A book with March in the title or author name, or the month of March mentioned in the text (share text)
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman (Read 3-2-26 - 3-3-26)
("To be fair, until this moment---the last day of March, a Baltimore March that was going out full lion, all blustery winds and horizontal sleet---it had not been a life that offered many opportunities for upgrades.")

✅2. A book where a major weather event is key to the plot (describe the event)
The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (Read 3-11-26 - 3-11-26)
Most of the plot taking place in both past in present occur during separate severe hurricanes in the main setting located in Alabama.

✅3. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MARCH WINDS
Gone for Good by Harlan Coben (Read 3-8-26 - 3-9-26)

✅4. A book where all the letters of WINDS can be found in the title/subtitle
My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney (Read 3-10-25 - 3-10-25)

✅5. A book first published in March of any year
I Came Back for You by Kate White (Read 3-13-26 - 3-14-26) (First published March 2026)
5/5

And April Showers…
✅6. A book with April in the title or author name, or the month of April mentioned in the text (share text)
The Measure by Nikki Erlick (Read 3-22-26 - 3-22-26)
("In April, Deborah Caine was first in Nina's office to receive official confirmation.")

✅7. A book with an umbrella on the cover (open or furled) or puddles on the ground
In Time with You by Kristin Dwyer (Read 3-28-26 - 3-29-26)

✅8. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in APRIL SHOWERS
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Read 3-10-26 - 3-11-26)

✅9. A book where all the letters of SHOWERS (including two Ss) can be found in the title/subtitle
Stranger Things: One Way or Another: A Nancy Wheeler Mystery by Caitlin Schneiderhan (3-25-26 - 3-27-26)

✅10. A book first published in April of any year
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark (3-12-26 - 3-12-26) (First Published April 2014)
5/5

Bring forth May flowers
✅11. A book with May in the title or author name, or the month of May mentioned in the text (share text)
The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf (3-22-26 - 3-22-26)
("Snowflakes float lazily down. But that doesn't make sense. It doesn't snow at this elevation this late in May. Besides, Madeline thinks, giving way to the irresistible urge to close her eyes, snowflakes aren't pink.")

✅12. A book with flowers on the cover, growing in a flower bed, planter or the wild (not a vase or just flowers as part of the cover design)
We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry (Read 3-29-26 - 3-30-26)

✅13. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MAY FLOWERS
Twice by Mitch Albom (Read 3-1-26 - 3-1-26)

✅14. A book where all the letters of FLOWERS can be found in the title/subtitle
The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland by Michelle Young(Read 3-21-26 - 3-21-26)

✅15. A book first published in May of any year
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Read 3-13-26 - 3-13-26) (First Published May 2022)
5/5

Bonus prompt:
✅16. Read a book by one of the authors born in March, April or May on the list in message #2.
The Heist by Janet EvanovichGoldberg|67202] and Lee Goldberg (Read 3-18-26 - 3-21-26)
1/1

16/16

16/16 COMPLETED! 4/17/26
March Winds…

√1. A book with the month of March in the title or author name, or mentioned in the text
Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March
√2. A book where a major weather event is key to the plot (describe the event)
The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World (pretty self-explanatory! climate change-induced sea level rise)
√3. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MARCH WINDS
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
√4. A book where all the letters of WINDS can be found in the title/subtitle
Under the Sea-Wind
√5. A book first published in March of any year
Wild Dark Shore

And April Showers…

√6. A book with the month of April in the title or author name, or mentioned in the text
Three Days in April
√7. A book with an umbrella on the cover (open or furled) or puddles on the ground

√8. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in APRIL SHOWERS
A Woman of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
√9. A book where all the letters of SHOWERS can be found in the title/subtitle
There's an Owl in the Shower
√10. A book first published in April of any year
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man

Bring forth May flowers

√11. A book with the month of May in the title or author name, or mentioned in the text
The Darling Buds of May
√12. A book with blooming flowers on the cover (in a flower bed or planter – not a vase)

√13. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MAY FLOWERS
Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman by Mallory O'Meara
√14. A book where all the letters of FLOWERS can be found in the title/subtitle
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D.
√15. A book first published in May of any year
The Great Gatsby

√16. Bonus prompt: Read a book by one of the authors on the list of authors below, born in March, April or May
https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/...
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

March Winds…

1. A book with the month of March in the title or mentioned in the text
“It is, in fact, freezing in here. Scotland in March, who knew?” - The Ending Writes Itself – Evelyn Clarke, pp. 64
2. A book where a major weather event is key to the plot (describe the event)
Orpheus Builds a Girl – Heather Parry (The book is set in Key West, & a hurricane precipitates the climactic discovery of the doctor's wrong-doing.)
3. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MARCH WINDS
Good Woman: A Reckoning – Savala Nolan
4. A book where all the letters of WINDS can be found in the title/subtitle
The Wilderness – Angela Flournoy
5. A book first published in March of any year
Blood on Her Tongue – Johnna Van Veen (2025)

And April Showers…

6. A book with the month of April in the title, or mentioned in the text
“Soon, I knew, the night sky would turn dark blue; the first tender, chilly gleam of April daylight would steal into the room.” - The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt, pp. 69
7. A book with an umbrella on the cover (open or furled) or puddles on the ground

Ink in Water: An Illustrated Memoir – Lacy J. Davis & Jim Kettner
8. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in APRIL SHOWERS
The Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton
9. A book where all the letters of SHOWERS can be found in the title/subtitle
Patchwork: A Sewist's Diary - Maddie Ballard
10. A book first published in April of any year
My Dear You – Rachel Khong (2026)

Bring forth May flowers

11. A book with the month of May in the title, or mentioned in the text
“It was a May night, late in May of 1936, with a three-quarter moon.” - It Can't Happen Here – Sinclair Lewis, chapter two
12. A book with blooming flowers on the cover (in a flower bed or planter – not a vase)

Dirty Laundry – Disha Bose
13. A book where the author’s first and last initials can be found in MAY FLOWERS
The Adjunct– Maria Adelmann
14. A book where all the letters of FLOWERS can be found in the title/subtitle
Allow Me to Introduce Myself – Onyi Nwabineli
15. A book first published in May of any year
How Lucky – Will Leitch (2021)

16. Bonus prompt: Read a book by one of the authors on the list of authors below, born in March, April or May
Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell