Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y
Verity

2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover
The Housemaid

3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

4. A book by a new-to-you author
Know My Name

5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025
The Help


6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears
Where the Crawdads Sing

7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book
James

8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia
A Thousand Splendid Suns

9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
One by One


10. An award winning book
To Kill a Mockingbird

11. A history or historical fiction book
A Gentleman in Moscow

12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white
The Frozen People

13. An author's second/sophomore book
The Woman in Cabin 10

14. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
Still Life


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

16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters
Project Hail Mary

17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

18. A book with a location in the title
The Count of Monte Cristo


19. A book related to yesterday
The Godfather

20. A book related to today
Solito

21. A book related to tomorrow
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author
Pachinko


23. A book with a road trip or long journey
American Dirt

24. A book that is either frothy or gothy
Rebecca

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

26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name
The Book Thief

27. A nonfiction book
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident


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

29. A vacation book
The Remains of the Day

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

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


32. A novella of 100-250 pages
The Little Prince

33. A book with an Indigenous character or author
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

34. A book with a window on the cover
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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

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


37. A book that includes a science topic
The Martian

38. A book that's part of a series
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None

40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland


41. A mystery or true crime book
The Spy Coast

42. A book set in an isolated location
The Lost Man

43. A book involving survival
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover
We Burned So Bright


45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

46. A book that is not a novel
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title
These Precious Days: Essays

48. A book with something edible in the title
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

49. A second book for your favorite prompt
Remarkably Bright Creatures


50. A book with a bird on its cover
Make Way for Ducklings

51. A book published in 2026
How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay

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

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y

(Thriller) 5-May-2026

2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover


10. An award winning book

(Pulitzer Prize, 1961) 7-May-2026

27. A nonfiction book

8-May-2026