Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

MARCH

Spring
✔ 1. Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in SPRING (you can ignore or use a, an, or the) She by HC Warner
2. Read a coming-of-age or inspirational book
3. Read a book with themes related to nature

March Birthdays: Gabriel García Márquez
1. Read a book set in Colombia.
✔ 2. Read a book with themes inspired by the author's life or values (family, magical realism, Latin American politics/social issues). The Missing by Andrew O'Hagan
3. Read a book by an author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

March Madness
1. Read a book with a page count that appears in the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
✔ 2. Read a book published between 1931 and 1968. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
3. Read a book set in Kansas, North Carolina, California, or Tennessee.

St. Patrick's Day
✔ 1. Read a book written by an author whose initials appear in Maewyn Succat. Moranifesto by Caitlin Moran
2. Read a book with a theme of good vs. evil.
3. In honor of the famous Shamrock, read a book that is third or fourth in a series.


APRIL

April Fool's Day
1. Read a humorous book.
2. Read a book with a fish on the cover.
✔ 3. Read a book whose author's initials are found in APRIL FOOLS DAY. #MeToo: Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How to Make Sure it Never Happens edited by Lori Perkins

Spring Sports: Baseball
✔ 1. Read a book written in OR set in the 1800s. The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
2. Read a book with a 3 in the page number.
3. Read a book off of one of these lists that feature sports:

Earth Day
✔ 1. Read a book with a green cover OR with a plant on the cover. About the Night by Anat Talshir
2. Read a book in which the character travels through more than one country.
3. Read a cli-fi book.

April Birthdays: Maya Angelou
1. Read a banned book.
✔2. Read a book by an author who has more than 30 published works. Faster Gun by Elizabeth Bear
3. Read a book featuring the Civil Rights movement.


MAY

May Day
1. Read a book that has the letters MAY (in any order) in the title.
✔ 2. Read a book with a colorful cover. Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
3. Read a book where a character is a tradesman who works with their hands.

Cinco de Mayo
1. Read a book written by a Mexican or Mexican American author.
2. Read a book set in Mexico.
3. Read a book that is part of a series that contains a multiple of five books in the series (5 books, 10 books, 20 books, etc. in the series, but you can read any book of the series).

May Birthdays: Frank L. Baum
1. Read a children's/middle grade/YA book. (You can ignore the 100 page rule.)
✔ 2. Read a book with a female main character that leaves home. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
3. Read a book that was made into a movie.

Mother's Day
✔ 1. Read a book that starts with a letter in MOTHERS DAY. Heartburn by Nora Ephron
2. Read a book that features someone's relationship with their mother.
3. Read a book featured on one of these lists