Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

✔️ means read


[✔️]1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y- The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly
[✔️]2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021- Children of God by Mary Doria Russell (I read The Sparrow in 2021)
[✔️]3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title- The Garden of Burning Sand by Corban Addison
[✔️]4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list- The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl (A fiction book with a character who is a real person)
[✔️]5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name- Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett

[✔️]6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
[✔️]7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind- Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina
[✔️]8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1- Mosquito by Roma Tearne (Asia)
[✔️]9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2- Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez (Americas)

[✔️]10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 - The Bat by Jo Nesbø (Australia)
[✔️]11. A book from historical fiction genre - The Counterfeit Guest by Rose Melikan
[✔️]12. A book related to glass - Sea Glass by Anita Shreve
[✔️]13. A book about a woman in STEM - Magnificent Women and Their Revolutionary Machines by Henrietta Heald

[✔️]14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads - Brrm! Brrm! by Clive James (only 149 ratings when I read it)
[✔️]15. A book without a person on the cover - The Death of Downton Tabby by Mandy Morton

[✔️]16. A book related to Earth Day - How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference by Rebecca Huntley
[✔️]17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge -The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

[✔️]18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
[✔️]19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history- Timeline by Michael Crichton
[✔️]20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951- The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
[✔️]21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover- The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency by Mandy Morton (cat)
[✔️]22. A book with a Jewish character or author- The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku

[✔️]23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship- Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
[✔️]24. A book related to inclement weather- Storm: Stories of Survival from Land, Sea and Sky by Clint Willis
[✔️]25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages- The Bluebird Café: Novel by Carmel Bird (180 pages)
[✔️]26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1- The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham

[✔️]27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2- The Dressmaker by Posie Graeme-Evans
[✔️]28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards- Uprooted by Naomi Novik
[✔️]29. A book set on or near a body of water- Jaws by Peter Benchley
[✔️]30. A book related to mythology- The Eye of Ra by Michael Asher

[✔️]31. A book published at least 10 years ago- Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
[✔️]32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer- Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood
[✔️]33. The next book in a series- Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
[✔️]34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role- My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
[✔️]35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1- Barking Dogs by Rebekah Clarkson

[✔️]36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2- The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
[✔️]37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name- The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
[✔️]38. A book by a Latin American author- Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
[✔️]39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time- Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

[✔️]40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards- Touch the Devil by Jack Higgins
[✔️]41. A book with a theme of food or drink- Scarpetta's Winter Table by Patricia Cornwell
[✔️]42. A book with a language or nationality in the title- Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li
[✔️]43. A book set in a small town or rural area- Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
[✔️]44. A book with gothic elements- Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

[✔️]45. A book related to a game- The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
[✔️]46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters- Cat Among the Pumpkins by Mandy Morton
[✔️]47. A book with handwriting on the cover- Alphabet Weekends by Elizabeth Noble
[✔️]48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022- The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

[✔️]49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"- The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
[✔️]50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years- The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
[✔️]51. A book published in 2022- Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by Eliza Reilly
[✔️]52. A book with a time-related word in the title - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult