Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I've been so busy reading, I'm not even sure I made a post. Anyway, I can't find it, so....

Not read in any particular order, but I did start 1 in early January and finish 52 in late December. (any explanation is in parentheses)

THE 2021 LIST
1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” -- A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi (it was the first book shelved in my library when I went to start the year)
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y -- New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music -- The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs (warm woolen mittens)
4. A book with a monochromatic cover -- Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read -- Jazz by Toni Morrison
6. A love story -- The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list -- The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (A book related to Don McLean's "American Pie": Lucie loves Dead People Music)
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited -- The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic by R.K. Narayan (India)

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year -- The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha by JoAnna Carl
10. A book with a female villain or criminal -- Year One by Nora Roberts (possibly ill-advised, given the state of the world, but the Female Villain was...Me! As in, her name was Allegra)
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum -- Let's All Kill Constance by Ray Bradbury
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation -- Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yōko Tawada

13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 -- The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens (from reading A Christmas Carol)
14. A book set in a made-up place -- The Cat Who Went Underground by Lilian Jackson Braun
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters -- The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon (no less than the Hardy Boys, for the unfamiliar)
16. A book with a building in the title -- The Crypt Thief: A Hugo Marston Novel by Mark Pryor

17. A book with a Muslim character or author -- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 -- The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee (all three take place in NYC)
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 --Empire State: A Love Story by Jason Shiga (all three take place in NYC)
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 -- Glory in Death by J.D. Robb (all three take place in NYC)

21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" -- An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads -- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
23. A cross genre novel -- The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
24. A book about racism or race relations -- Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
25. A book set on an island -- The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman (there I am again... well, my name)
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author -- The Master Puppeteer by Katherine Paterson

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards -- Matrix by Lauren Groff (the ever-present Queen Eleanor)
28. A book connected to ice -- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
29. A book that you consider comfort reading -- Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven by Janet Evanovich (Jersey Girl solving mysteries. Yeah!)
30. A long book -- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years -- Swimsuit by James Patterson
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people -- Finish the Fight! by Veronica Chambers

33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry -- Eight Tales of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe / Dearly by Margaret Atwood
34. A book with a travel theme -- Us by David Nicholls
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer -- The Lady Matador's Hotel by Cristina García
36. A book with six or more words in the title -- The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell

37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list -- Heidi by Johanna Spyri
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator -- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
39. A book involving an immigrant -- Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover -- Still Life by Louise Penny

41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author -- The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
42. A mystery or thriller -- Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist by Dorothy Gilman
43. A book with elements of magic -- The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham
44. A book whose title contains a negative -- Mouths Don't Speak by Katia D. Ulysse

45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet -- Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards -- A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir -- Cats Behaving Badly: Why Cats Do the Funny Things They Do by Celia Haddon
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” -- Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad by Kinky Friedman

49. A book with an ensemble cast -- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
50. A book published in 2021 -- No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name -- The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
52. A book related to "the end" -- The Lady of Sorrows by Anne Zouroudi (it was the last book shelved in my library when I went in December)

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