Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2023 LIST

Completed 5/16/23

✅1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene - 1/4/23 - 4* - My Review (set in Arkansas)
✅2. A book by an author you read in 2022
Dr. No by Percival Everett - 1/5/23 - 3* - My Review
✅3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list (linguistics)
Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang - 2/4/23 - 5* - My Review
✅4. A book with an interracial relationship
Quicksand by Nella Larsen - 2/10/23 - 3* - My Review
✅5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

Companion Piece by Ali Smith - 1/13/23 - 4* - My Review

✅6. A book where books are important
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt - 2/6/23 - 4* - My Review
✅7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri - 3/12/23 - 4* - My Review
✅8. An author's debut book
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb - 1/4/23 - 4* - My Review
✅9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
A Country Road, A Tree by Jo Baker - 1/12/23 - 3* - My Review

✅10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser - 2/10/23 - 3* - My Review (Scary Spice)
✅11. A book about a person/character with a disability
2 A.M. in Little America by Ken Kalfus - 1/1/23 - 4* - My Review (main character has prosopagnosia)
✅12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri - 1/9/23 - 5* - My Review
✅13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik - 2/5/23 - 4* - My Review

✅14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton -1/24/23 - 4* - My Review
✅15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
Haven by Emma Donoghue - 1/9/23 - 4* - My Review (7th century)
✅16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire by Andrew O'Shaughnessy - 1/15/23 - 4* - My Review (18th century)
✅17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
The Convert by Stefan Hertmans - 1/17/23 - 4* - My Review (11th century)

✅18. A book related to science
Double Blind by Edward St. Aubyn - 1/16/23 - 5* - My Review
✅19. A book related to the arts
The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th-Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece by Laura Cumming - 1/20/23 - 3* - My Review
✅20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
Search by Michelle Huneven - 1/9/23 - 5* - My Review
✅21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
The Septembers of Shiraz: A Novel by Dalia Sofer - 2/28/23 - 4* - My Review (Iran)
✅22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson - 1/7/23 - 4* - My Review

✅23. A book with a body of water in the title
Mink River by Brian Doyle - 2/11/23 - 4* - My Review
✅24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre - 2/4/23 - 4* - My Review
✅25. A book with a tropical setting
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish by Zeb Hogan - 5/14/23 - 4* - My Review
✅26. A book related to pride
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee - 1/2/23 - 4* - My Review

✅27. A book by an author from continental Europe
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov - 1/17/23 - 4* - My Review
✅28. A book that is dark
The World to Come by Dara Horn - 1/19/23 - 4* - My Review (darkness is a theme)
✅29. A book that is light
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton - 4* - My Review
I read a 2nd book for this prompt:
Light Years by James Salter - 3/4/23 - 4* - My Review
✅30. A book related to a chess piece
The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak - 4/1/23 - 4* - My Review
✅31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster - 2/22/23 - 4* - My Review (Julian Barnes)

✅32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature (Lahore)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid - 5/10/23 - 4* - My Review
✅33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré - 3* - My Review (John)
✅34. A novella
Foster by Claire Keegan - 1/16/23 - 4* - My Review
✅35. A book with a school subject in the title
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss - 1/6/23 - 4* - My Review

✅36. A book that has been translated from another language
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky - 1/11/23 - 5* - My Review (Translated from French)
✅37. A book with the theme of returning home
The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad - 1/14/23 - 3* - My Review
✅38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover

Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson - 2/18/23 - 4* - My Review
✅39. A western
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams - 1/12/23 - 4* - My Review

✅40. A book with a full name in the title
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell - 3/15/23 - 5* - My Review
✅41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton - 4/5/23 - 4* - My Review
✅42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
The Bear by Andrew Krivak - 2/22/23 - 4* - My Review
✅43. A book that involves a murder
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich - 2/26/23 - 1* - My Review
✅44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
A Country Road, A Tree by Jo Baker - 1/12/23 - 3* - My Review

✅45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester - 1/28/23 - 4* - My Review
✅46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
Sugar Street by Jonathan Dee - 1/10/23 - 3* - My Review
✅47. A book related to a geometric shape

World's Fair by E.L. Doctorow - 2/1/23 - 5* - My Review
✅48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story (a very large dragon takes residence on a mountain)
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon by Christopher Paolini - 3/19/23 - 4* - My Review

✅49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim - 5/16/23 - 4* - My Review
✅50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
Victory City by Salman Rushdie - 3/14/23 - 5* - My Review (a book published in 2023)
✅51. A book published in 2023
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende - 2/24/23 - 3* - My Review
✅52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land: Stories by Omer Friedlander - 1/30/23 - 4.5* - My Review

Options:

THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
2. A book by an author you read in 2022
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
4. A book with an interracial relationship
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

6. A book where books are important
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3

18. A book related to science
19. A book related to the arts
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover

23. A book with a body of water in the title
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride

27. A book by an author from continental Europe
28. A book that is dark
29. A book that is light
30. A book related to a chess piece
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title

36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
39. A western

40. A book with a full name in the title
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
43. A book that involves a murder
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
47. A book related to a geometric shape
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
51. A book published in 2023
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title

Challenge completed 5/16/23

Congratulations, Joy!

Thank you!