Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Okay, this is going to be my first year trying out this challenge.

I will not read in order, but jump around. In the next couple of days I will check my TBR List for potential books I could read to check off some prompts.

Also, I will have this challenge be published at my blog The Art of Reading (in German).

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
8. An author's debut book ✔
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 ✔

Welcome and happy reading!

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Selected books that might fit the prompt:

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y

Addicted to the Pain - Rosa Lee - America

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2. A book by an author you read in 2022

Nevernight - Jay Kristoff ✔ ★★★★★

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3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list

Savage Skies - Kat Ross ✔ ★★★★☆

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4. A book with an interracial relationship

Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian
Das Lied der Krähen - Leigh Bardugo
Die Beschenkte - Kristin Cashore

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5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

Zorn der Engel - Marah Woolf ✔ ★★★★★

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6. A book where books are important

1001 Bücher, die Sie lesen sollten, bevor das Leben vorbei ist - Peter Boxall
Die Spur der Bücher - Kai Meyer
Zwischen den Seiten - Mary E. Garner
Der Name der Rose - Umberto Eco

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7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title

Wo die Nacht beginnt - Deborah Harkness
Where Winter Finds You - J.R. Ward
Wer die Nachtigall stört - Harper Lee
Wenn ein Stern erstrahlt - Sarah J. Maas
Was Preema nicht weiß - Sameena Jehanzeb

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8. An author's debut book

Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi ✔ ★★★★★

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9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

Boy's Life - Die Suche nach einem Mörder World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (1992) - Robert McCammon
Gideon the Ninth World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (2020) - Tamsyn Muir

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10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"

I will draw a "Wild Card" because I am not interested in these women. But I have more than enough biographies on my TBR

Will - Will Smith
Life - Keith Richards
Die Kanzlerin - Porträt einer Epoche - Ursula Weidenfeld
Hope Street - Wie ich einmal englischer Meister wurde - Campino
Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey

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11. A book about a person/character with a disability


The Girl in Red - Christina Henry ✔ ★★★★★

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12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies

Die Geschichte der Bienen - Maja Lunde
Wer die Nachtigall stört - Harper Lee

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13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

Tattoo of Crimson - Sarah Chislon ✔ ★★★★☆

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14. A book with a con, deception, or fake

The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas ✔ ★★★★★

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15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Schildmaid - Das Lied der Skaldin - Judith C. Vogt
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men - Shauna Lawless

16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2

Interview mit einem Vampir - Anne Rice
Feuer und Stein - Diana Gabaldon

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3

American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins

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18. A book related to science

Eine kurze Geschichte der Zeit - Stephen Hawking
The Science of Vampires - Katherine Ramsland

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19. A book related to the arts

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

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20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel

Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
Die Brücke über die Drina - Ivo Andrić

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21. A book by an Asian diaspora author

These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong
Die sechs Kraniche - Elizabeth Lim

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22. A book with a faceless person on the cover

Within These Walls - Ania Ahlborn
The Toll - Neal Shusterman
Silbernes Feuer - Sarah J. Maas

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23. A book with a body of water in the title

Die Geschichte des Wassers - Maja Lunde
A Long Petal of the Sea - Isabel Allende

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24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy

Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Maas ✔ ★★★★★

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25. A book with a tropical setting

Herz der Finsternis - Joseph Conrad
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance - Barack Obama
Moby Dick - Herman Melville

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26. A book related to pride

Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde ✔ ★★★☆☆

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27. A book by an author from continental Europe

Rückkehr der Engel - Marah Woolf ✔ ★★★★★

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28. A book that is dark

War Laura Thalassa ✔ ★★★★☆

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29. A book that is light

The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ✔ ★★★★★

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30. A book related to a chess piece

Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas ✔ ★★★★★

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31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com

Das Reich der Asche - Victoria Aveyard

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32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature

Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins (Prague) - Milan Kundera ✔ ★★★★☆

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33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923

Popular names for 1923 according to Google:
Males: John, Robert, William, James, Charles George, Joseph, Edward, Frank, Richard
Females: Mary, Dorothy, Helen, Margaret, Betty, Ruth, Mildred, Virginia, Frances, Elizabeth

Der Report der Magd - Margaret Atwood ✔ ★★★★✩

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34. A novella

A Spindle Splintered - Alix E. Harrow ✔ ★★★★✩

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35. A book with a school subject in the title

Ägyptische Religion - Götterliteratur - Jan Assmann✔ ★★★★✩

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36. A book that has been translated from another language

That will be easy for me. As a native German speaker most of my TBR books were translated to German. 😁

Fourth Wing (from English to German) - Rebecca Yarros ✔ ★★★★★

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37. A book with the theme of returning home

The Once and Future Witches - Alix E. Harrow
Kingdom of Ash - Sarah J. Maas ✔ ★★★★★

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38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover

Der kleine Prinz - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ✔ ★★★★★

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39. A western

I will pretty much draw a Wild Card here, because Western are not in my comfort zone.

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi - S.A. Chakraborty ✔ ★★★★☆

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40. A book with a full name in the title

The Collected Writings of Jim Morrison - Jim Morrison ✔ ★★★★★

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41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher

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42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter

Road of Bones – Straße des Todes - Christopher Golden ✔ ★★★✩✩

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43. A book that involves a murder

Spiegelstadt: Tränen aus Gold und Silber - Christian Handel ✔ ★★★✩✩

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44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

A Mirror Mended - Alix E. Harrow ✔ ★★★✩✩

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45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books


Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas ✔ ★★★★★

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46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe

Root of Time and Treasure - JB Lassalle ✔ ★★★★✩

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47. A book related to a geometric shape


The Blood Queen: A 'Bhanrigh Fuil - David H. Millar ✔ ★★★✩✩

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48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story

Tower of Dawn - Sarah J. Maas ✔ ★★★★✩

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49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023

Stalking Jack the Ripper - Kerri Maniscalco ✔ ★★★★✩