Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Will do the ATY challenge again this year as well as doing 52 of the reject
prompts. I'll add my completed reads as I go

Finished the challenge. As I'm Australian, I've read 32 Australian authors for the challenge. Of the 52 books, 26 were male, 26 female
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y (Tasmania)
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan AA Read 03/01
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 (Jane Harper)
The Survivors by Jane Harper AA Read 06/01
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
:Chapters Are Named
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Read 15/01
4. A book with an interracial relationship
Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss AA Read 18/01
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
One of Us by Kylie Kaden AA Read 21/01

6. A book where books are important
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Read 24/01
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
Who killed Bianca? by Emma Darcy AA Read 26/01
8. An author's debut book
Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor AA Read 28/01
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
Women's Prize For Fiction
The Power by Naomi Alderman Read 01/02
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" (Scary)
The Hunger by Alma Katsu Read 04/02
11. A book about a person/character with a disability (Missing Limb)
Duma Key by Stephen King Read 09/02
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin Read 14/02
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
Underground by Andrew McGahan AA Read 19/02

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen Read 23/02
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: 19th Century
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey AA Read 02/03
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: 20th Century
A Fatal Tide by Steve Sailah AA Read 06/03
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: 21st Century
Taboo by Kim Scott AA Read 10/03

18. A book related to science
The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper AA Read 15/03
19. A book related to the arts: Writing
7 1/2 by Christos Tsiolkas AA Read 19/03
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Read 25/03
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien AA Read 03/04
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie AA Read 07/04

23. A book with a body of water in the title
Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland AA Read 11/04
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
Spy.......The Frenchman by Jack Beaumont Read 15/04
25. A book with a tropical setting
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Read 19/04
26. A book related to pride
Honeybee by Craig Silvey AA Read 23/04

27. A book by an author from continental Europe: Italy
Anna by Niccolò Ammaniti Read 02/05
28. A book that is dark
The Darkest Little Room by Patrick Holland AA Read 06/05
29. A book that is light
The Light After the War by Anita Abriel AA Read 10/05
30. A book related to a chess piece
The Tournament by Matthew Reilly AA Read 13/05
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com: Peter Carey - David Malouf
Johnno by David Malouf AA Read 16/05

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: Melbourne
The Portrait of Molly Dean by Katherine Kovacic AA Read 02/06
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
The Cry by Helen Fitzgerald AA Read 06/06
34. A novella
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington AA Read 11/06
35. A book with a school subject in the title
A Short History of Richard Kline by Amanda Lohrey AA Read 16/06
36. A book that has been translated from another language: French
The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier Read 23/06
37. A book with the theme of returning home
Scarlet Homecoming by William Allen Read 02/07
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Read 02/07
39. A western
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Read 11/07
40. A book with a full name in the title
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Read 13/07
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo Read 15/07
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Read 17/07
43. A book that involves a murder
Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell AA Read 21/07
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
Plum by Brendan Cowell AA Read 01/08

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox AA Read 07/08
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar AA Read 09/08
47. A book related to a geometric shape
House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday Read 11/08
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
Mammoth by Chris Flynn AA read 15/08

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA Read 20/08
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: Debut Novel
The Good Mother by Rae Cairns AA Read 02/09
51. A book published in 2023
Crows Nest by Nikki Mottram AA Read 04/09
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All by Jonas Jonasson Read 08/09

I've completed 52 reject prompts with 25 books from Australian authors.
POLL 1
Book Found on Gutenberg Project:
Silas Marner by George Eliot read 04/01
Book Connected to Ireland:
Milkman by Anna Burns Read09/01
Book With Animal on Cover:
The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay AA Read 13/01
POLL 2
SF or Fantasy novel by Female:
Network Effect by Martha Wells Read 16/01
Book by Author with 3 names on cover:
Denizen by James McKenzie Watson AA Read 20/01
Book Title beginning with W:
White Noise by Mercedes Mercier AA Read 24/05
POLL 3
Book by a Nobel Prize Literature Winner:
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk Read 03/02
Book Related to Hollywood:
Dream Town by David Baldacci Read 06/02
Book with a 2 word title including "The":
The Whispering by Veronica Lando AA Read 11/02
POLL 4 MULTIWEEK
2 Books from a Larger Series:
#1 Dead Man's Walk: Lonesome Dove 1 by Larry McMurtry Read 17/02
#2 Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry Read 22/02
POLL 5
Book with main character who is an athlete:
Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas AA Read 04/03
Book with orange on the cover:
The Making of Her by Bernadette Jiwa AA Read 04/03
Book with one of the 4 seasons in title:
The Road to Winter by Mark Smith AA Read 12/03
POLL 6
Book involving Wolves:
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy AA Read 17/03
Book set in an Apartment:
The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike Read 21/03
Book by Author that is different race & gender than me:
The Color Purple by Alice Walker Read 28/03
POLL 7
Tookie's List:
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Read 05/04

Nominee/Winner Australian Book Award: 2021 Stella Prize Winner
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld AA Read 09/04
POLL 8
Book where Faith is a Major Theme:
The Sacrament by Olaf Olafsson Read 13/04
Book with Character who Time Travels:
Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen Read 17/04
Book from "100 years of Popular Books on GR":
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Read 21/4
POLL 9
Book Main Character is Member of Royal Family:
The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett Read 04/05
Book set on Indian subcontinent:
Selection Day by Aravind Adiga Read 08/05
Book set during Roaring Twenties:
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA Read 11/05
POLL 10
Book about words or language:
The Yield by Tara June Winch AA Read 15/05
Book by author with punctuation in their name:
The Brisbane Line by J.P. Powell AA Read 20/05
Well Known Classic Book:
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin AA Read 24/05
POLL 11
Book with a Sign on the Cover:
Lucky's by Andrew Pippos AA Read 09/06
Book by author with 2 syllable first name/3 syllable last name:
The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA Read 14/06
Book with 500+ pages:
The Stand by Stephen King Read 21/06
Book Published at least 23 years before I was Born: 1908
We of the Never Never by Jeannie Gunn AA Read 25/06
POLL 12
Book by Author published less than 7 books:
Conviction by Frank Chalmers AA Read 04/07
Book by an author whose name is a trade or profession:
Comfort Zone by Lindsay Tanner AA Read 08/07
POLL 13
Book where Senses play an important part:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Read 12/07
Book using Wife or Daughter in Title:
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA Read 14/07
Book by author honoured by QE II:
The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie Read 22/07
POLL 14
Book with Secret Passage:
Fairy Tale by Stephen King Read 04/08
Dystopian Book:
Zodiac by Sam Wilson Read 05/08
Book inspired by news from 1950's:
The Sterling Affair by Nathan Dylan Goodwin Read 28/05
Book mostly Black Cover:
Exhalation by Ted Chiang Read 13/08
POLL 15
Book Not Set On Our Earth:
Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky Read 19/08
Book with Door on Cover:
Modern Marriage by Filip Vukasin AA Read 26/08
A Book Club Read:
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Read12/09
POLL 16
Book with an Echo:
Echolalia by Briohny Doyle AA Read 06/09
Book set in workplace:
The Girl on the Page by John Purcell AA Read 10/09
Book Related To a Poem:
The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck Read 14/09
Book set on an island:
The Islands by Emily Brugman AA Read 16/09
Book won Diversity Award in 21st Century:
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich Read 18/09
POLL 17
Book from genre that starts with any letter in your name:Historical Fiction (H,I,L)
A Sparrow Falls by Wilbur Smith Read 25/9
Book Related to First Contact:
Apothecary by Peter Cawdron AA Read 22/09
Book shelved as literary Fiction:
Devotion by Hannah Kent AA Read 20/9