Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2023 LIST

Completed on 9/4/2023

√1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y - Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson (Atlanta)
√2. A book by an author you read in 2022 - Skeleton Song by Seanan McGuire
√3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire (door on the cover)
√4. A book with an interracial relationship - Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
√5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover - Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story by Elin Hilderbrand

√6. A book where books are important - Murder at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers
√7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title - The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig
√8. An author's debut book - Maame by Jessica George
√9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (Walter Dean Myers Award)

√10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" - Spice & Wolf, Vol. 01 by Isuna Hasekura
√11. A book about a person/character with a disability - The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
√12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
√13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover - Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

√14. A book with a con, deception, or fake - Still Life by Louise Penny
√15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 - Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn (AD 82-96)
√16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 - Lady of the Eternal City by Kate Quinn (AD 118-137)
√17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 - War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (1914-1918)

√18. A book related to science - Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood
√19. A book related to the arts - Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd
√20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel - The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson (a hot air balloon)
√21. A book by an Asian diaspora author - Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
√22. A book with a faceless person on the cover - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

√23. A book with a body of water in the title - Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
√24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy - Empress of the Seven Hills by Kate Quinn (Vix is a Legionaire)
√25. A book with a tropical setting - Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn
√26. A book related to pride - I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

√27. A book by an author from continental Europe - Coming In: Gays & lesbians reclaiming the spiritual journey by Urs Mattmann (Germany)
√28. A book that is dark -Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
√29. A book that is light - Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean
√30. A book related to a chess piece - The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
√31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com - Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare (after inputting Julia Quinn)

√32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (Quebec City)
√33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 - Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
√34. A novella - In Mercy, Rain by Seanan McGuire
√35. A book with a school subject in the title - History of Bourbon by Ken Albala

√36. A book that has been translated from another language - Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
√37. A book with the theme of returning home - Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan
√38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
√39. A western - Give Me Tonight by Lisa Kleypas

√40. A book with a full name in the title - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reido
√41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
√42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter - Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi
√43. A book that involves a murder - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
√44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal - Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

√45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Once Upon a Marquess by Courtney Milan
√46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe - Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper
√47. A book related to a geometric shape - Full Circle: From Hollywood to Real Life and Back Again by Andrea Barber
√48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story -The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

√49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 - The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
√50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli (a place that starts with A,T or Y) (Atlanta, Georgia)
√51. A book published in 2023 - Spare by Prince Harry
√52. A book with an unusual or surprising title - You Look So Much Better in Person: True Stories of Absurdity and Success by Al Roker

This list is created by the group members, after suggestions and votes.

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