A challenge for the especially-obsessive bookworms - basically 118 books, all related to one specific element or another. I have made a list up to Europium of potential such books, though I have yet to do the other elements - though this should merely be used as a guide, and not as a rule book. As long as the book you choose for each element is related to said element, it counts.
1 - Hydrogen - The Elegant Universe, by Brian Greene [1999] 2 - Helium - Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet, by Oliver Morton [2008] 3 - Lithium - Stones, by William E. Bell [2001] 4 - Beryllium - Emerald, by Elizabeth Laurd [1996] 5 - Boron - Merlin and the Grail: The Trilogy of Arthurian Prose Romances, translated by Nigel Revant [2008] [The trilogy is attributed to Robert De BORON =P] 6 - Carbon - The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, by Richard Dawkins [2009] 7 - Nitrogen - The World's Greatest Fix: A History of Nitrogen and Agriculture, by G. J. Leigh [2004] 8 - Oxygen - Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World, by Nick Lane [2003, 2016] 9 - Fluorine - The Toothpaste Millionaire, by Jean Merrill [1972] 10 - Neon - Strange Weather in Tokyo, by Hiromi Kawakami [2001] 11 - Sodium - Salt, by Adam Robers [2000] 12 - Magnesium - The Doctor of Thessaly, by Anne Zouroudi [2009] 13 - Aluminium - The Aluminium Christmas Tree, by Thomas J. Davis [2005] 14 - Silicon - Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson [2011] 15 - Phosphorus - The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, by John Emsley [2002] 16 - Sulphur - The Last Days of Pompeii, by Edward Bulwer-Lytton [1834] 17 - Chlorine - The Book of Salt, by Monique Troung [2003] [Sodium + Chlorine = Salt =P] 18 - Argon - Argon, by E.L. Patrick [2016] 19 - Potassium - Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, by MR Dan Koeppel [2008] 20 - Calcium - Bare Bones, by Kathy Reichs [2003] 21 - Scandium - Our Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson [2003] 22 - Titanium - Titan, by John Varley [1979] 23 - Vanadium - Shadow Vanadium Assassins: Genesis, by Kevon Brown [2016] 24 - Chromium - Burning Chrome, by William Gibson [1986] 25 - Manganese - The Astro Boy Essays, by Frederik L. Schodt [2007] [A book about manga =P] 26 - Iron - The Iron Thorn, by Caitlin Kittredge [2011] 27 - Cobalt - Cobalt Blue, by Sachin Kundalkar [2016] 28 - Nickel - The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead [2019] 29 - Copper - The Kingdom of Copper, by S.A. Chakraborty [2019] 30 - Zinc - Boys in Zinc, by Svetlana Alexievich [1989] 31 - Gallium - Ninety-Three, by Victor Hugo [1874] 32 - Germanium - Weinmar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, by Eric D. Weltz [2007] 33 - Arsenic - A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie, by Kathryn Harkup [2015] 34 - Selenium - The First Men in the Moon, by H.G. Wells [1901] 35 - Bromine - The Secret of Scent, by Luca Turin [2006] 36 - Krypton - Superman: Complete History - Sixty Years of the Man of Steel, by Les Daniels [1998] 37 - Rubidium - The Deepest Red, by Miriam Bell [2015] 38 - Strontium - Trainspotting, by Irvine Welsh [1993] 39 - Yttrium - Kallocain, by Karin Boye [1940] 40 - Zirconium - Colour of Gold, by Gita Aravamudan [2013] 41 - Niobium - NIOBE: She is Life by Sebastian A. Jones [2015] 42 - Molybdenum - Brush with Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning, by Christian Warren [2001] [Molybdenum's name comes from the Greek word for lead, and I couldn't think of anything much better for this unremarkable element. I have, however, made sure not to have a repeat for lead itself.] 43 - Technetium - Jennifer Government, by Max Berry [2004] 44 - Ruthenium - Roadside Picnic, by Arkady + Boris Strugatsky [1972] 45 - Rhodium - A Rose for the Crown, by Anne Easter Smith [2006] 46 - Palladium - The London Palladium: The Story of the Theatre and its Stars, by Christopher Woodward [2009] 47 - Silver - Silver Lining, by Maggie Osborne [2000] 48 - Cadmium - Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red, by Jacqueline T Lynch [2012] 49 - Indium - Indigo, by Beverly Jenkins [1996] 50 - Tin - Tin Man, by Sarah Winman [2017] 51 - Antimony - Antimony, by Amy E. Richter [2019] 52 - Tellurium - The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet, by Robert Hazen [2012] 53 - Iodine - Violets Are Blue, by James Patterson [2001] 54 - Xenon - The Stranger, by Albert Camus [1942] 55 - Caesium - The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger [2003] 56 - Barium - Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, by Charles R. Cross [2001] 57 - Lanthanum - Among the Hidden, by Margaret Peterson Haddix [1998] 58 - Cerium - Ceres: Celestial Legend, by Yuu Watse [Vol 1 - 1997] 59 - Praeseodymium - Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery [1908] 60 - Neodymium - Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley [1932] 61 - Promethium - American Pormetheus: The Triumpth and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer [2005] 62 - Samarium - The Amphibian, by Alexander Belyaev [1928] 63 - Europium - Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe, by Bill Bryson [1991]
1 - Hydrogen - The Elegant Universe, by Brian Greene [1999]
2 - Helium - Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet, by Oliver Morton [2008]
3 - Lithium - Stones, by William E. Bell [2001]
4 - Beryllium - Emerald, by Elizabeth Laurd [1996]
5 - Boron - Merlin and the Grail: The Trilogy of Arthurian Prose Romances, translated by Nigel Revant [2008] [The trilogy is attributed to Robert De BORON =P]
6 - Carbon - The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, by Richard Dawkins [2009]
7 - Nitrogen - The World's Greatest Fix: A History of Nitrogen and Agriculture, by G. J. Leigh [2004]
8 - Oxygen - Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World, by Nick Lane [2003, 2016]
9 - Fluorine - The Toothpaste Millionaire, by Jean Merrill [1972]
10 - Neon - Strange Weather in Tokyo, by Hiromi Kawakami [2001]
11 - Sodium - Salt, by Adam Robers [2000]
12 - Magnesium - The Doctor of Thessaly, by Anne Zouroudi [2009]
13 - Aluminium - The Aluminium Christmas Tree, by Thomas J. Davis [2005]
14 - Silicon - Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson [2011]
15 - Phosphorus - The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, by John Emsley [2002]
16 - Sulphur - The Last Days of Pompeii, by Edward Bulwer-Lytton [1834]
17 - Chlorine - The Book of Salt, by Monique Troung [2003] [Sodium + Chlorine = Salt =P]
18 - Argon - Argon, by E.L. Patrick [2016]
19 - Potassium - Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, by MR Dan Koeppel [2008]
20 - Calcium - Bare Bones, by Kathy Reichs [2003]
21 - Scandium - Our Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson [2003]
22 - Titanium - Titan, by John Varley [1979]
23 - Vanadium - Shadow Vanadium Assassins: Genesis, by Kevon Brown [2016]
24 - Chromium - Burning Chrome, by William Gibson [1986]
25 - Manganese - The Astro Boy Essays, by Frederik L. Schodt [2007] [A book about manga =P]
26 - Iron - The Iron Thorn, by Caitlin Kittredge [2011]
27 - Cobalt - Cobalt Blue, by Sachin Kundalkar [2016]
28 - Nickel - The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead [2019]
29 - Copper - The Kingdom of Copper, by S.A. Chakraborty [2019]
30 - Zinc - Boys in Zinc, by Svetlana Alexievich [1989]
31 - Gallium - Ninety-Three, by Victor Hugo [1874]
32 - Germanium - Weinmar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, by Eric D. Weltz [2007]
33 - Arsenic - A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie, by Kathryn Harkup [2015]
34 - Selenium - The First Men in the Moon, by H.G. Wells [1901]
35 - Bromine - The Secret of Scent, by Luca Turin [2006]
36 - Krypton - Superman: Complete History - Sixty Years of the Man of Steel, by Les Daniels [1998]
37 - Rubidium - The Deepest Red, by Miriam Bell [2015]
38 - Strontium - Trainspotting, by Irvine Welsh [1993]
39 - Yttrium - Kallocain, by Karin Boye [1940]
40 - Zirconium - Colour of Gold, by Gita Aravamudan [2013]
41 - Niobium - NIOBE: She is Life by Sebastian A. Jones [2015]
42 - Molybdenum - Brush with Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning, by Christian Warren [2001] [Molybdenum's name comes from the Greek word for lead, and I couldn't think of anything much better for this unremarkable element. I have, however, made sure not to have a repeat for lead itself.]
43 - Technetium - Jennifer Government, by Max Berry [2004]
44 - Ruthenium - Roadside Picnic, by Arkady + Boris Strugatsky [1972]
45 - Rhodium - A Rose for the Crown, by Anne Easter Smith [2006]
46 - Palladium - The London Palladium: The Story of the Theatre and its Stars, by Christopher Woodward [2009]
47 - Silver - Silver Lining, by Maggie Osborne [2000]
48 - Cadmium - Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red, by Jacqueline T Lynch [2012]
49 - Indium - Indigo, by Beverly Jenkins [1996]
50 - Tin - Tin Man, by Sarah Winman [2017]
51 - Antimony - Antimony, by Amy E. Richter [2019]
52 - Tellurium - The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet, by Robert Hazen [2012]
53 - Iodine - Violets Are Blue, by James Patterson [2001]
54 - Xenon - The Stranger, by Albert Camus [1942]
55 - Caesium - The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger [2003]
56 - Barium - Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, by Charles R. Cross [2001]
57 - Lanthanum - Among the Hidden, by Margaret Peterson Haddix [1998]
58 - Cerium - Ceres: Celestial Legend, by Yuu Watse [Vol 1 - 1997]
59 - Praeseodymium - Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery [1908]
60 - Neodymium - Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley [1932]
61 - Promethium - American Pormetheus: The Triumpth and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer [2005]
62 - Samarium - The Amphibian, by Alexander Belyaev [1928]
63 - Europium - Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe, by Bill Bryson [1991]