Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

June
1. Father's Day
a. Book whose main character is a father - The New Life by Tom Crewe (completed 6/20)
b. Biography or history nonfiction book - Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam (completed 8/13)
c. Author's initials can be found in PATERNITY - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (completed 8/16)

2. Estival Solstice
a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words - We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (completed 6/27)
b. Cover has plants on the cover - The Change by Kirsten Miller (completed 6/30)
c. Book is set in the Northern Hemisphere - Trespasses by Louise Kennedy (completed 6/12)

3. Hibernal Solstice
a. Book that is at least 400 pages long - Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (completed 6/10)
b. Book with fire on the cover - The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (completed 7/13)
c. Book is set in the Southern Hemisphere - Exiles by Jane Harper (completed 8/7)

4. Pride Month
a. Written by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+ - The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (completed 6/21)
b. A banned or challenged book - Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult (completed 6/6)
c. A coming of age novel - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (completed 6/25)

July
1.Let's Play
a. First letter of the book's title is in HORSE AROUND - Stay Awake by Megan Goldin (completed 6/23)
b. Includes a character who plays a sport - Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese (completed 8/21)
c. Published in a year ending with 3 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (completed 6/13)

2. Travel Season
a. Set in multiple countries - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (completed 8/30)
b. A book with a map - Eragon by Christopher Paolini (completed 7/29)
c. Cover has vehicle (car, plane, boat, train, hang glider, etc) - The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley (completed 7/20)

3. Halfway there!
a. Book with an even number of pages - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson [page count: 162] (completed 7/1)
b. The next book in a series - Dark Corners
c. An author's second book - Secret of Symphonies

4. Turn Up the Radio
a. Book featuring or about musicians - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (completed 8/27)
b. Set in the 19th century - The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker (completed 7/7)
c. Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI - The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda (completed 6/13)

August
1. Book Lovers Day
a. Book written by your favorite author - The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (completed 8/17)
b. Main character works in a book shop or library - The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry (completed 6/2)
c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA - Love & Saffron (completed 8/9)

2. Perseid Meteor Shower
a. Science fiction book - Lost Stars by Claudia Gray (completed 8/29)
b. Sun, moon, or stars on the cover - Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes (completed 6/17)
c. Inspired by or retelling myths - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (completed 7/4)

3. Make Waves
a. Author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD - Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (completed 7/27)
b. Set in a coastal town or city - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley (completed 6/15)
c. A sea creature is on the cover - Sea Change by Gina Chung (completed 8/10)

4. Go Camping
a. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet (completed 6/7)
b. A ghost story - Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg (completed 6/9)
c. A book primarily set outdoors - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger