Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE

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✔ 1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y-Secrets of the Kashmir Valley by Farhana Qazi-2/14/24
planning David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music by Darryl W. Bullock- also PS #14
✔ 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023-planning The Fugitive by Marcel Proust-1/30/24also PS#4
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
✔ 4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong-"white"- The White Elephant Book: A Photographic Essay by Beta Book Co.-1/13/24
✔ 5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world- Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein-2/15/24
✔ 6. A book with wings on the cover-Stellaluna by Janell Cannon-1/1/24
✔ 7. A book with a pronoun in the title-Can You Forgive Her?, Volume I by Anthony Trollope - 2/23/24
planning Carry Me Like Water by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
✔ 8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand- Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood- 1/21/24
✔ 9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads- Focus: Found Faces (Focus (Lark)) by Lark Books-1/11/24

✔ 10. A history or historical fiction book- The Red Sphinx: A Sequel to The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas-6/22/25
11. A book with an X connection- planning The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton-also PS#50
✔ 12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year- added in 2016- -Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco-2/14/24
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list-planning- Best George Elliot list- The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot-also PS#13

✔ 14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color- The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World by Jessica Nabongo-10/1/24-
✔ 15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)- Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux-4/10/24
✔ 16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"- Eye of the Storm by Marcia Muller-7/5/25
17. A book involving intelligence-planning Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick-also PS#19

18. A book with a botanical cover-probably Broken by Jenny Lawson
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream-"neapolitan"- My Brilliant Friend
20. A book with a single word title- Battambang by Ron Poulton-3/21/25-
✔ 21. A book with a title containing 6+ words- Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman-5/22/24
✔ 22. A book by an author from an African country- A Traveller on Horseback by Christina Dodwell-5/25/24

✔ 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett- Cadillac Beach by Tim Dorsey-5/20/24- also PS#29
✔ 24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)- The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey- 6/25/24-
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder- The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg-series#1-Sweden
✔ 26. A book by an author known by their initials- Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden by M.C. Beaton-3/7/24
✔ 27. A book related to land- The Crow Trap by Cleeves, Ann -1/23/24 (questions whether land should be used to expand a mine).
✔ 28. A book related to sea-;The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch-1/4/24
29. A book related to air-perhaps The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame-Kids 1001 list
✔ 30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea- Libya-Tea in Tripoli by Bernadette Nason-5/30/24
✔ 31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”-
Marshall's Gold by Kevin R. Hill-4/1/25
✔ 32. A book with a number in the title- The Big Four by Agatha Christie- 2/2/24-also PS27
✔ 33. A book involving travel- Malaria Dreams: An African Adventure by Stuart Stevens-2/15/24
✔ 34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs- Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss- 1/1/24-also PS#49
✔ 35. A science or science fiction book--Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion by Michael Taylor- 6/25/25

36. A book featuring a character in education-planning Matilda by Roald Dahl- also PS#26
✔ 37. A book that is part of a series- -The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill-2/29/24
✔ 38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1- planning Leap!-1/1/24- also PS#1-
✔ 39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2- planning-Little Green Frog Chunky Lift-a-Flap Board Book-1/1/24

✔ 40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover-planning -despuite the "pets" in the title...most of the stories are about wild animals...bears and deer, etc in -Bad Pets on the Loose! by Allan Zullo-7/12/24-
✔ 41. A book with a chilling atmosphere- What Was the Titanic? by Stephanie Sabol - 2/23/24-
✔ 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title-"call"- Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts by Rick Karlin-6/16/24
✔ 43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author-There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of by Marcia Muller-4/24/24
44. A book with a touch of magic-probably - The Autumn of the Patriarch by The Autumn of the Patriarch-Boxall list

✔ 45. A book that is not a novel- Design for Living by Noël Coward-play- 3/11/24
46. A book related to night- planning The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams-play
✔ 47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE- The Candidate by Daniel Pembrey -5/8/24
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt

✔ 49. A book with a senior citizen character- Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman-5/22/24
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024- planning- I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy-also 2023 PS#11
✔ 51. A book published in 2024- The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul-4/14/24-
✔ 52. A cozy mystery-planning No Filter by Heather Day Gilbert-5/15/24