Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

2025 Summer Reading Challenge Prompts

Chips and Dip - 100 points

1a. A book in a series: Frälsarkransen av Kristina Ohlsson
1b. A book with water on the cover: The Wedding by Yann Queffélec
1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025
1d. A book by a new to you author:
1e. A humorous book

Drinks Station - 200 points

Author's initials are in:
2a. FreSh-squeezed Lemonade: The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle by Sofia Lundberg
2b. UnsWeetened iCe tea: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
2c. RootbeerSoda: Nattskräck by Rikard Slapak
2d. Fruit punch:
2e. SpArkliNg water: The Shadow Friend by Alex North

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points

3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author: Frostänglar by Ramona Ivener
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent)
3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P:
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book

Desserts - 400 points

4a. A book with a child main character: Pestblommor av Mats Strandberg
4b. A book with a wedding: The Running Club by Ali Lowe
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award:
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting: Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English:

The Sides - 500 points

5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900:
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter: Tokyo Ueno Station: Utgången mot parken by Yū Miri
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages:

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