Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Chips and Dip - 100 points (400)
✅ 1a. A book in a series After the Funeral by Agatha Christie 7/12/25
✅ 1b. A book with water on the cover: Soul Dancing by Gail Priest 7/26/25
✅ 1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025: White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History by Ann Bausum 7/28/25
✅ 1d. A book by a new to you author: By Birth or Consent: Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority by Holly Brewer 6/21/25
1e. A humorous book

Drinks Station - 200 points (800)
Author's initials are in:
✅ 2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann and Barrows Shaffer 7/20/25
✅ 2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 7/8/25
✅ 2c. ROOT BEER SODA: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle 6/29/25
2d. FRUIT PUNCH:
✅ 2e. SPARKLING WATER: The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann 7/20/25

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points (1500)
✅ 3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover: The Women Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle 6/26/25
✅ 3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author: After Annie by Anna Quindlen 7/2/25
✅ 3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent) Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster: The Untold Story of the Abolitionist Southern Belle Who Helped Win the Civil War by Gerri Willis 6/3/25
✅ 3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P: The People We Keep by Allison Larkin 7/6/25
✅ 3e. Cheese: A sentimental book: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life by Anna Quindlen 6/20/25

Desserts - 400 points (800)
4a. A book with a child main character Summerland by Michael Chabon
✅ 4b. A book with a wedding: Victory Over Japan by Ellen Gilchrist 7/19/25
✅ 4c. A book that has been nominated for an award: Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen 6/17/25
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English

The Sides - 500 points (2500)
✅ 5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 6/11/25
✅ 5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books: Long Island by Colm Tóibín 6/15/25
✅ 5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900: The Underground Rail Road by William Still 6/14/25
✅ 5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter: Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy by Katherine Stewart 6/30/25
✅ 5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages: If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia 6/22/25

5000 points as of 7/12/25
6000 points as of 7/28/25