Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Chips and Dip - 100 points
1a. A book in a series
1b. A book with water on the cover
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
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA
2c. ROOT BEER SODA
2d. FRUIT PUNCH
2e. SPARKLING WATER

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author
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
4b. A book with a wedding
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award
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
5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages

Chips and Dip - 100 points
1a. A book in a series The Homecoming of Bubbles O'Leary by Jean Grainger. 314 pages.
1b. A book with water on the cover Rain and Other Short Stories by W. Somerset Maugham. Audiobook, 466 minutes.
1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025 Murder in Miniature: A Maple Bishop Mystery by Katie Tietjen. The hardcover will be 288 pages. I read a NetGalley pre-pub copy on Kindle at 3249 lots.
1d. A book by a new to you author Slow Train by Jack Benton. 266 pages.
1e. A humorous book All Done by Kindness by Doris Langley Moore. 246 pages.

Drinks Station - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ticket Out by Michelle Diener. 269 pages.
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner. 222 pages.
2c. ROOT BEER SODA Dragonwyck by Anya Seton. 342 pages.
2d. FRUIT PUNCH A Place Like Home: Short Stories by Rosamunde Pilcher. 304 pages.
2e. SPARKLING WATER The Story Collector by Evie Gaughan. 358 pages.

Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. 352 pages.
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author Thornyhold by Mary Stewart. 207 pages.
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 The Salt Path by Raynor Winn. 288 pages.
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book Rainy Day Sisters] by Kate Hewitt. 368 pages

Desserts - 400 points
4a. A book with a child main character What Maisie Knew by Henry James. 275 pages.
4b. A book with a wedding See Them Run by Marion Todd. 292 pages.
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng. 332 pages.
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting Tea Is So Intoxicating by Mary Essex. 215 pages.
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English My Friends by Fredrik Backman. 436 pages.

The Sides - 500 points
5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng. 306 pages.
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books [book:Shadow on the Water by Elizabeth Cadell. 269 pages.
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900 The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins. 228 pages.
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. 340 pages.
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn. 558 pages.