Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2020 LIST - 46/52

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y Beloved ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 04/24/20

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable A Song for Issy Bradley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 04/01/20

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 Silver Sparrow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/21/20

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live The Tiger's Wife ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 08/13/20

5. The first book in a series that you have not started Boxers ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/15/20


6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover Orphan Train ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/30/20

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere The Dry ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 07/21/20

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" The Wonder ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/12/20

9. A book that can be read in a day The Grownup ⭐️⭐️ 01/15/20


10. A book that is between 400-600 pages The Thirteenth Tale ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 01/10/20

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number The Essex Serpent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 02/20/20

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people They Called Us Enemy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 05/20/20

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
2016 19. A non-fiction book Lab Girl ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 03/01/20

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link) Wolf Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 09/04/20


15. A book set in a global city The Address ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/09/20

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 03/25/20

17. A book with a neurodiverse character The Silent Boy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 12/07/20

18. A book by an author you've only read once before Persepolis, Volume 1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 08/09/20


19. A fantasy book The Safe-Keeper's Secret ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 02/12/20

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719 Smaller and Smaller Circles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/20/20

22. A book with the major theme of survival Binti ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 02/03/20


23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author I'm Afraid of Men ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/08/20

24. A book with an emotion in the title Peace Like a River ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/29/20

25. A book related to the arts The Poet X ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 08/04/20

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/28/20

27. A history or historical fiction Before We Were Free ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 12/10/20


28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book Cold Earth ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 04/30/20

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year 2014 Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 03/11/20

31. A book inspired by a leading news story The Leavers ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 02/04/20


32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan Pachinko ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/26/20

33. A book about a non-traditional family My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/08/20

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name - Children's Fiction Pippi Longstocking ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 03/02/20

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover The Map of Salt and Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/14/20


36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim The Personal History of Rachel DuPree ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 11/27/20

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 Celestial Bodies ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 09/03/20

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 02/11/20

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce The Lightkeepers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 01/27/20

40. A book with a place name in the title Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 09/12/20

41. A mystery Six Stories ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 03/30/20

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link) The Remains of the Day ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 05/10/20

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse The Book Thief
44. A book related to witches Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/24/20


45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 Wishtree ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 12/08/20

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
47. A classic book you've always meant to read Pride and Prejudice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/07/20

48. A book published in 2020 Displacement ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 12/07/20


49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link)
A book that takes you out of your comfort zone So You Want to Talk About Race ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/09/20

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 06/23/20

51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning ⭐️⭐️ 07/22/20

52. A book related to time Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 04/11/20

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] All the Light We Cannot See 20th book on this list - The Best Books of the 21st Century.

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author Still Life Room

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse An Ember in the Ashes Nory Ryan's Song Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Belgian Congo) The Kite Runner

TITLE & COVER
- A book whose title contains a negative The Unseen World All the Light We Cannot See Neverwhere Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Do Not Say We Have Nothing
- A book with a monochromatic cover The Invention of Wings
- A book whose cover shows more than 2 people My Brilliant Friend The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra Hidden Figures
- A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" Persuasion Moon of the Crusted Snow Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest DisasterDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead The Fountains of Silence
- A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name The Hypnotist's Love Story The Dovekeepers My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
- A book with a building in the title
- A book with six or more words in the title

THEME
- A book about racism or race relations The Underground Railroad American Born ChineseThere There Small Island
- A book with a travel theme
- A book with elements of magic Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Ship of Destiny

SETTING
- A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
- A book set on an island Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland Ilustrado The Boat People
- A book set in a made-up place
- A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

CHARACTER
- A book involving an immigrant Brooklyn Sea Prayer White Teeth
- A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
- A book with a Muslim character or author
- A book that features siblings as the main characters
- A book with a female villain or criminal
- A book with an ensemble cast

GENRE
- A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
- A cross genre novel
- A book that you consider comfort reading
- A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
- A mystery or thriller

AUTHOR & PUBLISHING
- A book published in 2021
- A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y The Secret Life of Bees
- A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
- A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
- A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020

GOODREADS & RECOMMENDATIONS
- A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
- A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
- A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list

AWARDS, CHALLENGES, & LISTS
- A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
- A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
- A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

OTHER
- A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum Palace Walk All the Light We Cannot See
- 3 books related to Past, Present, and Future
- A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
- A book related to "the end" World Without EndThe Sense of an Ending] Our Endless Numbered Days
- A book connected to ice
- A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
- A book related to a word given by a random word generator
- A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
- A book related to “In the Beginning...”