Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T, or Y

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live

5. The first book in a series that you have not yet started

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word in "The"

9. A book that can be read in a day

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 books challenge
2017 #1-From Goodreads Choice Award 2016

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers

15. A book set in a global city

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area

17. A book with a neurodiverse character

18. A book by an author you've only read once before

19. A fantasy book

20. The 20th book on your TBR, in series, by an author, on a list, etc.

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest born in 1719

22. A book with the major theme of survival

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ author

24. A book with an emotion in the title

25. A book related to the arts

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards

27. A history or historical fiction

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

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book

30. A book from the New York '100 Notable Books' list for any year

31. A book inspired by a leading news story

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan

33. A book about a non-traditional family

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover

36. A book from your TBR/wish list that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book 1 (Young protagonist)

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book 2 (Old Protagonist)

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce

40. A book with a place name in the title

41. A mystery

42. A book that was nominated for one of the "10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World"

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse

44. A book related to witches

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018

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

48. A book published in 2020

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
Dystopian

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover

51. A book with and "-ing" word in the title

52. A book related to time

Progress Report
Read 28/52
1. Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
2. Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
3. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
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5. Burned by Ellen Hopkins
6. The Girl From the Train by Irma Joubert
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9. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
10. A Secret History by Donna Tartt
11. Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
12. Otherworld by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller
13.
14. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
15.
16. At the Waters Edge by Sara Gruen
17. It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
18. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
19. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
20. Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs
21.
22. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
23.
24. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One young mans quest for true love and a cooler haircut
25.
26.
27. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
28. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
29. I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells
30.
31. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
32. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
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34. Everlost by Neal Shusterman
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39. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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43. Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
44.
45. Malorie by Josh Malerman
46.
47. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
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52. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan