Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2020 AROUND THE YEAR LIST

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y Finder
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 Resistance Reborn (Bookriot post about Star Wars books)
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (occupied France, WW II)
5. The first book in a series that you have not started Ninth House
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover Tell No One (dinghy)

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere The Lost Man
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" The Janes
9. A book that can be read in a day Four to Score
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages The Raven Boys (squeaking through: 408pp)
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number First Grave on the Right (pub 2011)
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews (husband/wife team)
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge Malicious Intent (2016, #25: main character in profession that interests you)
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
15. A book set in a global city Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (Chicago)
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area The Guest List (island off Irish coast)
17. A book with a neurodiverse character When All Is Said (dyslexia)
18. A book by an author you've only read once before The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
19. A fantasy book The Bone Houses
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] The Best We Could Do (20th on TBR, sorted by ranking)
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 Gideon the Ninth (in space, different planets represented by the different Houses)
22. A book with the major theme of survival Lovecraft Country
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author The Stranger Diaries
24. A book with an emotion in the title Love Medicine
25. A book related to the arts Beach Read (writing)
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards The Secret Commonwealth
27. A history or historical fiction Bitter Greens (France, reign Louis XIV)
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson (Canada)
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book Murder in the Lincoln White House
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year The Overstory (2018 list)
31. A book inspired by a leading news story Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath)
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line (a character loves to run, and is on relay race team at school)
33. A book about a non-traditional family The Lost Husband
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name Back Of Beyond (Crime)
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover Alif the Unseen

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim Hour of the Assassin
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 The Starless Sea (below)
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 The Bayern Agenda (above)
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys
40. A book with a place name in the title The Satapur Moonstone
41. A mystery Long Bright River
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ Never Let Me Go (Booker prize nominee)
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz (war)
44. A book related to witches A Secret History of Witches
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 In the Cities of Coin and Spice
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" The Great Believers (Verse 5: AIDS)
47. A classic book you've always meant to read Staying On
48. A book published in 2020 Atomic Love
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win The Ten Thousand Doors of January (book with more than 20 letters in title)
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover A Treacherous Curse

51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title The Darkling Bride
52. A book related to time This Is How You Lose the Time War