1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y: Police, by Jo Nesbo 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, by Elena Ferrante 4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Moore 5. The first book in a series that you have not started: Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard 6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover: Waiting for Sunrise, by William Boyd 7. A book set in the Southern Hemisphere: Silver, by Chris Hammer 8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The": The Weekend, by Charlotte Wood 9. A book that can be read in a day: Toffle Towers: Fully Booked, by Tim Harris 10. A book that is between 400-600 pages: One Good Turn, by Kate Atkinson 11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (2011) 12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people: Kill Me If You Can, by James Patterson and Marshall Karp 13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge: A collection (2017) – Grand Union: Stories, by Zadie Smith 14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers: Case Histories, by Kate Atkinson 15. A book set in a global city: Death in Berlin, by M.M. Kaye 16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area: The Last Anniversary, by Liane Moriarty 17. A book with a neurodiverse character: The Rosie Effect, by Graeme Simsion 18. A book by an author you've only read once before: Bruny, by Heather Rose 19. A fantasy book: Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch 20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]: The Listerdale Mystery, by Agatha Christie (her 20th book) 21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720: Embers, by Sandor Márai (Hungary) 22. A book with the major theme of survival: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou 23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris 24. A book with an emotion in the title: The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas 25. A book related to the arts: The Story of the Lost Child, by Elena Ferrante 26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards: The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides (Winner, Mystery and Thriller) 27. A history or historical fiction – Eureka Run, by Bruce Venables 28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author: Lenny’s Book of Everything, by Karen Foxlee 29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book: The Blue Castle, by L.M. Montgomery 30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year: She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement, by Jodi Katter and Megan Twohey 31. A book inspired by a leading news story: Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women, by Kate Manne (#MeToo) 32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan: The Japanese Lover, by Isabel Allende 33. A book about a non-traditional family: Miss Peregrin’s School for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs 34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name: The Mediterranean Caper, by Clive Cussler (Adventure) 35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover: The Museum of Modern Love, by Heather Rose 36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim: The Bookshop of Yesterdays, by Amy Meyerson 37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 (Long): The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas 38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 (Short): The Sea Raiders, by H.G. Wells 39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce: Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, by Dr Seuss 40. A book with a place name in the title: Death in Kashmir, by M.M. Kaye 41. A mystery: The Lost Man, by Jane Harper 42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’: Dune, by Frank Herbert (Hugo Award, 1966) 43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse – The Plague, by Albert Camus 44. A book related to witches – Bedknobs and Broomsticks, by Mary Norton 45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018: The Virgin Suicides, by Jeffrey Eugenides 46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" – Stasiland, Anna Fender (Communist Bloc) 47. A classic book you've always meant to read: The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 48. A book published in 2020: Too Much and Never Enough, by Mary Trump 49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win: Here Until August, by Josephine Rowe (A book that contains a day or month in the title) 50. A book with a silhouette on the cover: The Vanished Bride, by Bella Ellis 51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title; On Writing, by Stephen King 52. A book related to time: The Time Machine, by HG Wells
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, by Elena Ferrante
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Moore
5. The first book in a series that you have not started: Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover: Waiting for Sunrise, by William Boyd
7. A book set in the Southern Hemisphere: Silver, by Chris Hammer
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The": The Weekend, by Charlotte Wood
9. A book that can be read in a day: Toffle Towers: Fully Booked, by Tim Harris
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages: One Good Turn, by Kate Atkinson
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (2011)
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people: Kill Me If You Can, by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge: A collection (2017) – Grand Union: Stories, by Zadie Smith
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers: Case Histories, by Kate Atkinson
15. A book set in a global city: Death in Berlin, by M.M. Kaye
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area: The Last Anniversary, by Liane Moriarty
17. A book with a neurodiverse character: The Rosie Effect, by Graeme Simsion
18. A book by an author you've only read once before: Bruny, by Heather Rose
19. A fantasy book: Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]: The Listerdale Mystery, by Agatha Christie (her 20th book)
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720: Embers, by Sandor Márai (Hungary)
22. A book with the major theme of survival: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris
24. A book with an emotion in the title: The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
25. A book related to the arts: The Story of the Lost Child, by Elena Ferrante
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards: The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides (Winner, Mystery and Thriller)
27. A history or historical fiction – Eureka Run, by Bruce Venables
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author: Lenny’s Book of Everything, by Karen Foxlee
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book: The Blue Castle, by L.M. Montgomery
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year: She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement, by Jodi Katter and Megan Twohey
31. A book inspired by a leading news story: Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women, by Kate Manne (#MeToo)
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan: The Japanese Lover, by Isabel Allende
33. A book about a non-traditional family: Miss Peregrin’s School for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name: The Mediterranean Caper, by Clive Cussler (Adventure)
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover: The Museum of Modern Love, by Heather Rose
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim: The Bookshop of Yesterdays, by Amy Meyerson
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 (Long): The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 (Short): The Sea Raiders, by H.G. Wells
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce: Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, by Dr Seuss
40. A book with a place name in the title: Death in Kashmir, by M.M. Kaye
41. A mystery: The Lost Man, by Jane Harper
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’: Dune, by Frank Herbert (Hugo Award, 1966)
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse – The Plague, by Albert Camus
44. A book related to witches – Bedknobs and Broomsticks, by Mary Norton
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018: The Virgin Suicides, by Jeffrey Eugenides
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" – Stasiland, Anna Fender (Communist Bloc)
47. A classic book you've always meant to read: The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
48. A book published in 2020: Too Much and Never Enough, by Mary Trump
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win: Here Until August, by Josephine Rowe (A book that contains a day or month in the title)
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover: The Vanished Bride, by Bella Ellis
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title; On Writing, by Stephen King
52. A book related to time: The Time Machine, by HG Wells