Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2021 LIST

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
LaRose by Louise Erdrich

4. A book with a monochromatic cover
by Anthony Horowitz

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

6. A love story
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

10. A book with a female villain or criminal
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih Ghali

12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

14. A book set in a made-up place
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
Long Bright River by Liz Moore

16. A book with a building in the title
Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler

17. A book with a Muslim character or author
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis

21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

23. A cross genre novel
Artemis by Andy Weir

24. A book about racism or race relations
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

25. A book set on an island
Camino Island by John Grisham

26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

28. A book connected to ice
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

29. A book that you consider comfort reading
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

30. A long book
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc

32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
A Maigret Christmas And Other Stories by Georges Simenon

34. A book with a travel theme
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

36. A book with six or more words in the title
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić

38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator (news, realism, rhythm)
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

39. A book involving an immigrant
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

41. New-to-you from a BIPOC author
There There by Tommy Orange

42. A mystery or thriller
The Witch Elm by Tana French

43. Involves magic
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

44. A book whose title contains a negative
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

49. A book with an ensemble cast
Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood

50. A book published in 2021
This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

52. A book related to "the end"
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith

Since I'm running behind this year, I've decided that I'll finish this with books that would also work for a 2022 prompts.