Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2021 LIST
1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
4. A book with a monochromatic cover

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
6. A love story
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020

14. A book set in a made-up place
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
16. A book with a building in the title
17. A book with a Muslim character or author

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre novel
24. A book about racism or race relations
25. A book set on an island
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
28. A book connected to ice
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
30. A long book

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
34. A book with a travel theme
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

36. A book with six or more words in the title
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
39. A book involving an immigrant

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
42. A mystery or thriller
43. A book with elements of magic

44. A book whose title contains a negative
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”

49. A book with an ensemble cast
50. A book published in 2021
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
52. A book related to "the end"

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”

Black Sun
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
A Man Called Ove
The Mothers
White Oleander
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
The Dog Stars
Outlander
A Discovery of Witches
The Fifth Season
Dread Nation
Throne of Glass
The Pillars of the Earth

02. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y

N K Jemison
Joe Hill
Colleen Hoover

03. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music

Winter Garden
The Dog Stars
The Bees
Moon of the Crusted Snow

04. A book with a monochromatic cover

The Last Flight
The Sanatorium

05. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read

Brit Bennett
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Paul Beatty
Octavia E. Butler
Alyssa Cole
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Roxane Gay
Jasmine Guillory
Yaa Gyasi
Talia Hibbert
Marlon James
N.K. Jemisin

07. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list

A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
A book you meant to read in 2020
A book with a focus on the natural world
A book featuring a theme of women overcoming systemic obstacles
A book with a familial role in the title (mother, father, daughter, sister, etc)
A book with a house on the cover
A book set in one of the 5 current communist countries (China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam)
A book with "Pantone’s 2021 Color of the Year" on the cover
A book with a title that contains an alliteration
A book by an author who publishes under a pen name or variant of their real name
A humorous book
A book with a food item on the cover
A book with one of the colors of ROYGBIV in the title
A book you predict will be a five star read

12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

Fever Dream

22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

Anxious People
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
The Nightingale
This Tender Land
Next Year in Havana
The Last Train to Key West
The Sun Down Motel
Ninth House
Everything I Never Told You
The Broken Girls
The Fifth Season

21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"

All Adults Here
Truly Devious
The Sellout

37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list

Beartown
Fever Dream

46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards

Black Sun
The Vanishing Half
Transcendent Kingdom
Clap When You Land
The Henna Artist
The Midnight Library
A Deadly Education
One to Watch
Magic Lessons

39. A book involving an immigrant

The Giver of Stars
The Last Story of Mina Lee
Transcendent Kingdom
The Test

36. A book with six or more words in the title

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
The Lost City of the Monkey God
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

The Survivors
Nine Perfect Strangers
The Poisonwood Bible
When We Left Cuba
Bel Canto
Next Year in Havana
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

Vicious
All the Birds in the Sky
The Last Flight
Vengeful
Our Last Echoes
Foxlowe
The Henna Artist
The Fifth Season
The Pillars of the Earth
The Mars Room
The Last Policeman
Flight Behaviour