Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2022 LIST
52/52 - Finished challenge 12/22/22

1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y: How High We Go in the Dark ✔ 1/9/2022 (Several characters whose names start with A, T, and Y)
2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021: Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal ***** Finished 4/31/2022
3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title: Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list:Intimacies 2/26/22 ****
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover: The Arsonists' City 1/16/2022 *****
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind: The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss 5/11/2022 ****
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1: How the Penguins Saved Veronica *** 1/2/2022
9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2: The Mountains Sing

10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3: The Girl with the Louding Voice *****1/16/22
11. A book from historical fiction genre: Take My Hand 7/5/22 ****
12. A book related to glass: The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir***** 8/20/22
13. A book about a woman in STEM: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women ** 3/13/22

14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads: There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century ***** Finished 2/6/2022
15. A book without a person on the cover: The Last Thing He Told Me 2/18/22 ***
16. A book related to Earth Day: The Displacements 8/25/22 ***
17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge: The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease**** Finished 2/8/2022

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author:Almost American Girl 5/11/2022 ****-1/2
19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history: The Ten Thousand Doors of January 1/23/2022 **** (3-1/2 stars)
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951: Dear Mrs. Bird 5/6/22 ****
21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover: The Maid
22. A book with a Jewish character or author: The Latecomer 5/21/22 ****

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship: Under the Whispering Door 1/11/2022 ****
24. A book related to inclement weather: What Storm, What Thunder 1/23/22 ***** This is a book about a natural disaster but the title is inspired by a quote from Fredrick Douglas that includes "For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake."
25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages: The Other Bennet Sister (480 pages) 1/7/22 ***1/2
26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1: Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir*****

27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2: Lessons in Chemistry**** 4/21/2022
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards: The Last Cuentista (2022 Newberry award) 1/28/22 *****
29. A book set on or near a body of water: Black Cake 6/23/22 ****-1/2
30. A book related to mythology: Kaikeyi 4/12/22 ****

31. A book published at least 10 years ago: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer: Shutter 8/29/2022 ****
33. The next book in a series: Dear Justyce
34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role: True Biz 4/17/2022 ****-1/2
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1: Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache From the American South

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2: Honor
37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name:The Violin Conspiracy 2/25/22 ****
38. A book by a Latin American author: Violeta✔ Finished 2/14/22 ****
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time: Dear Martin ***** Finished 2/4/22

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards: The Unhoneymooners 4/28/22 ***
41. A book with a theme of food or drink: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title: Dominicana 6/29/2022 ****
43. A book set in a small town or rural area: Holes
44. A book with gothic elements: Mexican Gothic 12/22/22 *

45. A book related to a game: Search: A Novel ****-1/2 8/10/22 (based on name of game) *** 9/7/22
46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters: Horse 7/23/2022 *****
47. A book with handwriting on the cover: Portrait of a Thief 7/23/2022 ***
48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022: The Lincoln Highway

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons": The Cartographers 7/31/22 ***
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years: The Swimmers 5/10/2022 ***
51. A book published in 2022: Memphis 5/9/22 ****
52. A book with a time-related word in the title: Red Clocks

Ideas for prompts:

1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y.
Rules of Civility
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Anna Karenina

2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021:
A Gathering of Shadows
Queen Sugar
Fevered Star ]
Orwell's Roses

3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title:
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
In Every Mirror She's Black

4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list: I have a lot of favorite prompts and this particular prompt could change. Right now I'm choosing from Obama's Reading Lists:
American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
Things We Lost to the Water
Project Hail Mary
The Lincoln Highway

5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name:
It Ends with Us
Mr. Flood's Last Resort
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover:
An Extraordinary Union
Great Circle
Half of a Yellow Sun

7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind:
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 (Africa)
The Old Drift
We Need New Names
How Beautiful We Were
The Girl with the Louding Voice

9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 (Asia)
The Mountains Sing
The Glass Palace
China Room
A Fine Balance


10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 (Continental Europe)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Count of Monte Cristo
A book from The Shadow of the Wind series.

11. A book from historical fiction genre: I have many choices. Here are 4 of the newest ones I want to read:

The Lincoln Highway
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Sisters in Arms
Still Life

12. A book related to glass:
The Glass Hotel
The Glass-Blowers
The Wings of the Dove

13. A book about a woman in STEM:
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Euphoria
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads:

15. A book without a person on the cover:
The Interestings
The History of Love
Razorblade Tears

16. A book related to Earth Day:
The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
Stillicide
The Ministry for the FutureGreenwood

17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge:

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author:
The Mountains Sing
The Grace of Kings
Kafka on the Shore

19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history:
Cloud Cuckoo Land
A Gathering of Shadows
Light Perpetual

20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951:

21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
22. A book with a Jewish character or author

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
24. A book related to inclement weather
25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1 (words I can find titles for include daughters, master, bees, life, wolves, library.

27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2

28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards

29. A book set on or near a body of water:
Salt to the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Sharks in the Time of Saviors

30. A book related to mythology:
Olympus, Texas
Daughters of Sparta
The Wolf in the Whale

31. A book published at least 10 years ago:
Never Let Me Go
White Teeth
The History of Love

32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer:
When the Stars Go Dark
What You Want To See
What Comes After

33. The next book in a series:

34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role:
The Secret History
If We Were Villains


35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1:
The Seed Keeper
The Signature of All Things
Damnation Spring

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
Hollow Kingdom
The Murmur of Bees
The Music of Bees

37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
38. A book by a Latin American author
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time:
Holes
Tuck Everlasting

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards:
The Giver of Stars
Practical Magic

41. A book with a theme of food or drink:
All Four Stars
The School of Essential Ingredients
Heartless
Little Beach Street Bakery
Recipe for Persuasion

42. A book with a language or nationality in the title:
The Spanish Daughter
The Japanese Lover
The Yiddish Policemen's Union

43. A book set in a small town or rural area:
Far From the Madding Crowd
The Dry
Damnation Spring

44. A book with gothic elements:
The Ghost Bride
Mexican Gothic
The Shadow of the Wind

45. A book related to a game:
The Queen's Gambit
Foucault's Pendulum
The Winners

46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters:
Mink River
The Hidden Palace
The City We Became

47. A book with handwriting on the cover:
We Are the Brennans
Ask Again, Yes
Dear Martin

48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons":
Here Be Dragons
A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return
The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet
The Talented Ribkins

50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years:
The Shell Seekers
Angle of Repose
The Stone Angel
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
Good Eggs

51. A book published in 2022: A BOMC selection.
How High We Go in the Dark (Advanced Reader's Edition)

52. A book with a time-related word in the title:
The Ministry for the Future
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

POPSUGAR 2022
1/50

REGULAR
1. A book published in 2022
2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship
3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
5. A sapphic book
6. A book by a Latinx author
7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
9. A book about a "found family"
10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
11. A #BookTok recommendation
12. A book about the afterlife
13. A book set in the 1980s
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
15. A book by a Pacific Islander author
16. A book about witches
17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022
18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author
19. A book that takes place during your favorite season
20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
21. A book about a band or musical group
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum
23. A book with a recipe in it
24. A book you can read in one sitting
25. A book about a secret
26. A book with a misleading title
27. A Hugo Award winner
28. A book set during a holiday
29. A different book by an author you read in 2021
30. A book with the name of a board game in the title
31. A book featuring a man-made disaster
32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
33. A social-horror book
34. A book set in Victorian times
35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
36. A book you know nothing about
37. A book about gender identity
38. A book featuring a party
39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge


Advanced

41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
42. A book that features two languages
43. A book with a palindromic title
44. A duology (1)
45. A duology (2)
46. A book about someone leading a double life
47. A book featuring a parallel reality
48. A book with two POVs: How the Penguins Saved Veronica
49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)

TBR Jar Prompts (From 2022 Reading Challenge)
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list).
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
20. Read a book that you own.
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.

4. You can use any random generator on the internet to choose prompts or subjects. Some examples are: The TBR machine, Color picker, Wikipedia, random word generator, or shuffle your playlist and read books that have to do with those songs. (I'll be using Spin the Wheel to choose my prompts)

I'm just over half way in the challenge. Most of the books I have avoided are from cover/title/letter-in-name prompts. I'll either find something or I won't.