Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we are in the darkest months of the year right now, with winter all around us. This week, you are looking for a book that has a source of light on the cover, whether that's the sun or a lightbulb or some other item that brightens the days and nights.

Suggestions:


ATY Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

What are you reading for this prompt, and do you have any recommendations?

Some of my options:

I was surprised by how many books on my TBR work for this prompt, but I've narrowed it down to one of these:

I'm thinking about:

Survive the Night
Home Before Dark
The Girl Who Chased the Moon



If anyone is looking for an idea, I recommend:

The Last Days of Night

Angie wrote: "I'm thinking about: ..."

The Last Days of Night sounds great to me.
I'm also interested in:
To the Lighthouse
Firekeeper's Daughter
The Lathe of Heaven
Half of a Yellow Sun
Children of Time
The Three Body Problem
Between two Worlds

I highly recommend:
Nothing to See Here
This Tender Land
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Still Life - and many books in this mystery series

Firekeeper's Daughter- Angeline Boulley
Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Melinda Lo
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley


I highly recommend Half of a Yellow Sun and Nothing to See Here

I'm finally going to read The Poisonwood Bible and its cover fits this perfectly.

I'm planning to read The Apollo Murders. It has a crescent moon on the cover.

I thought these were fun as more unique light sources



My genres are fantasy, horror, scifi, and certain types of non-fic. This is honestly a bit of a free space for me, the following are barely touching the surface.

What I can read for this one:

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw

And many others.

I might read
Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
Station Eleven
Lightning Thief
The Lathe of Heaven
A long way to a small angry planet

I recommend
This Tender Land
Where the Lost Wander
A Boy and his dog at the End of the World "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine."

(there's a tiny sun in the hand)

Robin P wrote: " (there's a tiny sun in the hand) [bookcover:The Girl Who Drank the Moo..."

I don't think the thing in Klara's hand emits light. It's a solar power sensor to maintain her power/energy.

NancyJ, I think the fact that it's a sun on the cover would make it count, though.

I'm looking at these:

The Golden Son
Half of a Yellow Sun
The Lightkeeper's Daughters
Nothing to See Here
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Oforafor
The Night Tiger

Looking at Born Into This (seems like it also works for the three continents challenge if you want something set in Oceania), This Tender Land or She Who Became the Sun

I just read Firekeeper's Daughter and I highly recommend it. It's one of the best "own voices" stories I've ever read. I don't always like YA, but this book was incredible. It was entertaining and I learned a lot about the culture of the Anishinaabe (Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes) people. There is an interesting mystery that helps propel the narrative. It utilizes the MCs scientific knowledge and skills.

This book also works for women in STEM.

I have so many options I'm considering right now:
Eight Kinky Nights
Fortune Favors the Dead
The Charm Offensive
The Checklist
I Was a Stripper Librarian: From Cardigans to G-strings
Wildfire
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
The Brightest Star in Paris
The Conductors
The Way You Hold Me
Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country
Firekeeper's Daughter

I read Thérèse Raquin. There's a lamp on the table.

I read The Light Keeper's Legacy by Kathleen Ernst. There's a lighthouse on the cover


From my 4 and 5 star reads, I would recommend several of Nancy Atherton's cozy mysteries: .

Other mysteries:

Fantasy:

Romance:

Children's/YA:

Nonfiction:

I read Troubled Blood, which has a streetlight on the cover:



I'd recommend:

This prompt wasn't difficult to fill but I was surprised that it took a little time to find a book that worked. I ended up reading A Flicker in the Dark the light source are some fireflies.

Recommendations:
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I'll be reading:
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I just picked up The Sun Down Motel from the library for this one.

I used . 5 stars. I love this series. This book has been on my TBR pile since 2016. I don't know why I left it there so long.

I used Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing and Light.

When I saw this in the Goodreads Choice Awards, it made me think of this prompt.

I read Fire Becomes Her; it was kind of disappointing, lots of plot holes, and they keep telling us the main character is smart but she never...actually...seems very smart, lol. Pretty aesthetic, though, but I had higher expectations.

Lots of light on the cover, though, between the fire, the stars, and the city lights.

I read:
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut - 4* - My Review

Is there a listopia link for this prompt? I didn’t see one.

I find those especially helpful for “cover” prompts rather than trying to find images of every book I’m thinking of reading!

Thanks!

Errlee wrote: "Is there a listopia link for this prompt? I didn’t see one.

I find those especially helpful for “cover” prompts rather than trying to find images of every book I’m thinking of reading!

Thanks!"

Here it is again: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

You can always find the listopia for a prompt in the first post of the thread. Also here is a post of all the listopias in one place: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Happy planning!

I read by Letizia Treves which has a candle on the cover.

It was written to link with the National Gallery's exhibition of Artemisia Gentileschi's work, which I wanted to see, but started in the spring of 2020, so I didn't, so I at least got to see the paintings in the book.

Recommendations: ; .

Thanks Jackie! I couldn’t see a link in the first post? Wondering if it’s something to do with the mobile app, which gets all weird when people post links to images. The first post seems to just drop off for me so I’m wondering if the link is somewhere I can’t see it:)

That link to all the lists is great too, thanks!

I've gone off plan again, playing catch up for January. My choice here was Last Night at the Telegraph Club, but my little one has been asking me to read her new favorite Click, so I did- and it fit. Boom! Another catch up prompt checked off in under an hour ( I love reading my girls graphic novels in between my stuff)

I'm picking up The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan for this prompt... Lightning totally counts as a source of light right? I'm dying to finish this book and really trying to make this fit somewhere haha.

Errlee wrote: "Thanks Jackie! I couldn’t see a link in the first post? Wondering if it’s something to do with the mobile app, which gets all weird when people post links to images. The first post seems to just dr..."

The app is always the culprit lol; there's just no accounting for what it will or won't let you do. When in doubt, use the web browser or a computer.

Sea of Rust
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is about an AI after the humans have all been killed.

For this task I have read


It has light reflected from the tower and the windows of the buildings

I have snothing to recommend off the top of my head

I read Jelly Bean Summer. Joyce moves to the roof to escape her family. There's a moon in the sky.

I read The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. There's a lighthouse on the cover.

I read Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. A great read for anyone still looking to fill the prompt!

I’ve decided to go with Murder at the Lakeside Library which has a bright sun on the cover. Cozy mysteries are my favorite genre and the cover makes me happy.

Decided to reread Firestarter before the new movie comes out. Not as good as I remember, but I was at least able to fit it towards a prompt.

I went with Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts which has fire on the cover.

I decided to read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. I initially thought I might use it for the non-human protagonist prompt, but after finding out how big a role the sun as a source of light plays within the novel, I decided to put it here instead. I really love choosing books to fill cover and title prompts that also have some sort of thematic connection!


If you are also interested in a book that fits both visually and thematically, I would recommend The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgewick. I know this has a super low rating, but I found it to be extremely beautiful and compelling (you have to be okay with strange, unexplained magical realism and a depiction of a consensual romantic relationship between first cousins). The comet on the cover plays an integral role in the story.

What are you reading for this prompt?
I read Village Books by Craig McLay

I went with Raybearer, which I guess doesn't technically have a *source* of light, per se, but it does have the rays all around, so I counted it, mostly because I was set on reading this one. It was very good! And the follow up (just two in the series) was excellent as well!

I read The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton. A heartbreaking memoir written by an amazingly positive man who was jailed for 30 years, on death row, for a murder he did not commit.

I'm starting The Creak on the Stairs which has a lighthouse on the cover. It would also work as a book with a female police officer/detective, too.

I will use The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis. Chandeliers. I recommend it. Historical fiction, artists, Grand Central Station, New York City. 1920s, 1970's.


I also read