Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

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1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
Demon Copperhead (set in Appalachia)
2. A book by an author you read in 2022
The Twyford Code (read The Appeal in 2022)
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
The Future Library (Poll 16 Magical Realism)
4. A book with an interracial relationship
Washington Black
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

6. A book where books are important
A Bookshop In Algiers
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
What Katy Did
8. An author's debut book
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
Cider with Rosie
WH Smith Literary Award 1960
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
Only Oona
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
Behind the Seams (Esme is partially deaf)
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
The Velveteen Rabbit
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
Stealing Speed: The Biggest Spy Scandal in Motorsport History
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
The Confession
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
The Bookseller of Inverness (18th century)
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
A Dangerous Business (19th century)
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (20th century)
18. A book related to science
The Gifts of Imperfection
19. A book related to the arts
New Grub Street
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
The Last List of Mabel Beaumont
23. A book with a body of water in the title
Big Two-Hearted River
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
The Riddle of the Sands
25. A book with a tropical setting
The World Played Chess (set in Vietnam)
26. A book related to pride
Mr. Mercedes
27. A book by an author from continental Europe
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (author is from Poland)
28. A book that is dark
A Canticle for Leibowitz
29. A book that is light
These Old Shades
30. A book related to a chess piece
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
Northanger Abbey (Charles Dickens / Jane Austen)
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
Murder in an Irish Cottage (set in Dublin)
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck
34. A novella
The Summer Book
35. A book with a school subject in the title
Writing the Cozy Mystery
36. A book that has been translated from another language
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (translated from Russian)
37. A book with the theme of returning home
A Spool of Blue Thread
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
(moon)
39. A western
A Dangerous Business
40. A book with a full name in the title
Charlotte Gray
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Golden Hill
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
A Christmas Carol
43. A book that involves a murder
Death in the English Countryside
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
The Stone Diaries (stone ground flour)
47. A book related to a geometric shape

48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
Remarkably Bright Creatures
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
Lessons in Chemistry
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
A Shilling for Candles (involves a murder)
51. A book published in 2023
A Winter Grave
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Good luck with your challenge, Shannon!

Updated 15/12/2023
Nearly there :)