Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2023 LIST

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y The Final Gambit
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 Isle of Blood and Stone
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list An Unexpected Peril (book involving genetics, genealogy, traits, heritage)
4. A book with an interracial relationship My Beautiful Enemy
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover The Monsters We Defy

6. A book where books are important The Grace of Wild Things
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title She Who Became the Sun
8. An author's debut book Damascus Station
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W The Marriage Portrait
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" The Paris Apartment
11. A book about a person/character with a disability Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies Hell Bent

13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover Elatsoe

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake Song of the Abyss
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 The Hidden Blade
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 Georgie, All Along
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 Hunt the Stars
18. A book related to science Love on the Brain
19. A book related to the arts
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel Crossroads of Twilight
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin

23. A book with a body of water in the title A Tempest at Sea
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy Die Trying
25. A book with a tropical setting The Enchanted Hacienda
26. A book related to pride Happiness for Beginners
27. A book by an author from continental Europe
28. A book that is dark Dark Matter
29. A book that is light Light from Uncommon Stars
30. A book related to a chess piece A Desperate Fortune
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (input: Katherine Arden)
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature Immortality: A Love Story (Edinburgh)
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 Exiles by Jane Harper
34. A novella Six Scorched Roses
35. A book with a school subject in the title Anatomy: A Love Story
36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home The Dead Romantics
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover Eclipse the Moon

39. A western
40. A book with a full name in the title Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists Partners in Crime
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter City of Stairs
43. A book that involves a murder Dead Lions
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal The Inheritance Games

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books City of Blades
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe Nettle & Bone
47. A book related to a geometric shape Fevered Star
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story The Dragon Reborn
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 The Bodyguard
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt Fourth Wing (ATY best book of the month)
51. A book published in 2023 The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title A House with Good Bones