Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Plan of Plans
Around the Year in 52 Books 52/52 - DONE
Read Harder 24/24 - DONE
NPR's Best Books 8/12

ATY: The 2023 List 52/ 52

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y - The Rain Heron-1/14-***
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 - Magic Tides- 1/18-****
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - Jayber Crow - 1/16-****
4. A book with an interracial relationship - Harbor Me-2/9-****
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover - Monkey Around-2/6-***

6. A book where books are important - Mysteries of Thorn Manor-3/19-***
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title - What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions-1/30-****
8. An author's debut book - Amari and the Night Brothers-2/24-****
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - The Curse of Chalion-1/9-*****

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" - The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood-3/4-****
11. A book about a person/character with a disability - Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body-3/19-****
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - A House with Good Bones-3/30-****
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover - A Restless Truth-3/23-***

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone-4/18-****
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 (1800s) - Dodger-6/11-***
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 (1900s) - Kibogo-4/8-****
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 - (2000s) - Community Board-5/18-***

18. A book related to science - The Sloth Lemur's Song: Madagascar from the Deep Past to the Uncertain Present-8/31-****
19. A book related to the arts - Shadowshaper-6/19-***
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel - Tess of the Road-5/21-***
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author - Mammoths at the Gates-9/14-****
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover - Grave Suspicions-10/6-****

23. A book with a body of water in the title - Sea of Tranquility-1/8-****
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy - Defy the Stars-10/23-***
25. A book with a tropical setting - Bangkok Wakes to Rain-2/15-****
26. A book related to pride - The Black Flamingo-5/30-***

27. A book by an author from continental Europe - The Good Life Elsewhere-6/12-***
28. A book that is dark -Where Darkness Blooms-3/17-***
29. A book that is light - The Light Pirate-3/1-****
30. A book related to a chess piece - The Bandit Queens-3/4-***
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com - Illuminations-2/7-****

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature - Graffiti Moon-11/4-***
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 - The Kaiju Preservation Society-9/26-****
34. A novella - The Mimicking of Known Successes-3/11-****
35. A book with a school subject in the title - The Winged Histories-9/22-****

36. A book that has been translated from another language - The Seventh Day-6/2-****
37. A book with the theme of returning home - In the Lives of Puppets-6/13-***
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover - The Blighted Stars-6/28-***
39. A western - Tread of Angels-1/1-****

40. A book with a full name in the title - Carrie Soto Is Back-7/14-***
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - When the Angels Left the Old Country-3/30-****
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter - Masters of Death-8/5-****
43. A book that involves a murder - The Witness for the Dead-6/9-****
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal - Middlegame-2/9-***

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Spellslinger- 4/4-***
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe - The Salt Grows Heavy-5/4-***
47. A book related to a geometric shape - The Will of the Empress -7/20-***
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story - Cage of Souls-10/8-****

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 - Remarkably Bright Creatures-7/2-****
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Less Is Lost (NPR)-7/12-****
51. A book published in 2023 - A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel-9/20-****
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title - That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf-9/8-***

Read Harder 2023 24/24
1. Read a novel about a trans character written by a trans author - Heart, Haunt, Havoc-6/10-****
2. Read one of your favorite author’s favorite books -The Kaiju Preservation Society-9/26-****
3. Read a book about activism - Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body-3/19-****
4. Read a book that’s been challenged recently in your school district/library OR read one of the most-challenged/banned books of the year by a queer and/or BIPOC author - Melissa-1/4-****
5. Read a completed webcomic - On a Sunbeam-1/23-***
6. Finish a book you’ve DNFed (did not finish) - A Gathering of Shadows-5/23-****
7. Listen to an audiobook performed by a person of color of a book written by an author of color - Parable of the Sower-2/16-****
8. Read a graphic novel/comic/manga if you haven’t before; or read one that is a different genre than you normally read -Shubeik Lubeik-1/24-*****!
9. Read an independently published book by a BIPOC author - The Winged Histories-9/22-****
10. Read a book you know nothing about based solely on the cover - World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments-7/25-****
11. Read a cookbook cover to cover - tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine - 2/1-****
12. Read a nonfiction book about BIPOC and/or queer history - The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America-11/11-*****
13. Read an author local to you - Jayber Crow-1/16-****
14. Read a book with under 500 Goodreads ratings - Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter-2/21-***
15. Read a historical fiction book set in an Eastern country - Bangkok Wakes to Rain-2/15-****
16. Read a romance with bisexual representation - A Restless Truth-3/23-***
17. Read a YA book by an Indigenous author- The Marrow Thieves-12/22-****
18. Read a comic or graphic novel that features disability representation - El Deafo-1/4-****
19. Read a nonfiction book about intersectional feminism - Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot-4/4-****
20. Read a book of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author - Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency - 1/3-****
21. Read a book of short stories - Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories - 3/25-***
22. Read any book from the Ignyte awards shortlist/longlist/winner list - The Last Mapmaker-6/4-****
23. Read a social horror, mystery, or thriller novel - No Gods, No Monsters-9/15-***
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat - Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest - Plain Kate-1/3-****

NPR's Best Books of 2022 8/12

1. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau-3/19-***
2. The Monsters We Defy
3. The Light Pirate-3/1-****
4. When the Angels Left the Old Country-3/30-****
5. When We Were Birds-8/16-****
6. Sea of Tranquility-1/8-****
7. Black Cake
8. Tread of Angels-1/1-****
9. Nona the Ninth
10. Less Is Lost-7/12-****
11. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions-1/30-****
12. The Book Eaters
13. Our Wives Under the Sea