Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

It's time to get out of my year-long reading slump by planning way too much to read!

Completed: 14/52

WORK IN PROGRESS PLAN

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y

Alps



Currently Reading

2. A book by an author you read in 2022 ✓



Read 10/10 ★★★

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list ✓

A Memoir



Read 05/11 ★★★★

4. A book with an interracial relationship ✓



Read 19/02 ★★★★

5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

or

6. A book where books are important

or or

7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title



8. An author's debut book ✓



Read 22/06 ★★★

9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

Women's Prize for Fiction 2017



Currently Reading

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" ✓

Sporty Spice



Read 22/06 ★★★★ (3.5)

11. A book about a person/character with a disability



12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies

or

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

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake

or

15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1

1580s - 1590s



16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2

17th Century

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3

1705



18. A book related to science ✓



Read 19/01 ★★★★★

19. A book related to the arts ✓



Read 02/05 ★★★★ (4.5)

20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel



21. A book by an Asian diaspora author



22. A book with a faceless person on the cover ✓



Re-Read 28/05 ★★★★ (4.5)

23. A book with a body of water in the title

or

24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy

or or

25. A book with a tropical setting ✓

Antigua (at least partially)



Read 30/10 ★★★★

26. A book related to pride ✓



Read 07/05 ★★★

27. A book by an author from continental Europe



Currently Reading

28. A book that is dark

29. A book that is light ✓



Read 22/02 ★★

30. A book related to a chess piece

31. A book found by inputting a favourite author on https://www.literature-map.com



32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature

or

33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923

34. A novella ✓



Read 06/11 ★★★

35. A book with a school subject in the title ✓

★★★★ (4.5)

36. A book that has been translated from another language

or

37. A book with the theme of returning home

or

38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover

or or or or

39. A western



40. A book with a full name in the title



41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

or

42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter



43. A book that involves a murder

Do I know it does? No. Am I sure it does? Yes.



44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

or

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books



46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe



47. A book related to a geometric shape ✓



Read 03/10 ★★★★★

48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story



49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023

50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt

51. A book published in 2023



52. A book with an unusual or surprising title

or or