Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

LYNNE'S ATY 2023 READING LIST

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 - Unwanted: The Care System Failed Laura. Will She Fail Her Own Child? by Cathy Glass
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
4. A book with an interracial relationship - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

6. A book where books are important - Stoner by John Williams
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
8. An author's debut book - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
11. A book about a person/character with a disability - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake - White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing by Gail Lukasik
Passing
15. A book set in the 19th Century (1800s) - The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore
16. A book set in the 20th Century (1900's) - The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
17. A book set in
Set during Mythological Times (Ancient BCE through 1700's) or
Set in 21st Century and Beyond (2000 or later)

18. A book related to science - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
19. A book related to the arts - Big Lies in a Small T own by Diane Chamberlain
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman
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 - Send for Me by Lauren Fox
Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan

23. A book with a body of water in the title - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy - Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio J. Mendez
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride

27. A book by an author from continental Europe -
28. A book that is dark - Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
29. A book that is light - The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
30. A book related to a chess piece
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on
literature map dot com - Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title

36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
39. A western

40. A book with a full name in the title - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
43. A book that involves a murder - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Moore
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe - The Measure by Nikki Erlick
47. A book related to a geometric shape
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story - The Goldfinch by Donna Tarrtt

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 and 2023 - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
50. No listopia for a second book that fits your favorite prompt (Non-Fiction) - Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul by Michael Fanone
51. A book published in 2023 - Spare by Prince Harry
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott