Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The Prompts

June
1. Father's Day:
111 countries around the world celebrate Father's Day, with the most common date being the third Sunday in June, which was started by Sonora Smart Dodd in Spokane, Washington in 1910.
✅ b. Biography or history nonfiction book
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton

2. Estival Solstice:
For the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice on June 21st is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year
✅ a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

3. Hibernal Solstice:
For the Southern Hemisphere the winter solstice on June 22nd is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year.
✅ a. Book that is at least 400 pages long
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

4. Pride Month:
A month celebrating LGBT+ communities and their history which was started following the 1969 Stonewall Riots
✅ b. A banned or challenged book
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

July
1.Let's Play:
Whether it's your summer or winter, it's always a good time to have some fun
✅ b. Includes a character who plays a sport
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling

2. Travel Season:
Armchair travelling is definitely the cheapest, but exploring in real life is nice too!
✅ c. Cover has vehicle (car, plane, boat, train, hang glider, etc)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

3. Halfway there!
✅ b. The next book in a series
Shadow Princess by Indu Sundaresan

4. Turn Up the Radio:
Invented in the 1890s and probably much more fun now
✅ b. Set in the 19th century
Savage Conversations by LeAnne Howe

August
1. Book Lovers Day:
✅ c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA
Bellwether by Connie Willis

2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
An annual meteor shower peaking around Aug 11-12. According to the American Meteor Society this year will be a particularly good year for viewing.
✅ b. Sun, moon, or stars on the cover
The River of Silver by S. A. Chakraborty

3. Make Waves:
Fun fact: about 2.5 million Americans are employed in ocean-based tourism and recreation (as of 2018).
✅ b. Set in a coastal town or city
The Laughing Policeman by Maj Stowall and Per Wahloo

4. Go Camping:
Fun fact: The American National Park Service employs approximately 20,000 people (full time, part time and seasonal).
✅ c. A book primarily set outdoors
Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon

August
1. Book Lovers Day:
✅ c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA
Bellwether by Connie Willis

Started 6/1/23 - finished 6/2/23; pages: 248

June
1. Father's Day:
✅ b. Biography or history nonfiction book
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton

Started 6/2/23 - finished 6/3/23; pages: 380

June
2. Estival Solstice:
✅ a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

Started 6/1/23 - finished 6/5/23; pages: 309

July
3. Halfway there!
✅ b. The next book in a series
Shadow Princess by Indu Sundaresan

Started 6/3/23 - finished 6/5/23; pages 352

August
4. Go Camping:
✅ c. A book primarily set outdoors
Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon

Started 6/7/23 - finished 6/7/23; pages 208

August
3. Make Waves:
✅ b. Set in a coastal town or city
The Laughing Policeman by Maj Stowall and Per Wahloo (Set in Stockholm)

Started 6/6/23 - finished 6/6/23; pages 224

July
2. Travel Season:
✅ c. Cover has vehicle (car, plane, boat, train, hang glider, etc)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling



Started 6/6/23 - finished 6/8/23; pages 341

July
1.Let's Play:
✅ b. Includes a character who plays a sport
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling

Started 6/8/23 - finished 6/10/23; pages: 435

June
3. Hibernal Solstice:
✅ a. Book that is at least 400 pages long
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

Started 6/10/23 - finished 6/13/23; pages 734

July
4. Turn Up the Radio:
Invented in the 1890s and probably much more fun now
✅ b. Set in the 19th century
Savage Conversations by LeAnne Howe

Started 6/14/23 - finished 6/14/23; pages 144

June
4. Pride Month:
✅ b. A banned or challenged book
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Started 6/8/23 - finished 6/22/23; pages 268

August
2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
✅ b. Sun, moon, or stars on the cover
The River of Silver by S. A. Chakraborty


Started 6/22/23 - finished 6/26/23; pages 230