Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

June

1. Father's Day .

a. Book whose main character is a father
Bank Holiday Monday

b. Biography or history nonfiction book
Everyday Life in Tudor London: Life in the City of Thomas Cromwell, William Shakespeare & Anne Boleyn

c. Author's initials can be found in PATERNITY
The Girl in the Painted Caravan by Eva Petulengro

2. Estival Solstice:

a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words
Billiards at the Hotel Dobray

b. Book has plants on the cover


c. Book is set in the Northern Hemisphere
The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland’s Buried Past and Our Perilous Future

3. Hibernal Solstice:

a. Book that is at least 400 pages long
...And What Do You Do?: What the royal family don’t want you to know

b. Book with fire on the cover


c. Book is set in the Southern Hemisphere
7 1/2

4. Pride Month:

a. Written by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+
Maggie & Me

b. A banned or challenged book
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights

c. A coming of age novel
The Baghdad Clock

July

1.Let's Play:

a. First letter of the book's title is in HORSE AROUND
Original sin


b. Includes a character who plays a sport
Catherine the Great and the Small

c. Published in a year ending with 3
The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo

2. Travel Season:

a. Set in multiple countries
Fallen Idols: History is not erased when statues are pulled down. It is made.

b. A book with a map
Prague Noir

c. Cover has vehicle (car, plane, boat, train, hang glider, etc.)



3. Halfway there!

a. Book with an even number of pages
One Summer in Crete

b. The next book in a series
Crashing Heat

c. An author's second book
Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee

4. Turn Up the Radio:

a. Book featuring or about musicians
Mozart in the Jungle

b. Set in the 19th century
Thérèse Raquin

c. Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI
The Rival Monster by Compton Mackenzie

August

1. Book Lovers Day:

a. Book written by your favourite author
The Architects Apprentice by Elif Shafak

b. Main character works in a book shop or library
Found in a Bookshop

c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA
Lessons in Chemistry

2. Perseid Meteor Shower:

a. Science fiction book
Termush

b. Sun, moon, or stars on the cover


c. Inspired by or retelling myths
The Valkyrie

3. Make Waves:

a. Author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD
Milkman by Anna Burns

b. Set in a coastal town or city
An Island Parish: A Summer on Scilly

c. A sea creature is on the cover


4. Go Camping:

a. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
Hex

b. A ghost story
Katalin Street

c. A book primarily set outdoors
Memed, My Hawk

Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights

Read: 2/6/23

Fits:
Has plants on the cover
A banned or challenged book
A book with a map
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA

Maggie & Me by Damian Barr.
Read 3/6/23

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
Written by an author who identifies as LGBTQI+
Book with an even number of pages (242)
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA
Author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD

Crashing Heat
Read 4/6/23

Fits:
Has plants on the cover
Set in the Northern hemisphere
Even number of pages (234)
Next book in series (at time of reading)

Bank Holiday Monday
Finished 4/6/23

Fits:
Main character is a father
Plants on the cover
Set in Northern hemisphere
First letter of title in Bibliomania
A book primarily set out of doors

The Rival Monster by Compton Mackenzie
Finished 6/6/23.

Fits:
Book is set in the Northern hemisphere
Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI

Milkman by Anna Burns
Finished 6/6/23

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
Book with an even number of pages (348)
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA
Author's initials in SURFBOARD

...And What Do You Do?: What the royal family don’t want you to know by Norman Baker.
Read 8/6/23

Fits:
Book with a title of 5 words or more
Set in Northern hemisphere
At least 400 pages long (410)
First letter of title in HORSE AROUND
Book with an even number of pages
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA

Read 10/6/23

Main character is a father
Plants on the cover
Set in Northern hemisphere
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA
Set primarily out of doors

The Girl in the Painted Caravan by Eva Petulengro.
Read 10/6/23.

Fits:
Author's initials in PATERNITY
Plants on the cover
Set in the Northern hemisphere
Even number of pages (310)

Lessons in Chemistry
Read 12/6/23

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
Even number of pages (390)
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA

Read 12/6/23

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
At least 400 pages long
First letter of title in HORSE AROUND
Vehicle on cover
Even number of pages (426)
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA

Fallen Idols: History is not erased when statues are pulled down. It is made. by Alex von Tunzelmann
Read 14/6/23

Fits:
Biography or history non-fiction book
Author's initials in PATERNITY
Set in multiple countries
Even number of pages (218)

Katalin Street
Read 15/6/23

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
A ghost story

The Pleasure of Drowning
Read in June

Fits:
A sea creature is on the cover.

Prague Noir edited by Pavel Mandys.
Read 17/6/23.

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
A book with a map

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Read 18/6/23

Fits:
Plants on the cover
Set in the Northern hemisphere
The next book in a series
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA
Sun, moon or stars on the cover
Connected to birds, bees or bunnies (birds-just about)

Found in a Bookshop by Stephanie Butland
Read 19/6/23

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
Published in a year ending in 3 (2023)
Book is at least 400 pages long (415)
MC works in a bookshop
Author's initials in SURFBOARD

Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee

Fits:
At least 400 pages long
Set in the Northern hemisphere
A coming of age novel
First letter of title in HORSE AROUND
An author's second book
Author's initials in GUGLIEMO MARCONI
Set in a coastal town or city

One Summer in Crete by Nadia Marks
Read 22/6/23

Fits:
Plants on the cover
Set in the Northern hemisphere
First letter of title in HORSE AROUND
Cover has vehicle
Even number of pages
Author's initials in GUGLIEMO MARCONI
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA

An Island Parish: A Summer on Scilly
Read 23/6/23

Fits:
Has plants on the cover
Set in the Northern hemisphere
First letter of title in HORSE AROUND
Includes a character who plays a sport (rowing)
Cover has vehicle
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA
Set in a coastal town or city

7 1/2 by Christos Tsiolkas
Read 26/6/23

Fits:
Book is set in the Southern hemisphere
Written by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+
Set in a coastal town or city

Everyday Life in Tudor London: Life in the City of Thomas Cromwell, William Shakespeare & Anne Boleyn
Read 26/6/23

Fits:
Biography or non-fiction history book
Set in the Northern hemisphere
First letter of title in HORSE AROUND
Even number of pages
Includes a map
Features musicians

Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music by Blair Tindall.
Read 30/6/23

Fits:
Biography (memoir)
Plants on the cover
Northern hemisphere setting
Book about or featuring musicians
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA

The Black Dress by Deborah Moggach
Read 30/6/23

Fits:
Plants on the cover
Northern hemisphere
Vehicle on cover
Even number of pages
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Read 2/2/23

Fits:
Northern hemisphere
At least 400 pages
Fire on the cover
Coming of age novel?
Character plays a sport
Author's initials in SURFBOARD

Termush
Read 3/7/23

Fits:
Science-fiction book
Sun, moon or stars on cover

The Architect’s Apprentice
Read 5/7/23

Fits:
Plants on the cover
Northern hemisphere
400 pages +
Coming of age novel (my interpretion)
First letter of title in HORSING AROUND (disregarding 'The')
Set in multiple countries
Even number of pages
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA
Set in a coastal city

Thérèse Raquin
Read 8/7/23

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
A banned book
Author's second book
Set in C19th
A ghost story

Hex
Read 8/7/23

Fits:
Set in Northern hemisphere
First letter of title in HORSE AROUND
Book connected to birds, bees or bunnies [birds]

The Baghdad Clock
Read 13/7/23

Fits:
Set in the Northern hemisphere
A coming of age novel
Includes a character who plays a sport
Cover has a vehicle
Even number of pages
First letter of title in BIBLIOMANIA
Author's initials in SURFBOARD

The Valkyrie
Read 20/7/23

Fits:
Plants on the cover
Northern hemisphere
Published in a year ending in 3
Inspired by or retelling myths

The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo
Read 4/8/23

Fits:
Title is 5+ words
Set in the Northern hemisphere
First letter of title in HORSE AROUND
Published in a year ending in 3
Set in multiple countries