Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

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.
✓a. Book whose main character is a father
The Hollows
b. Biography or history nonfiction book
Richard Wagner und die Deutschen: Eine Geschichte von Hass und Hingabe
✓c. Author's initials can be found in PATERNITY
Die EPIC-Trilogie by Evelyne Aschwanden

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
The Very First Damned Thing
b. Cover has plants on the cover
Bangkok Wakes to Rain
✓c. Book is set in the Northern Hemisphere
Daisy Darker

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
13 Minutes
b. Book with fire on the cover
The Reincarnationist Papers
c. Book is set in the Southern Hemisphere
Evil Under The Stars

4. Pride Month:
A month celebrating LGBT+ communities and their history which was started following the 1969 Stonewall Riots
✓a. Written by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+
High School
b. A banned or challenged book
A Court of Mist and Fury
✓c. A coming of age novel
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

July
1.Let's Play:
Whether it's your summer or winter, it's always a good time to have some fun
✓a. First letter of the book's title is in HORSE AROUND
Oracle
b. Includes a character who plays a sport
The Cheerleaders
✓c. Published in a year ending with 3
Throne of Glass

2. Travel Season:
Armchair travelling is definitely the cheapest, but exploring in real life is nice too!
✓a. Set in multiple countries
Magma
b. A book with a map
A Court of Wings and Ruin
c. Cover has vehicle (car, plane, boat, train, hang glider, etc)
The Midnight Library

3. Halfway there!
✓a. Book with an even number of pages
Indemnity Only
✓b. The next book in a series
Todesspiele
c. An author's second book
The Taste of Fear

4. Turn Up the Radio:
Invented in the 1890s and probably much more fun now
a. Book featuring or about musicians
We Sold Our Souls
✓b. Set in the 19th century
Infernal Devices
✓c. Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI
Naglfar: Das Schiff der toten Götter by Mikael Lundt

August
1. Book Lovers Day:
It's on August 9th, celebrate accordingly.
a. Book written by your favorite author
Roadwork by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman)
✓b. Main character works in a book shop or library
The Secret Chapter
✓c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA
Black Box

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.
✓a. Science fiction book
QualityLand
✓b. Sun, moon, or stars on the cover
The Devil's Work
✓c. Inspired by or retelling myths
The Sandman: Act II

3. Make Waves:
Fun fact: about 2.5 million Americans are employed in ocean-based tourism and recreation (as of 2018).
a. Author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD
Hexenstunde by Anne Rice
b. Set in a coastal town or city
The Quarry
✓c. A sea creature is on the cover
Reptilia

4. Go Camping:
Fun fact: The American National Park Service employs approximately 20,000 people (full time, part time and seasonal).
✓a. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
The Constant Rabbit
✓b. A ghost story
In Her Shadow
c. A book primarily set outdoors
Korona

6/11/2023
June
2. Estival Solstice:
a. Book with a title that is 5 or more words
The Very First Damned Thing

6/16/2023
June
3. Hibernal Solstice:
a. Book that is at least 400 pages long
13 Minutes

6/25/2023
August
1. Book Lovers Day:
b. Main character works in a book shop or library
The Secret Chapter

6/7/2023
June
2. Estival Solstice:
c. Book is set in the Northern Hemisphere
Daisy Darker

6/29/2023
August:
2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
a. Science fiction book
QualityLand

7/3/2023
August:
1. Book Lovers Day:
c. First letter of the book's title appears in BIBLIOMANIA
Black Box

7/7/2023
June:
4. Pride Month:
a. Written by an author who identifies as LGBTQIA+
High School

7/12/2023
July
1.Let's Play:
c. Published in a year ending with 3
Throne of Glass

7/18/2023
June
1. Father's Day:
a. Book whose main character is a father
The Hollows

7/19/2023
July
4. Turn Up the Radio:
c. Author's initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI
Naglfar: Das Schiff der toten Götter by Mikael Lundt

7/24/2023
July
3. Halfway there!
a. Book with an even number of pages
Fremd

7/25/2023
August
3. Make Waves:
✓c. A sea creature is on the cover
Reptilia

7/30/2023
July
2. Travel Season:
a. Set in multiple countries
Magma

8/2/2023
August
2. Perseid Meteor Shower:
c. Inspired by or retelling myths
The Sandman: Act II

8/5/2023
August
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 Devil's Work

8/22/2023
June
1. Father's Day:
c. Author's initials can be found in PATERNITY
Die EPIC-Trilogie by Evelyne Aschwanden

8/23/2023
July
1.Let's Play:
a. First letter of the book's title is in HORSE AROUND
Oracle

8/24/2023
4. Turn Up the Radio:
b. Set in the 19th century
The Impossible Girl

8/28/2023
June
4. Pride Month:
c. A coming of age novel
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

8/30/2023
July
3. Halfway there!
b. The next book in a series
Todesspiele

8/29/2023
August
4. Go Camping:
b. A ghost story
In Her Shadow