Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

*1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y The Picture of Dorian Gray
*2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 What Moves the Dead
*3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list (A book with a piece of fruit on the cover) Temptation Transformed: The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple
*4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong The Baron in the Trees
*5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome

*6. A book with wings on the cover An Instance of the Fingerpost
*7. A book with a pronoun in the title I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story
*8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand Eunoia
*9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads Theological Reflections on “Gangnam Style”: A Racial, Sexual, and Cultural Critique

*10. A history or historical fiction book The Man Behind the Bayeux Tapestry: Odo, William the Conqueror's Half-Brother
*11. A book with an X connection Xerxes Invades Greece
*12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year I Could Pee on This: and Other Poems by Cats
*13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list Mrs. Dalloway

*14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color Moon of the Crusted Snow
*15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) Journey Around My Room and a Nocturnal Expedition Around My Room
*16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" The Goodbye Cat
*17. A book involving intelligence Secrets of the Octopus

*18. A book with a botanical cover Paradise Lost
*19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters Phish Food
*20. A book with a single word title Naked
*21. A book with a title containing 6+ words Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
*22. A book by an author from an African country My Sister, the Serial Killer

*23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett The Devil and the Dark Water
*24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) Glorious Exploits
*25. A book involving a crime other than a murder Jumpnauts
*26. A book by an author known by their initials The Outsiders

*27. A book related to land SantaLand Diaries
*28. A book related to sea The House in the Cerulean Sea
*29. A book related to air The Queen of the Air: Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm
*30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea The First Poets: Lives of the Ancient Greek Poets
*31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” The Sisters Brothers

*32. A book with a number in the title 53 Days
*33. A book involving travel The Travelling Cat Chronicles
*34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs Happy-Go-Lucky
*35. A science or science fiction book The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth

*36. A book featuring a character in education We Ride Upon Sticks
*37. A book that is part of a series Ancient Jomon of Japan (Case Studies in Early Societies) by Junko Habu
*38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 Chivalry and Courtesy: Medieval Manners for a Modern World
*39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 How to Live Like a Monk: Medieval Wisdom for Modern Life

*40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover Introducing the Medieval Dragon
*41. A book with a chilling atmosphere The Haunting of Hill House
*42. A book with a sound-related word in the title Lady Sings the Blues
*43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author Browsings: A Year of Reading, Collecting and Living with Books
*44. A book with a touch of magic Medea

*45. A book that is not a novel Piracy in the Ancient World
*46. A book related to night What Feasts at Night
*47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE The Cloisters
*48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt ("Raining Cats and Dogs") If Cats Disappeared from the World

*49. A book with a senior citizen character The Door
*50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
*51. A book published in 2024 The Last Murder at the End of the World
*52. A cozy mystery Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor