Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y - Silence in the Library by Katharine Schellman - 1/9/24
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 - Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett - 1/27/24
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - Real person as a character - Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister - 2/8/24
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - 3/19/24
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world - Less by Andrew Sean Greer - 3/26/24

6. A book with wings on the cover - How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin - 4/20/24
7. A book with a pronoun in the title - I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks by Gina Sheridan - 3/23/24
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson - 2/5/24
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads - The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions by Giselle Clarkson - 3/28/24

10. A history or historical fiction book - Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall - 2/10/24
11. A book with an X connection - Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin - 3/28/24
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - The Big Redhead Book: Inside the Secret Society of Red Hair by Erin La Rosa - 2/10/24
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list - Ben Rothery's Deadly and Dangerous Animals by Ben Rothery - 3/11/24

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color - The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart - 7/24/24
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) - Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson - 3/22/24
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty - 3/2/24
17. A book involving intelligence - The Edge by David Baldacci - 1/13/24

18. A book with a botanical cover - The Rosewood Hunt by Mackenzie Reed - 1/4/24
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream (Aloha Macadamia) - Eruption by Michael Crichton - 7/7/24
20. A book with a single word title - Extinctopedia: Discover what we have lost, what is at risk, and how we can preserve the diversity of our fragile planet by Serenella Quarello - 5/5/24
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words - American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson - 2/18/24
22. A book by an author from an African country - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah - 2/1/24

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett - A Meditation on Murder by Robert Thorogood - 6/5/24
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) - Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen - 3/23/24
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder - The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman - 3/16/24
26. A book by an author known by their initials - The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton - 3/6/24

27. A book related to land - The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian - 3/24/24
28. A book related to sea - The Seaside Corpse by Marthe Jocelyn - 1/4/24
29. A book related to air - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie - 3/17/24
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea - The Murder Code by Ava Strong - 5/10/25
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” - The Wayward Prince by Leonard Goldberg - 6/9/24

32. A book with a number in the title - Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie - 1/28/24
33. A book involving travel - Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia Hastings - 2/13/24
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie - 3/2/24
35. A science or science fiction book - 100 things to know about science by Alex Frith - 2/4/24

36. A book featuring a character in education - The Death Code by Ava Strong - 4/1/24
37. A book that is part of a series The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany - 3/3/24
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 - Competence by Gail Carriger - 4/3/24
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 - Reticence by Gail Carriger - 4/6/24

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover - Survival by Louise McNaught - 7/28/24
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere - Arrowood by Mick Finlay - 4/9/24
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams - 6/22/24
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author - A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz - 7/10/24
44. A book with a touch of magic - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer - 3/10/24

45. A book that is not a novel - All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell - 1/30/24
46. A book related to night - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - 4/17/24
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE - The Leak by Kate Reed Petty - 2/10/24
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - An Assassination on the Agenda by T.E. Kinsey - 5/30/24 (#37 - part of a series)

49. A book with a senior citizen character - An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten - 2/26/24
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed - 6/6/24
51. A book published in 2024 - Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America by Therese O'Neill - 7/25/24
52. A cozy mystery - An American in Scotland by Lucy Connelly - 4/4/24