Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert (other topics)Our Souls at Night (other topics)
No Two Persons (other topics)
All the Sinners Bleed (other topics)
A Study in Scarlet (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Kent Haruf (other topics)Juliet Winters Carpenter (other topics)
Carys Davies (other topics)
Chips and Dip - 100 points (1x100 = 0pts)
▢ 1a. A book in a series
▢ 1b. A book with water on the cover
✅ 1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen (released 3.25.25)
▢ 1d. A book by a new to you author
▢ 1e. A humorous book
Drinks Station - 200 points (0x200 = 0pts)
Author's initials are in:
▢ 2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE
▢ 2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA
▢ 2c. ROOT BEER SODA
▢ 2d. FRUIT PUNCH
▢ 2e. SPARKLING WATER
Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points (4x300 = 1200pts)
✅ 3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
✅ 3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
▢ 3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent)
✅ 3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister (Persons)
✅ 3e. Cheese: A sentimental book
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Desserts - 400 points (3 x 400 = 1200 pts)
✅ 4a. A book with a child main character
Chocky by John Wyndham
▢ 4b. A book with a wedding
✅ 4c. A book that has been nominated for an award
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Goodreads Choice Nominee Mystery & Thriller 2023)
▢ 4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting
✅ 4e. A book originally written in a language other than English
The Easy Life in Kamusari by Shion Miura (translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter)
The Sides - 500 points (5x500 = 2500pts)
✅ 5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
✅ 5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books
Clear by Carys Davies
✅ 5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (pub'd December 1887)
✅ 5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter
Know My Name by Chanel Miller (memoir of sexual assault)
✅ 5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (528 pages)