Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Books mentioned in this topic
Memoirs of a Geisha (other topics)Mexican Gothic (other topics)
The Round House (other topics)
Dune (other topics)
All the Sinners Bleed (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Frank Herbert (other topics)Arthur Golden (other topics)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia (other topics)
S.A. Cosby (other topics)
William Kent Krueger (other topics)
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2. A book by an author you read in 2022 - The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore, 4/5*, 1/2/23
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, 4/5*, 1/13/23
4. A book with an interracial relationship - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, 3/5*, 1/24/23
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, 4/5*, 1/25/23
6. A book where books are important - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, 4/5*, 3/2/23
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title - The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré, 3/5*, 2/13/23
8. An author's debut book - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, 3/5*, 3/4/23
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, 4/5*, 2/3/23
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James, 4/5*, 3/17/23
11. A book about a person/character with a disability - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr by Anthony Doerr, 5/5*, 1/6/23
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - Cloud Cuckoo Land, 3/5*, 3/11/23
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover - Horse by Geraldine Brooks, 4/5*, 3/13/23
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake - The Prestige by Christopher Priest, 3/24/23, 3/5*
15. Normal People by Sally Rooney, 3/22/23, 4/5*
16. The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory A. Freeman, 3/27/23, 3/5*
17. Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, 4/5*, 3/14/23
18. A book related to science - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, 5/2/23, 4/5*
19. A book related to the arts - White Oleander by Janet Fitch, 5/7*, 4/5*
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel - The Road to Lisdoonvarna by Charles de Lint, 5/5*, 3/6/23
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi, 3/19/23, 3/5*
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover - The Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff, 5/10/23, 3/5*
23. A book with a body of water in the title -
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, 5/12/23, 4/5*
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle by Declan Power, 3/5*, 6/8/23
25. A book with a tropical setting - The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, 4/5*, 5/30/23
26. A book related to pride - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, 5/5*, 3/5/23
27. A book by an author from continental Europe - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, 5/5*, 7/19/23
28. A book that is dark - The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival by Jeremy Dronfield, 4/5*, 6/13/23
29. A book that is light - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, 4/5*, 5/12/23
30. A book related to a chess piece - Under the Whispering Door - T.J. Klune, 4/5*, 5/25/23
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel, 3/5*, 6/9/23
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature - The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff, 3/5*, 6/5/23
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 -- The Overstory by Richard Powers, 3/5*, 7/5/23
34. A novella - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 4/5*, 1/3/23
35. A book with a school subject in the title - Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach by 5/5*, 7/12/23
37. A book with the theme of returning home - The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg, 4/5*, 7/3/23
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover - Walk Two Moons - Sharon Creech, 4/5*, 8/24/23
39. A western - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, 5/5*, 6/4/23
40. A book with a full name in the title - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman, 4/5*, 8/30/23
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, 4/5*, 9/11/23
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter -
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor, 4/5*, 6/28/23
43. A book that involves a murder - Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger, 3/5*, 1/21/23
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal - Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras, 3/5*, 3/29/23
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, 4/5*, 8/26/23
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe - The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris, 5/5*, 3/21/23
47. A book related to a geometric shape - The Round House by Louise Erdrich, 4/5*, 9/5/23
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story - Dune by Frank Herbert, 3/5*, 9/10/23
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 3/5*, 5/5/23
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, 4/5*, 9/30/23
51. A book published in 2023 -All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby, 5/5*, 7/9/23