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from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.
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December 2022
A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"The Hero and the Crown
A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden yearsGilead
A book published in 2022The Kaiju Preservation Society
A book with a time-related word in the titleWhen You Reach Me
November 2022
A book related to a gameReady Player Two
A book with a non-human as one of the main charactersA Psalm for the Wild-Built
A book with handwriting on the coverThe Lazy Genius Way
A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022Migrations
October 2022
A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cardsRemote Control
(Death)
A book with a theme of food or drinkThe Lazy Genius Kitchen
A book with a language or nationality in the titleDelilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
A book set in a small town or rural areaThe Winners
A book with gothic elementsNorthanger Abbey
September 2022
2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's nameThe Galaxy, and the Ground Within
A book by a Latin American authorThe House on Mango Street
A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All TimeAn Ember in the Ashes
August 2022
A book published at least 10 years agoThe Happiness Project
A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officerA Bad Day for Sunshine
The next book in a seriesMemory
A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important roleJane Eyre
2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1The Overstory
July 2022
2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2Renewed Joy
A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awardsEvicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
I am afraid to read this book.
A book set on or near a body of waterThe Empire of Gold
A book related to mythologyCirce
June 2022
A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationshipThe Flames of Hope
A book related to inclement weatherSpinning Silver
I figured out what this has to do with the prompt!
A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pagesThe Kingdom of Copper
2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1Surprised by Joy
May 2022
A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander authorThe City of Brass
A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate historyHowl's Moving Castle
A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951All Creatures Great and Small
A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the coverAt Home: A Short History of Private Life
(an iron)
A book with a Jewish character or authorCoraline
April 2022
A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on GoodreadsThe Book of the Dun Cow
I have 2,700-something books in my TBR with fewer than 5,000 ratings.
A book without a person on the coverRange
A book related to Earth DayTurning of Days: Lessons from Nature, Season, and Spirit
A book from NPR's Book ConciergeAnxious People
March 2022
3 books set on three different continents - Book 3Us Against You
Set in Scandinavia
A book from historical fiction genreAll the Light We Cannot See
A book related to glassPrincess of Glass
A book about a woman in STEMLeviathan Wakes
Both my husband and a coworker have been prodding me to read this series, so it's probably time.
February 2022
A book with an image of a source of light on the coverFirekeeper's Daughter
A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mindWhy We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
3 books set on three different continents - Book 1When Stars Are Scattered
Set in Kenya
3 books set on three different continents - Book 2The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
Set in Ecuador
January 2022
A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or YStardust
A book connected to a book you read in 2021Ethan of Athos
A book with 22 or more letters in the titleOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the listWords of Stone
I've been meaning to read this book for years after a friend mentioned that she heard about the "Rabbit, Rabbit" game from it. The prompt: A book related to a rabbit.
A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their nameThe Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
Fannie Flagg!
I'm focusing on books that were on my TBR pile before 2022. I'll still read new and exciting books, but this will help me also make progress on some of the older ones (except, of course, for prompts that require newness!).I'm generally trying to read in order as an extra challenge, but predicting when I'll be done with an audiobook vs. ebook means I'll fudge it some. Also, I read some audiobooks with my kid on his schedule, some book clubs, etc. So… in order, ish.
Key:
Not read yet Read Listened to the audiobook Read as an ebook Read as a physical book
I did it! 🎉
I'm on track!
Making progress! I've only read one or two books off the list this month. 😉
Oh, boy, it's time to get moving on this list! I keep wandering off into other series and topics, so I need to buckle down and stay focused (on this critical made-up challenge 😉).
Key:
▢ Not read yet
🎧 Listened to the audiobook
📗 Read as an ebook (green!)
📙 Read as a physical book
▢ Not read yet
🎧 Listened to the audiobook
📗 Read as an ebook (green!)
📙 Read as a physical book
🎧 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”: The Garden of Small Beginnings
📗 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y: Mere Christianity [technically his middle name has a "T" but with most authors I don't even know their middle names so I'm giving him a pass]
🎧 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music: The Beekeeper of Aleppo
📗 4. A book with a monochromatic cover: The Martian
🎧 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read: The Girl with the Louding Voice
📗 6. A love story: Just Listen
📗 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list: Cheaper & Better: Homemade Alternatives to Storebought Goods [the prompt: A book from the first 20 books on your GR to-read shelf when sorted by “date added” in ascending order]
📙 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited: The Fields of Home
🎧 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year: The Scorpio Races
🎧 10. A book with a female villain or criminal: The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom [she's technically a criminal but definitely not a villain!]
🎧 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum: A Dead Djinn in Cairo
📗 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation: The Beast Player
🎧 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020: A Closed and Common Orbit
🎧 14. A book set in a made-up place: The Bark of the Bog Owl
🎧 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters: The Missing Sister
🎧 16. A book with a building in the title: The Glass Castle
🎧 17. A book with a Muslim character or author: Infidel
🎧 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1: The Dispossessed [sci-fi past: before my birth]
📙 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2: Ceteganda [sci-fi present: spanning my lifetime]
📗 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3: Fugitive Telemetry [sci-fi future: up-and-coming]
🎧 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u": The House in the Cerulean Sea
📗 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads: To Be Taught, If Fortunate
🎧 23. A cross genre novel: Waistcoats & Weaponry
📗 24. A book about racism or race relations: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
🎧 25. A book set on an island: The Secret of the Swamp King
📗 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author: The Little Prince
🎧 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards: The Hive Queen
🎧 28. A book connected to ice: Beartown
📙 29. A book that you consider comfort reading: The Home Ranch (I love this whole series)
🎧 30. A long book: Mistress of the Empire (and the previous two in the trilogy)
📗 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years: The Vor Game
📗 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people: Tilly and the Lost Fairytales
🎧 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry: Wingfeather Tales
📗 34. A book with a travel theme: Travel Light
🎧 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer: The Bitter Side of Sweet
📗 36. A book with six or more words in the title: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
🎧 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
🎧 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator: The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food [my word was "field"]
📗 39. A book involving an immigrant: They Called Us Enemy
🎧 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover: The Once and Future Witches
📗 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author: New Kid
📗 42. A mystery or thriller: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
🎧 43. A book with elements of magic: The Poison Jungle
🎧 44. A book whose title contains a negative: No More Perfect Kids: Love the Kids You Have, Not the Ones You Want
📗 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
🎧 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards: Greenlights
🎧 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
🎧 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”: UnClobber
🎧 49. A book with an ensemble cast: Daisy Jones & The Six
🎧 50. A book published in 2021: Project Hail Mary
📗 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name: As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries and a a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
🎧 52. A book related to "the end": The Last Garden in England
Woohoo! I did it with a week to spare. 😁
Getting serious…
