(needs formatting) 2019 Around the Year in 52 Books Challenge:
1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y a) All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc) The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar
5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
6. A book with a dual timeline
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1 a) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2 a) Inferno by Dan Brown
9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) a) Inkheart
10. A book featuring an historical figure a) Lilac Girls
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject) a) Rabbit on the moon
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer a) The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list a) How dare the sun rise
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term a) Under the Tuscan Sun
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country a) The Pearl that Broke Its Shell
16. A book told from multiple perspectives
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia) a) Renegades by Marissa Meyer
18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR a) Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country a) molokai
21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover a) The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old a) Deception point
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New a) I'm going to kill that cat by F. Della Notte
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue a) Shangri-la by eleanor cooney
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list a)Journey to the Center of the Earth
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
29. A book published before 1950
30. A book featuring an elderly character a) the curious charms of arthur pepper
31. A children’s classic you’ve never read a) Diary of a wimpy kid
32. A book with more than 500 pages a) memoirs of a geisha
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
34. A book with a person's name in the title a) Orhan's Inheritance
35. A psychological thriller a) The girl on the train
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list a) Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
37. A book set in a school or university a) dork diaries once upon a dork
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc) a) The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life a) Midnight in the garden of good and evil
40. A book you stumbled upon a) a spear of summer grass
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character a) diary of an 8-bit warrior
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
45. A multi-generational saga
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover a) Artemis
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.) a) Killer crab cakes
48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country a) Snow flower and the secret fan
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual) a) the sisters grimm
2019 Around the Year in 52 Books Challenge:
1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
a) All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar
5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
6. A book with a dual timeline
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
a) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
a) Inferno by Dan Brown
9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
a) Inkheart
10. A book featuring an historical figure
a) Lilac Girls
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
a) Rabbit on the moon
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
a) The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
a) How dare the sun rise
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
a) Under the Tuscan Sun
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
a) The Pearl that Broke Its Shell
16. A book told from multiple perspectives
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
a) Renegades by Marissa Meyer
18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
a) Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
a) molokai
21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
a) The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
a) Deception point
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
a) I'm going to kill that cat by F. Della Notte
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
a) Shangri-la by eleanor cooney
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list
a)Journey to the Center of the Earth
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
29. A book published before 1950
30. A book featuring an elderly character
a) the curious charms of arthur pepper
31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
a) Diary of a wimpy kid
32. A book with more than 500 pages
a) memoirs of a geisha
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
34. A book with a person's name in the title
a) Orhan's Inheritance
35. A psychological thriller
a) The girl on the train
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
a) Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
37. A book set in a school or university
a) dork diaries once upon a dork
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
a) The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
a) Midnight in the garden of good and evil
40. A book you stumbled upon
a) a spear of summer grass
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
a) diary of an 8-bit warrior
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
45. A multi-generational saga
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
a) Artemis
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
a) Killer crab cakes
48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
a) Snow flower and the secret fan
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
a) the sisters grimm
51. A book published in 2019
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title