Helen's 2021 "This is the year" list

[Helen]

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y Welcome to Lagos
✔️3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music The Bees
✔️4. A book with a monochromatic cover Meaty

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
Go Tell It on the Mountain
6. A love story
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
✔️10. A book with a female villain or criminal A Darker Shade of Magic
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 Home

14. A book set in a made-up place The Night Masquerade
✔️15. A book that features siblings as the main characters Lore
16. A book with a building in the title
17. A book with a Muslim character or author

✔️18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 Future Home of the Living God
✔️19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 Little Gods
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" All You Can Ever Know
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre novel
✔️24. A book about racism or race relations We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
✔️25. A book set on an island Before the Coffee Gets Cold

✔️26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author Comfort Me With Apples
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
✔️28. A book connected to ice A Deadly Inside Scoop
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
✔️30. A long book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
What We Carry: A Memoir
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
✔️34. A book with a travel theme A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

36. A book with six or more words in the title The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list We Need New Names
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator word: smile book: Stop Telling Women to Smile: Stories of Street Harassment and How We're Taking Back Our Power
39. A book involving an immigrant The Joy Luck Club

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
✔️41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
42. A mystery or thriller
✔️Inspector Hobbes and the Curse
✔️43. A book with elements of magic City of Ghosts


44. A book whose title contains a negative
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards Mexican Gothic
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
✔️We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
✔️Inspector Hobbes and the Blood

49. A book with an ensemble cast
✔️50. A book published in 2021 You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
✔️51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name The Lost Apothecary
52. A book related to "the end" The End of Policing