Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
The Paradise Problem (other topics)Spinning Silver (other topics)
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird (other topics)
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (other topics)
Phantasma (other topics)
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1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
Babel
Shadow and Bone
The Library of Lost and Found
✅ The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
✅Home Is Where the Bodies Are⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
Say You'll Remember Me
The Pull of the Stars
✅Me⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
The Ever King
✅The Otherwhere Post⭐⭐⭐
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
When the Moon Hatched
A Song to Drown Rivers
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave
✅The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls⭐⭐⭐
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
Ninth House
✅A Sorceress Comes to Call⭐⭐⭐
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
✅ Firesight ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
How High We Go in the Dark
✅Blackout⭐⭐⭐⭐
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
✅Margo's Got Money Troubles⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
Rebel Witch
✅Practical Magic⭐⭐⭐
11. A book set in a fictional location
Onyx Storm
Rebel Witch
Glass Houses
✅ Sunrise on the Reaping⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
12. A book by an Irish author
56 Days
The Lost Bookshop
✅56 Days⭐⭐⭐⭐
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
Onyx Storm
✅ Glass Houses⭐⭐⭐
Atmosphere
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
Onyx Storm
Rebel Witch
Glass Houses
✅The Forest of Hands and Teeth⭐⭐⭐⭐
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
Onyx Storm
None of This Is True
Rebel Witch
Glass Houses
Don't Let the Forest In
✅Silver Elite⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
✅ Beautyland⭐⭐⭐⭐
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
Hour of the Witch
The Phoenix Crown
What the River Knows
Babel
✅Stalking Jack the Ripper⭐⭐⭐
18. A book set primarily in nature
✅The Forest of Stolen Girls⭐⭐
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
None of This Is True
✅Scythe & Sparrow⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
✅Onyx Storm⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
The Witch's Heart
The Wedding People
✅The Charm Offensive⭐⭐⭐⭐
Shadow and Bone
22. A translated novel from Asia
✅We'll Prescribe You a Cat⭐⭐⭐
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
Don't Let the Forest In
✅The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music ⭐⭐⭐⭐
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
✅The Auction⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
25. A book with waves on the cover
Glass Houses
The Wedding People
✅Swept Away⭐⭐⭐
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
✅ Nettle & Bone ⭐⭐⭐
27. A book set in the winter
✅Quicksilver⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
✅ None of This Is True⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
✅A False Start⭐⭐⭐
30. A monster book
✅Don't Let the Forest In⭐⭐⭐⭐
31. A book with a coastal setting
Glass Houses
✅The Love Haters⭐⭐⭐⭐
32. A mystery or true crime book
None of This Is True
We Used to Live Here
Glass Houses
Don't Let the Forest In
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
✅Blackmail and Bibingka⭐⭐⭐
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
✅The Highland Fling⭐⭐⭐
34. A book title that could be a country song
✅Beg, Borrow, or Steal⭐⭐⭐⭐
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Babel
How High We Go in the Dark
✅Romantic Comedy⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ninth House
36. A book with a common household object on the cover
✅Rebel Witch⭐⭐⭐
37. A book featuring adult friendships
Onyx Storm
Glass Houses
✅How to Age Disgracefully⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
✅Wild Side⭐⭐⭐⭐
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
The Wild Huntress
✅Atmosphere⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
✅PS: I Hate You⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
41. A book that involves digging up the past
None of This Is True
Glass Houses
✅ The Immortalists ⭐⭐⭐⭐
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
Glass Houses
✅Trial of the Sun Queen⭐⭐⭐⭐
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
Onyx Storm
✅ Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing ⭐⭐⭐⭐
44. A haunting book
✅We Used to Live Here⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
✅How to Walk Away⭐⭐⭐⭐
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
✅ How to Make Friends with the Dark ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47. A book relating to fire
✅Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
48. A book with a character dealing with death
✅How to End a Love Story⭐⭐⭐⭐
49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
✅The Seven Year Slip ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
A Darker Shade of Magic
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love
✅The Favorites⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
51. A book published in 2025
Onyx Storm
Rebel Witch
✅Black Woods Blue Sky⭐⭐⭐
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
Glass Houses
✅ Great Big Beautiful Life⭐⭐⭐
THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
My Friends
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
Onyx Storm
Phantasma
2018: An author's debut book
Done and Dusted
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Spinning Silver
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
2020: A book with an emotion in the title
✅A Novel Love Story⭐⭐⭐
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
✅Jane and Dan at the End of the World⭐⭐⭐⭐
2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
Fate of the Sun King
2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
The Paradise Problem
2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Red Queen
Dating Dr. Dil
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
The Dictionary of Lost Words
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Wedding People