Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

ATY 2021

50/52 books read

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January ❄️
1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
📚 Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
📚 The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
📚 The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis (when the DOG bites)

4. A book with a monochromatic cover
📚 Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

February 💝
5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
📚 Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

6. A love story
📚 Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
📚 Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (A book related to the name of a professional sports team - The Connecticut Sun)

8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
📚 Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (South Korea)

March ☘️
9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
📚 We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

10. A book with a female villain or criminal
📚 Outlawed by Anna North

11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
📚 All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
📚 Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
📚 The Project by Courtney Summers

April 🐰
14. A book set in a made-up place
📚 How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
📚 Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

16. A book with a building in the title
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha

17. A book with a Muslim character or author
📚The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood

May 🇺🇸
18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 (PAST)
📚 The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 (PRESENT)
📚 Love Is a Revolution by Renée Watson

20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 (FUTURE)
📚 Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
📚 The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
📚 Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

June ☀️
23. A cross genre novel
📚 Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

24. A book about racism or race relations
📚 Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

25. A book set on an island
📚 The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
📚 All Systems Red by Martha Wells

July 🎆
27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
📚 In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn (jack)

28. A book connected to ice
📚 Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

29. A book that you consider comfort reading
📚 Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

30. A long book
📚 A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

August 🍎
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
📚 We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida

32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
📚 Girls with Bright Futures by Tracy Dobmeier

33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
📚 If I Had Two Wings by Randall Kenan

34. A book with a travel theme
📚 Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield

35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
📚 The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende

September 🎂
36. A book with six or more words in the title
📚 A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi

38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator (dialect, dependence, hand, professional, lick)
📚 Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp

39. A book involving an immigrant
📚 Bride of the Sea by Eman Quotah

October 🎃
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
📚 American Betiya by Anuradha D. Rajurkar

41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
📚 The Removed by Brandon Hobson

42. A mystery or thriller
📚 The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

43. A book with elements of magic
📚 Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham

November 🦃
44. A book whose title contains a negative
📚 No Exit by Taylor Adams

45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
📚 Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
📚The Guest List by Lucy Foley

47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
📚 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
📚 Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo

December 🎄
49. A book with an ensemble cast
📚 Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

50. A book published in 2021
📚 Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
📚 The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

52. A book related to "the end"
📚 Check, Please!, Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu