Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2021 LIST
52/52

√ 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:
Big Summer (3/12/2021)
√ 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music:
Girls in White Dresses (4/17/2021)
√ 4. A book with a monochromatic cover:
Severance (01/26/2021)



√ 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read:
The Vanishing Half (3/23/2021)
√ 6. A love story:
First Comes Scandal (2/3/2021)
√ 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list: A book about money
One for the Money (7/1/2021)
√ 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited:
A Spark of Light (02/13/2021)



√ 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year:
The Great Gatsby (%/26/2021) (summer)
√ 10. A book with a female villain or criminal:
My Sister, the Serial Killer (2/18/2021)
√ 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum:
Thunderhead (03/31/2021) (Part takes place in the library at Alexandria, Egypt)
√ 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation:
The Travelling Cat Chronicles (12/9/2021)
√ 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020: Binti (2/7/21)



√ 14. A book set in a made-up place:
The House in the Cerulean Sea (7/9/2021)
√ 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters:
Sharks in the Time of Saviors (4/3/2021)
√ 16. A book with a building in the title:
The Midnight Library (7/24/2021)
√ 17. A book with a Muslim character or author:
Ayesha at Last (5/4/2021)



√ 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1: Rules of Civility (01/16/2021)
√ 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2:
Fangirl (5/23/2021)
√ 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3:
The Toll (5/2/2021)
√ 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u":
Our Endless Numbered Days (4/21/2021)
√ 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
The Last Mrs. Parrish (5/8/2021)



√ 23. A cross genre novel:
Into the Wild (6/7/2021)
√ 24. A book about racism or race relations:
Dear Martin (6/13/2021)
√ 25. A book set on an island:
The Cousins (1/29/2021)
√ 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author:
Book Love (5/29/2021)



√ 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards: Scythe (03/22/2021) (found in tarot cards)
√ 28. A book connected to ice:
The Sanatorium (6/16/2021)
√ 29. A book that you consider comfort reading:
The Girls of August (6/20/2021)
√ 30. A long book: Midnight Sun (1/24/2021)



√ 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years:Woman of God (0/01/2021)
√ 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people:
The Guncle (6/26/2021)
√ 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry:
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (8/30/2021)
√ 34. A book with a travel theme: West with Giraffes (02/14/2021)
√ 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer:
Mexican Gothic (2/17/2021)



√ 36. A book with six or more words in the title:
I Was Told It Would Get Easier (01/08/2021)
√ 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list:
Homegoing (7/22/2021)
√ 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator: The Chocolate Thief (1/30/2021)
√ 39. A book involving an immigrant:
The Enlightenment of Bees (7/20/2021)



√ 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover:
The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle
√ 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author:
Queenie (5/21/2021)
√ 42. A mystery or thriller:
Cherry Ames, Island Nurse (5/25/2021)
√ 43. A book with elements of magic: Gods of Jade and Shadow (02/18/2021)



√ 44. A book whose title contains a negative:
And Then There Were None (04/09/2021)
√ 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet:
The Echo Wife (5/9/2021)
√ 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 카지노싸이트 Choice Awards:
If I Had Your Face (1/21/2021)
√ 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir:
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
√ 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?:" Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death (02/2/2021)



√ 49. A book with an ensemble cast:
Anxious People (7/15/2021)
√ 50. A book published in 2021:
The Four Winds (02/04/2021)
√ 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name:
An Unusual Boy (4/15/2021)
√ 52. A book related to "the end:"
The Last Train to Key West (3/4/2021)

2021 POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE
16/40

REGULAR
1. A book that published in 2021
√ 2. An Afrofuturist book: Binti (2/7/21)
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
√ 5. A dark academia book: Good Girls Lie (1/1/21)
√ 6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: Gods of Jade and Shadow (2/18/21)
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
√ 9. A book with a family tree: The Cousins (1/30/2021)
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
√ 13. A locked-room mystery: And Then There Were None (04/09/2021)
14. A book set in a restaurant
√ 15. A book with a black-and-white cover: Rules of Civility (1/16/2021)
16. A book by an indigenous author
√ 17. A book that has the same title as a song: An Unusual Boy (4/15/2021)
√ 18. A book about a subject you are passionate about: The Chocolate Thief (1/30/21)
√ 19. A book that discusses body positivity: Big Summer (03/12/2021)
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
√ 22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: West with Giraffes (2/14/2021)
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously
√ 26. A book with an oxymoron in the title: Our Endless Numbered Days(4/21/2021)
√ 27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: If I Had Your Face (1/21/2021)
28. A magical realism book
√ 29. A book set in multiple countries: Woman of God
√ 30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021: The Last Train to Key West (3/4/21)
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or 카지노싸이트
√ 37. A book you think your best friend would like: I Was Told It Would Get Easier
38. A book about art or an artist
√ 39. A book everyone seems to have read but you: My Sister, the Serial Killer (2/18/2021)
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
Read a Trilogy (2015)
Scythe (03/22/2021)
Thunderhead



ADVANCED
2/10

√ 41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Midnight Sun (1/24/2021)
√ 42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Book Love (5/29/2021)
√ 43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover: A Spark of Light (2/13/2021)
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
√ 45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time:
The Couple Next Door (5/24/2021)
√ 46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t: Becoming (02/24/2021)
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
√ 49. A DNF book from your TBR list:
The Last Mrs. Parrish (5/8/2021)
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

MODERN MRS DARCY CHALLENGE

HOLD

HOLD

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY:

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:
J.K. Rowling
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music:
Concrete Rose
Girls in White Dresses
4. A book with a monochromatic cover

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read:
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Mothers
The Vanishing Half
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:
The Last Mrs. Parrish
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum:
The Book of Two Ways
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020

14. A book set in a made-up place:
Circe
The House in the Cerulean Sea
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
16. A book with a building in the title:
The Dutch House
The Girl in the Tower
The Glass Hotel
The House in the Cerulean Sea
The Stationery Shop
17. A book with a Muslim character or author
The Map of Salt and Stars
The Stationery Shop

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3:
Ink and Bone
Scarlet
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u":
Dumplin'
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Persuasion
A Study in Scarlet
The Unhoneymooners
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre novel:
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Mexican Gothic
24. A book about racism or race relations:
Concrete Rose
Five Little Indians
25. A book set on an island:
Burial Rites
Circe
Jurassic Park
The Last Train to Key West
The Unhoneymooners
What Happens in Paradise
Winter in Paradise
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
Kitchen

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
28. A book connected to ice
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
30. A long book

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
34. A book with a travel theme
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer:
Bel Canto
Mexican Gothic

36. A book with six or more words in the title
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list:
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Zorba the Greek
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
39. A book involving an immigrant

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author:
Becoming
The Map of Salt and Stars
My Sister, the Serial Killer
42. A mystery or thriller
43. A book with elements of magic

44. A book whose title contains a negative:
And Then There Were None
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet:
The Echo Wife
Holy Cow!: Doggerel, Catnaps, Scapegoats, Foxtrots, and Horse Feathers—Splendid Animal Words and Phrases
Whiskey When We're Dry
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 카지노싸이트 Choice Awards
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”

49. A book with an ensemble cast
50. A book published in 2021:
Concrete Rose
The Echo Wife
You Have a Match
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name:
The Echo Wife
The Identicals
The Island of Sea Women
My Sister, the Serial Killer
52. A book related to "the end":
The Last Train to Key West

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
(prompts the books match)

Good Girls Lie: 10, 14, 19, 42, 49, 51
Woman of God: 8, 11, 19,20, 23, 31, 34, 35, 51