Around the Year in 52 Books is a year-long challenge hosted on Goodreads. The prompts are chosen by the group through a series of polls throughout the previous year.
✔ 1. A book related to “In the Beginning…”
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. A book by an author whose name doesn’t contain the letters A, T or Y
✔ 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley ⭐⭐
✔ 4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. A book by an author on USA Today’s list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
✔ 6. A love story
Rescue Me by Sarra Manning ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔ 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn’t make the final list
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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 Stranger in Town by Kelley Armstrong ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔ 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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
✔ 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
The Project by Courtney Summers ⭐⭐⭐
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
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo ⭐⭐⭐⭐
19. 3 books related to “Past, Present, Future” – Book 2
✔ 20. 3 books related to “Past, Present, Future” – Book 3
Future Perfect by Felicia Yap ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔ 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter “u”
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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
25. A book set on an island
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
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
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
30. A long book
✔ 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔ 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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
36. A book with six or more words in the title
✔ 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid ⭐⭐⭐
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
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna ⭐⭐⭐⭐
42. A mystery or thriller
43. A book with elements of magic
✔ 44. A book whose title contains a negative
This Coven Won’t Break by Isabel Sterling ⭐⭐
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
✔ 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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
Maxwell’s Demon by Steven Hall ⭐⭐⭐⭐
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
✔ 52. A book related to “the end”
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson ⭐⭐⭐⭐