This first one is hosted on Goodreads. As the name implies it involves reading 52 books. You do not have to read them in the order of the prompts, but you do need to maintain the order for track8ng and referring to the prompts.
The group discussion can be found here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/20777969
The prompts are:
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y Read: Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs comp 1/2/20 blog review
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Read: This is going to Hurt: The Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident by Adam Kay 4/20/20
blog post and Goodreads Review
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Read: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 8/25/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
Read: The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff ; 1/7/20 blog post and Goodreads review
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
Read: Dogs Don't Lie by Lisa Shay 3/27/20; blog post and Goodreads review
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
Read: Stealth by Stuart Woods 1/27/20 blog post and Goodreads review
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Read: Cabs, Cakes and Corpses by Jennifer Joy 7/22/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
Read: The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis 5/22/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
9. A book that can be read in a day Read: Three Widows and a Corpse by Debra Sennefelder comp 1/3/20 blog review
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Read: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 5/24/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
Read: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine 2/8/20 blog post and Goodreads review
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
Read: 19th Christmas by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro comp 1/4/20 GR review
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link)
Read: Kiki Lowenstein and the Purple Passion by Joanna Campbell Slan 2/4/20 blog post and Goodreads review
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link)
Read: The Secret History by Donna Tartt 3/27/20 blog post and Goodreads review
15. A book set in a global city
Read: Garlic & Sapphires by Ruth Reichl 1/14/20 blog post; goodreads review
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Read: Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower 2/3/20 blog post and Goodreads review
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
Read: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 3/5/20 blog post and Goodreads review
18. A book by an author you've only read once before-
Read: Death by Jack O'Lantern by Alexis Morgan comp 1/10/20 blog review
19. A fantasy book
Read: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis 1/30/20 blog and Goodreads review
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
Read: Bookmarked for Murder by VM Burns 5/26/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
Read: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil delGrasse Tyson blog post /Goodreads review
22. A book with the major theme of survival
Read: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano 2/27/20 blog post and Goodreads review
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
Read: Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman 3/18/20; blog post and Goodreads review
24. A book with an emotion in the title
Read: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson 3/31/20; blog post and Goodreads review
25. A book related to the arts
Read: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg; blog /Goodreads
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
Read: Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2/17/20 blog post and Goodreads review
27. A history or historical fiction
IDEAS: Wizard by Marc J Seifer; The Paris Architect by Charles Belfour
Read: The Opium Lord's Daughter by Robert Wang 5/4/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Read: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 2/4/20 blog post and Goodreads review
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
Read: The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen 5/20/20 blog post /Goodreads Review
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
IDEAS: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Read: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips 6/17/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Read: The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani 9/13/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Read: Private Games by James Patterson 4/5/20 blog post and Goodreads review
33. A book about a non-traditional family
Read: Normal People by Sally Rooney 1/31/20 blog post and Goodreads review
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name---Cozy mystery
Read: Let's Fake a Deal by Sherry Harris 1/16/20 blog post and Goodreads review
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
Read: The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 5/15/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
Read: The Secret Box by Whitaker Ringwald 11/14/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Read: Winter in Paradise by Elin Hildebrand 3/9/20 blog post and Goodreads review
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
Read: Under a Summer Sky by Nan Rossiter 8/24/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
Read: Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu 8/5/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
40. A book with a place name in the title
Read: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 2/19/20 blog post / Goodreads review
41. A mystery
Read: An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette 2/10/20 blog post and Goodreads review
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link)
Read: Orphan, Monster Spy by Matt Killeen 5/25/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
IDEAS: Code Talkers by Chester Nez; The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
Read: Shell Game by Sara Paretsky 4/29/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
44. A book related to witches
Read: Cyrus Longbones and the Curse of the Sea Zombie by Jeremy Mathiesen blog / Goodreads
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
Read: Someone We Know by Shari Lapena 2/12/20 blog post and Goodreads review
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the
Fire"
Read: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 9/19/20 blog post and Goodreads Review
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
Read: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 10/5/20 blog post and Goodreads
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
Read: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 10/5/20 blog post and Goodreads
48. A book published in 2020
Read: Treason by Stuart Woods 2/11/20 blog post and Goodreads review
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link)
Read: Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark 2/23/20 blog/ Goodreads review
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
Read The Medical Examiner by James Patterson 1/25/20 blog post and Goodreads review
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
Read Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay 4/7/20 blog post and Goodreads review
52. A book related to time
IDEAS: Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engel;
The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger;
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
Hey,
ReplyDeleteI loved the list 'Around the year in 52 books' on your blog.
I am thinking of accepting this challenge for this year to get my hands on a wide variety of books but not sure how many will I be able to accomplish.
I noticed you linked to the article The best female authors of all time – AbeBooks in point 14. of your article Around the year in 52 books.
I have just one got published, mine covers the details and the books written by 51 female authors who dominated the writing world. The article includes the names of a few female authors which theirs didn’t. Also, I have provided a small tribute and achievements of close to 26 authors in this article.
You can check it out here: https://www.bx-zone.com/Blog/famous-female-authors-of-the-world.aspx
If you like it then feel free to link out to it from your article and share it.
Cheers,
Joey