52 Books in 52 Weeks (2022) (52 Book Club) - hosted by alexanderclamilton

Related to the word "gold"
This prompt is open to wide interpretation, so let’s get creative! The only criteria? It has to relate to the word gold! Here are a few suggestions to get the ideas flowing:

  • Set during the goldrush
  • The word “gold” in the title
  • An author with a last name Gold, Goldberg, Goldsmith, Goldstein, Golding, etc.
  • Gold on the cover: either a picture of gold, or color treatment on the cover / font, etc.
  • Metaphorical: “Not all that glitters is gold” or someone “with a heart of gold”
  • A heist or theft
  • A character who is a “gold digger,” a character who hordes gold
  • Non-fiction: memoir by a gold medalist, a book about mining, etc
  • A story about a golden retriever
All books added
Just Saving My Money by Mercer Mayer

Just Saving My Money

Little Critter Readers

Mercer Mayer

29 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction childrens informative lighthearted fast-paced
House of Gold by Natasha Solomons

House of Gold

Natasha Solomons

436 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
100 Nights with the Duke by Jess Michaels

100 Nights with the Duke

Jess Michaels

249 pages • missing pub info (editions)

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Pip Williams

422 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams

353 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

The Christmas Bookshop

Christmas Bookshop #1

Jenny Colgan

360 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill by Alexander McCall Smith

Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill

Precious Ramotswe Mysteries for Young Readers #2

Alexander McCall Smith

90 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction childrens mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods

Stealing Home

The Sweet Magnolias #1

Sherryl Woods

394 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction romance lighthearted slow-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Golden Tresses of the Dead: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Alan Bradley

The Golden Tresses of the Dead: A Flavia de Luce Novel

Flavia de Luce #10

Alan Bradley

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical mystery young adult informative lighthearted mysterious slow-paced