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52 Book Club: 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by anamarquina

Published in a Year of the Dragon
What is the “Year of the Dragon?” The Year of the Dragon relates to the Chinese calendar. Dragon is the fifth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. 2024 is the “Year of the Dragon.” This occurs every twelve years.

For this prompt, we are specifically looking for a book published in a Year of the Dragon. The book does not have to relate to Chinese culture or be set during a Year of the Dragon – but you’re welcome to add that on as a bonus challenge if you like. You may choose any Dragon year from any time in history.

Some examples of more recent Years of the Dragon include: 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024. A book originally published during any of these years will count toward this prompt.

Note: If you are unable to read 52 books in a year and have chosen to double up your prompts, this prompt will double nicely with the prompt “Published in 2024.”

Examples: Why We Can’t Wait, The Alchemist, Charlotte’s Web, The Duke and I, Insurgent
Goodreads List: Published in a Year of the Dragon
All books added
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #5

C.S. Lewis

256 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
You'll Never Find Me: A Novel by Allison Brennan

You'll Never Find Me: A Novel

Allison Brennan

399 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller medium-paced
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

Xochitl Gonzalez

341 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes

Stephen Hawking

272 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant

The Nature of Disappearing

Kimi Cunningham Grant

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Solstice by Matt Brolly, Matt Brolly

The Solstice

Matt Brolly, Matt Brolly

296 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

fiction mystery thriller dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Holmes, Marple and Poe by James Patterson, Brian Sitts

Holmes, Marple and Poe

James Patterson, Brian Sitts

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced
Wool by Hugh Howey

Wool

Silo #1

Hugh Howey

571 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

Come & Get It

Kiley Reid

386 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

370 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced