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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 Feast Makers by H.A. Clarke

The Feast Makers

Scapegracers #3

H.A. Clarke

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country

Bill Bryson

432 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous funny informative medium-paced
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Novella by Freida McFadden

The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Novella

Freida McFadden

124 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Interview with the Vampire

The Vampire Chronicles #1

Anne Rice

352 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brené Brown

287 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Kill Shot by Vince Flynn

Kill Shot

Mitch Rapp Novel #2

Vince Flynn

385 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

601 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore

14 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Quicksilver by Callie Hart

Quicksilver

Fae & Alchemy #1

Callie Hart

670 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Perfect Nurse by Daniel Hurst

The Perfect Nurse

Daniel Hurst

281 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious tense medium-paced