The 1952 Club is here! There already seems to be a bit of a buzz in the blogosphere, which is lovely. Because this is the biannual event where Karen and I ask everyone to read and review books published in a particular year – any language, any genre, any format. And 1952 feels like an especially interesting one.
It certainly had a lot of candidates on my shelves – so I’ve actually been dedicating most of the year so far to 1952 Club titles. And, for fun, I decided to randomise my reading: I wrote down all the 1952 books I was hoping to get to on post-its, and have been picking the next one from the bowl.
Looking forward to seeing all your reviews – please put a link in the comments here, and I’ll do my best to update the list here.
Alien Son by Judah Waten: https://anzlitlovers.com/2025/04/21/alien-son-1952-by-judah-waten/
Looking forward to the week! Here’s my first post, Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham https://madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2025/04/21/london-is-too-full-of-fogs-and-serious-people-oscar-wilde/
I’m definitely looking forward to this week’s reading. Here’s my first entry for the week https://witchyreading.wordpress.com/2025/04/21/they-do-it-with-mirrors-book-review-1952club/
Here’s my first review for 1952 – Linden Rise by Richmal Crompton:
https://shereadsnovels.com/2025/04/21/linden-rise-by-richmal-crompton-1952club/
Trying to resurrect my blog after several difficult years, so just to get things going, I’ve recycled an old post on Murder at the Mill-Race by ECR Lorac. https://mybooktrunk.blogspot.com/2025/04/murder-in-mill-race.html
Hurrah! Here’s my first review, of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison: https://ellethinks.wordpress.com/2025/04/21/invisible-man-by-ralph-ellison-1952club/
Christopher Bush’s “The Case of the Counterfeit Colonel” was my choice and very entertaining it was, too! https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2025/04/21/book-review-christopher-bush-the-case-of-the-counterfeit-colonel-1952club/
I’ve got one: Hemlock and After by Angus Wilson. https://reesewarner.blogspot.com/2025/04/angus-wilsons-hemlock-and-after-1952club.html
Looking forward to see the result of your random picks! Thanks for hosting
Here’s my review of Mrs. McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie, plus a list of 1952 books I previously reviewed: https://whatmeread.com/2025/04/21/review-2569-1952club-mrs-mcgintys-dead/
Here is my review of the book I read for 1952, My Name is Michael Sibley.
https://bitterteaandmystery.blogspot.com/2025/04/my-name-is-michael-sibley-by-john.html