Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The 2025 ATY Reading Challenge
Listopias are presented in order and are roughly divided according to month.

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title

6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
11. A book set in a fictional location
12. A book by an Irish author
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman

15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
18. A book set primarily in nature

19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
22. A translated novel from Asia

23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
25. A book with waves on the cover
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
27. A book set in the winter

28 and 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles
30. A monster book
31. A book with a coastal setting

32. A mystery or true crime book
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
34. A book title that could be a country song
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

36. A book with a common household object on the cover
37. A book featuring adult friendships
38 and 39. Two books with a connection from different genres
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read

41. A book that involves digging up the past
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
44. A haunting book

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
47. A book relating to fire
48. A book with a character dealing with death

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
2024 ATY Best Book of the Month listopia
2025 ATY Best Book of the Month listopia
51. A book published in 2025
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover

The Anniversary List Prompts
2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
2018: An author's debut book
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
2020: A book with an emotion in the title
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family

I'm not a mod, but please check to make sure you don't add any books already on the list since these will be used by more than this group. Listopias show up on browser searches and also for the books on them, etc. If you do, that makes work for GR librarians who are all volunteers.

Hey Karin, thanks for the reminder. I'm a GR librarian and periodically go through our listopias to remove duplicates.

How do you check fot duplicates? Just to make sure I do it right.

Hi Sibylle, when you add books to a listopia, if you add books from search rather than from 'my books' it will add a vote to the existing copy on the list rather than adding another edition. Obviously, some listopias may benefit from edition-specific votes (like cover prompts for example) but we appreciate thoughtfulness!

So, I see that the prompt “A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family” is listed twice, once as a normal choice and again in the anniversary list. Are we reading 2 books for the same prompt?

Yes, the anniversary list was comprised of one prompt from each year's list. For 2025, we went with the highest-voted prompt in our yearly polls, which put that prompt on the list twice.

The anniversary list is a bonus challenge as well, so don't feel the need to do those if you don't want to!

Sibylle wrote: "How do you check fot duplicates? Just to make sure I do it right."

If it's long (as in pages) or I'm in a rush use my search feature on my computer for the title and check each page. You can also just do a key word or the author's surname. If it's not long I comb down the page to see if there are any I'd like to vote for that I've read or marked want to read before adding any.

Emily wrote: "Hey Karin, thanks for the reminder. I'm a GR librarian and periodically go through our listopias to remove duplicates."

Thanks--that explains why I don't find duplicates all the time, but I posted the reminder the day I removed 7 duplicates from a list where I could see some. Some lists are more prone to his happening.

Emily wrote: "Yes, the anniversary list was comprised of one prompt from each year's list. For 2025, we went with the highest-voted prompt in our yearly polls, which put that prompt on the list twice.

The anniv..."

Thank you! That makes sense :)

I was looking at possible prompts for prompt #2 among the rejected list and Poll 6-Close Call has the prompt 'A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least 10 years'. But this prompt wasn't rejected and is present as Prompt #45 in this list.

Starry wrote: "I was looking at possible prompts for prompt #2 among the rejected list and Poll 6-Close Call has the prompt 'A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least 10 years'. But this prompt w..."

The rejected list was created by poll, so a prompt that was rejected early, but was resubmitted and made the list later, can be on both lists. That isn't the only one, even though some are reworded.

Great explanation, Deborah! Yes, you could technically use it for the rejected prompt even though it's a prompt on the official list (though you'd need to read two separate books for it).

Thanks, glad to help. It confused me too, last year, until I worked it out based on the order the list was written.

Deborah wrote: "Starry wrote: "I was looking at possible prompts for prompt #2 among the rejected list and Poll 6-Close Call has the prompt 'A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least 10 years'. Bu..."

Thank you! That helps!
I already read a book for it before noticing it again so I wasn't sure if I should pick another or not. Thank you!