Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

This will be my second year participating in the challenge! Many of the books I chose work across several prompts, so my planned books are always subject to change.

✅1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (Trees) (Read 3-18-25 - 3-18-25)

✅2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list (("A book by an author who shares a last name with a famous non-writer.")
Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker (Paul Walker) (Read 4-28-25 - 4-28-25)

✅3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
Kill for Me Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh (Read 4-22-25 - 4-22-25)

4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld


✅5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (Read 6-8-25 - 6-9-25)

6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover



✅7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
The Maid's Diary by Loreth Anne White (Read 7-20-25 - 7-22-25)

✅8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
What It's Really Like by Jane Morris (Read 3-26-25 - 3-27-25)

✅9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Read 3-21-25 - 4-12-25)

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns

✅11. A book set in a fictional location
Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus by Caitlin Schneiderhan (Hawkins, Indiana) (Read 3-24-25 - 3-24-25)

✅12. A book by an Irish author
Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard (Read 3-1-25 - 3-3-25)

✅13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus (Read 5-15-25 - 5-20-25)

✅14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio (7-25-25 - 7-25-25)

✅15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Read 6-8-25 - 6-8-25)

✅16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list (A book with a type of food/drink in the title)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Read 3-3-25 - 3-5-25)

✅17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Read 6-8-25 - 6-8-25)

✅18. A book set primarily in nature
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates (Read 1-11-25 - 1-11-25)

✅19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center (Read 7-24-25 - 7-24-25)

✅20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
Singing to A Bulldog: Life Lessons a Fellow Janitor Taught Me: My Journey from Happy Days to Hollywood and Beyond by Anson Williams (Read 8-2-25 - 8-2-25)

✅21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (Read 7-11-25 - 7-14-25)

✅22. A translated novel from Asia
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (Read 6-6-25 - 6-8-25)

✅23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose (Read 5-2-25 - 5-14-25)

✅24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (Read 3-9-25 -3-10-25)

✅25. A book with waves on the cover
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Read 3-3-25 - 3-4-25)

✅26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (Read 5-27-25 - 5-28-25)

✅27. A book set in the winter
The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh (Read 1-1-25 - 1-11-25)

✅28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (Read 5-20-25 - 5-20-25)

29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2

✅30. A monster book
Lucas on the Line by Suyi Davies (Read 2-15-25 - 2-24-25

✅31. A book with a coastal setting
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (Read 6-29-25 - 6-29-25)

✅32. A mystery or true crime book
Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay (Read 8-3-25 - 8-3-25)

✅33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle (Read 1-27-25 - 2-2-25)

✅34. A book title that could be a country song
What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross (Read 8-26-25 - 8-29-25)

✅35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (Read 3-3-25 - 3-3-25)

✅36. A book with a common household object on the cover
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Chandelier) (Read 4-29-25 - 5-2-25)

✅37. A book featuring adult friendships
Funny Story by Emily Henry (Read 2-12-25 - 2-12-25)

✅38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Read 4-13-25 - 4-16-25)
(Mystery)

39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
(Romance)

✅40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
Murder, She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran (Read 3-2-25 - 3-2-25)

✅41. A book that involves digging up the past
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Read 2-23-25 - 2-27-25

✅42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Read 3-7-25 -3-8-25)

✅43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
The Crash by Freida McFadden (Read 4-22-25 - 4-28-25)

44. A haunting book


✅45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay (Read 1-12-25 - 1-14-25)

✅46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
Blue Heaven by C.J. Box (Read 7-23-25 - 7-25-25)

47. A book relating to fire



✅48. A book with a character dealing with death
The Coworker by Freida McFadden (Read 2-17-25 - 2-22-25)

✅49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
The Need by Helen Phillips (Read 2-18-25 - 2-18-25)

✅50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden (Read 7-27-25 - 7-28-25)

✅51. A book published in 2025
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (Read 4-9-25 - 4-10-25)

✅52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
The Ghostwriter by A.R. Torre (Read 4-17-25 - 4-21-25)

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THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
✅2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (Japanese) (Read 6-6-25 - 6-8-25)

✅2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

✅2018: An author's debut book
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (Read 7-11-25 - 7-14-25)

2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements


✅2020: A book with an emotion in the title
Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson (Read 8-7-25 - 8-9-25)

✅2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The Echo Killing (read 8-18-25 - 8-21-25)

✅2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
Watching You by Lisa Jewell (Read 2-19-25 - 2-20-25)

✅2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie (Read 2-24-25 - 2-26-25)

✅2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The Echo Killing by Christi Daugherty(read 8-18-25 - 8-21-25)

✅2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Read 6-1-25 - 6-1-25)

9/10

✅18. A book set primarily in nature
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates (Read 1-11-25 - 1-11-25

1/52

✅27. A book set in the winter
The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh (Read 1-1-25 - 1-11-25

2/52

✅45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay (Read 1-12-25 - 1-14-25)

3/52

✅2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay (Read 1-12-25 - 1-14-25)

1/10

✅ 33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time

The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle

4/52

✅37. A book featuring adult friendships
Funny Story by Emily Henry (Read 2-12-25 - 2-12-25)

5/52

✅2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing (Read 2-13-25 - 2-14-25)

2/10

✅49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
The Need by Helen Phillips (Read 2-18-25 - 2-18-25)

6/52

✅2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
Watching You by Lisa Jewell (Read 2-19-25 - 2-20-25

3/10

✅ 48. A book with a character dealing with death
The Coworker by Freida McFadden (Read 2-17-25 - 2-22-25)

7/52

✅30. A monster book
Lucas on the Line by Suyi Davies (Read 2-15-25 - 2-24-25)

8/52

✅2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie (Read 2-24-25 - 2-26-25)

4/10

✅41. A book that involves digging up the past
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Read 2-23-25 - 2-27-25)

9/52

✅40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
Murder, She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran (Read 3-2-25 - 3-2 -25)

10/52

✅35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (Read 3-3-25 - 3-3-25)

11/52

✅12. A book by an Irish author
Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard (Read 3-1-25 - 3-3-25)

12/52

✅25. A book with waves on the cover
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Read 3-3-25 - 3-4-25)

13/52

✅16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list (A book with a type of food/drink in the title)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Read 3-3-25 - 3-5-25)

14/52

✅42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Read 3-7-25 - 3-8-25)

15/52

✅24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (Read 3-9-25 - 3-10-25

16/52

✅1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (Trees) (Read 3-18-25 - 3-18-25)

17/52

✅11. A book set in a fictional location
Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus by Caitlin Schneiderhan (Hawkins, Indiana) Read 3-24-25 - 3-24-25)

18/52

✅8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
What It's Really Like by Jane Morris (Short stories, emails, dialogue, and text messages) (Read 3-26-25 - 3-27-25)

19/52

✅51. A book published in 2025
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (Read 4-9-25 - 4-10-25)

20/52

✅9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Read 3-21-25-4-12-25)

21/52

✅38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (4-13-25 - 4-16-25) (Mystery)

22/52

✅52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
The Ghostwriter by A.R. Torre (Read 4-17-25 - 4-21-25

23/52

✅3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
Kill for Me Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh (Read 4-22-25 - 4-22-25)

24/52

✅43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
The Crash by Freida McFadden (Readf 4-22-25 - 4-28-25)

25/52

✅2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list (("A book by an author who shares a last name with a famous non-writer.")
Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker (Paul Walker) (Read 4-28-25 - 4-28-25)

26/52

✅36. A book with a common household object on the cover
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Chandelier) (Read 4-29-25 - 5-2-25)

27/52

✅23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose (Read 5-2-25 - 5-14-2025)

28/52

✅13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus (Read 5-15-25 - 5-20-25)

29/52

✅28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (Read 5-20-25 - 5-20-25

30/52

✅26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (Read 5-27-25 - 5-28-25)

31/52

✅2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Read 6-1-25 - 6-1-25)


5/10

✅22. A translated novel from Asia
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (Read 6-6-25 - 6-8-25)

32/52

✅2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (Japanese) (Read 6-6-25 - 6-8-25)

6/10

✅17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Read 6-8-25 - 6-8-25)

33/52

✅15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Read 6-8-25 - 6-8-25)

34/52

✅5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (Read 6-8-25 - 6-9-25)

35/52

✅31. A book with a coastal setting
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (Read 6-29-25 - 6-29-25)

36/52

✅21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (Read 7-11-25 - 7-14-25)

37/52

✅2018: An author's debut book
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (Read 7-11-25 - 7-14-25)

7/10

✅7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
The Maid's Diary by Loreth Anne White (Read 7-20-25 - 7-22-25)

38/52

✅19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center (Read 7-24-25 - 7-24-25)

39/52

✅14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio (7-25-25 - 7-25-25)

40/52

✅46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
Blue Heaven by C.J. Box (Read 7-23-25 - 7-25-25)

41/52

✅50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden (Read 7-27-25 - 7-28-25)

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