Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The 2025 ATY Reading Challenge
Listopias in Order
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Completed 30 Jun 2025

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y - Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song - The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld - The Ultimate Ocean Facts for Kids, Teens, & Adults by Ethereal Ray
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title - Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover - The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2) by Elizabeth Peters
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names - Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) by Gail Carson Levine
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings - Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns - Circe by Madeline Miller
11. A book set in a fictional location - - Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) by L. Frank Baum
12. A book by an Irish author - Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) by John Connolly
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - - Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7) by C.J. Sansom
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list - The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #1) by Mark Twain
18. A book set primarily in nature - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape - None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title - Roses Are Red (Alex Cross, #6) by James Patterson
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) by Holly Jackson
22. A translated novel from Asia - Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting - My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
25. A book with waves on the cover - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name - The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #19) by Louise Penny
27. A book set in the winter - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
28. With 29, two books with a pair of opposites in their titles - The Sun and The Boy by Steven Flint
29. With 28, two books with a pair of opposites in their titles - Gossip Girl (Gossip Girl, #1) by Cecily von Ziegesar
30. A monster book - Wayward (Wayward Pines, #2) by Blake Crouch
31. A book with a coastal setting - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
32. A mystery or true crime book - All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3) by Patricia Cornwell
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time - When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons, #6) by Julia Quinn
34. A book title that could be a country song - On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgertons, #8) by Julia Quinn
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
36. A book with a common household object on the cover - Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
37. A book featuring adult friendships - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
38. With 39, two books with a connection from different genres - Less (Arthur Less, #1) by Andrew Sean Greer
39. With 38, two books with a connection from different genres - The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read - Ribsy (Henry Huggins, #6) by Beverly Cleary
41. A book that involves digging up the past - Alfred Blalock, Helen Taussig, and Vivien Thomas by Lisa Yount
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate - You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters - The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg
44. A haunting book - 'Salvage the Bones (Bois Sauvage, #2) by Jesmyn Ward
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years - Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names (Wolf, Snow, Worm, Pink, Flower, Strawberry, Buck, Sturgeon, Corn, Hunter, Beaver, Cold) - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
47. A book relating to fire - Gaslight (Philip Taiwo, #2) by Femi Kayode
48. A book with a character dealing with death - Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler
49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines - The Return of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #2) by Lynne Reid Banks
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
51. A book published in 2025 - The Crash by Freida McFadden
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover - The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
Anniversary List
(53.) 2016: A book originally written in a language other than English - Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
(54.) 2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E" - Kafka's Soup by Crick, Mark
(55.) 2018: An author's debut book - The Stranger by Albert Camus
(56.) 2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7) by Naomi Novik
(57.) 2020: A book with an emotion in the title - To Hate Adam Connor by Ella Maise
(58.) 2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_ph...) - Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker, #2) by John Connolly
(59.) 2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
(60.) 2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1) by John Sandford
(61.) 2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
(62.) 2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - The Paris Vendetta (Cotton Malone, #5) by Steve Berry