Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2025 ATY READING CHALLENGE (DM)

✅1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: Frost by C.N. Crawford (Antlers)
✅ 2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: The Prince and the Player by Nora Phoenix (A Book About Royalty)
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
✅ 5. A book with a weird or intriguing title:How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: And Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives by Zachary Auburn

✅ 6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
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: Street Spells: Seven Urban Fantasy Shorts by Aimee Easterling
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
11. A book set in a fictional location: Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
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: The Radleys by Matt Haig
✅ 16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list: Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy (Murderbot 2.5) by Martha Wells (#24 A “between the numbers” book of a series)
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
18. A book set primarily in nature: Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery

✅ 19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape: The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich
✅ 20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
22. A translated novel from Asia: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
✅ 25. A book with waves on the cover: Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
✅ 26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
✅ 27. A book set in the winter: The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose

28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1: Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2: Nobody's Hero by Janeen Ippolito
✅ 30. A monster book: Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
✅ 31. A book with a coastal setting: Hot Saltwater Kisses by Zarah Detand

✅ 32. A mystery or true crime book: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time: The Screwtape Letters: Also Includes "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" by C.S. Lewis
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: Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
37. A book featuring adult friendships
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
✅ 40. A book you'd consider a comfort read: Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch

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: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
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: The Last Checkout by Peter Besson

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
51. A book published in 2025
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover


3,4, 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14, 17,18, 21,22,23, 28,29 33,34,35 37,38,39 41,42,43,44 46,47 49,50,51,52

THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
In honor of ATY's 10 year of reading challenges, we have put together an anniversary list made up of member-chosen prompts. Each prompt comes from that year's respective list and was chosen by the members of the group. (BJ)

✅ 2016: A book originally written in a language other than English: Begin Again by Mona Kasten
✅ 2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E": Ambrosia by C.N. Crawford
✅ 2018: An author's debut book: Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
✅ 2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements: The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
✅ 2020: A book with an emotion in the title: An Unexpected Kind of Love by Hayden Stone
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
✅ 2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
✅ 2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books: Playing the Palace by Paul Rudnick
✅ 2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: The Venus Fix by M.J. Rose
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family

21 25

A-Z Author Surname

A. Almost Surely Dead by Amina Akhtar
B. Displaced by Bridget E. Baker
C. Dance: Cinderella Retold by Demelza Carlton
D. Don't Date the Haunted by C. Rae D'Arc
E. Street Spells: Seven Urban Fantasy Shorts by Aimee Easterling
F. Stone Cold Magic by Jayne Faith
G. Marcus’s Cadence by Gabbi Grey
H. UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn
I. Nobody's Hero by Janeen Ippolito
J. Bad Blood by Bella Jacobs
K. Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro
L. The Lies You Wrote by Brianna Labuskes
M. The Forest Bull by Terry Maggert
N. Bastial Energy by B.T. Narro
O. Death Comes eCalling by Leslie O'Kane
P. The Trouble With Witches by Kristen Painter
Q. Breeders by Ashley Quigley
R. Moon Dance by J.R. Rain
S. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
T. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
U. The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu
V. The Dressmaker's Gift by Fiona Valpy
W. Letters to Half Moon Street by Sarah Wallace
X. X3 by C.M. Saunders
Y. Tab Bennett and the Inbetween by Jes Young
Z. Oasis by Dima Zales

Pop Sugar Monthly Reads

✅ January: Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
✅ February: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
✅ March: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
April: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
May: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
June: West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
✅ July: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
✅ August: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
September: Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery
October: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
November:
December:

Goodreads 2025 Seasonal Challenges

May-June.

✅ Centennial Pick (Popular Book from the Last 100 Years list): Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Summer Challenge July-September

✅ Challenge Faves (One of the Most Read Challenge Books of 2025, so far) &
✅ Chart Toppers (Hit New Book from 2025): Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
✅ Poolside Puzzlers (Beach Ready Mystery or Thriller): The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
✅ Acclaimed Titles (An Award Winning Book): Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
✅ Debut Darlings (First Time Authors): Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
✅ Lightning Round (Finish in One Month or less: from list): The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose