Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

ATY CHALLENGE 2023

Read 26 from TBR - 24/26





Read 26 by Female Authors - 25/26

FAVOURITES

CHALLENGE PROGRESS: 52/52

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
A Thousand Splendid Suns
2. A book by an author you read in 2022
The ABC Murders
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
(A book connected to (100 years of) Hollywood, Disney or the land of Oz)
Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts at the Wallace Collection
4. A book with an interracial relationship
My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
Deeplight


6. A book where books are important
The Book of Forgotten Authors
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
Where the Crawdads Sing
8. An author's debut book
The Edible Woman
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
Half of a Yellow Sun

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
The Remains of the Day
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
The Midwich Cuckoos
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
Penguin Lost


14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
The Talented Mr Ripley
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 - Ancient Past
The Silence of the Girls
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 - 19th Century
Cranford
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 - The Future (21st Century)
The Martian

18. A book related to science
Lessons in Chemistry
19. A book related to the arts
The Colony
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
The Road

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
The Book of Form & Emptiness
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
The Invisible Man


23. A book with a body of water in the title
Death on the Nile
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
All Quiet on the Western Front
25. A book with a tropical setting
Annihilation
26. A book related to pride
Pride: The Unlikely Story of the Unsung Heroes of the Miner's Strike

27. A book by an author from continental Europe
Death in Venice
28. A book that is dark
Mrs Death Misses Death
29. A book that is light
Something Fresh
30. A book related to a chess piece
The Queen's Gambit
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
Dubliners
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
34. A novella
The Drowned World
35. A book with a school subject in the title
The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art

36. A book that has been translated from another language
Beartown
37. A book with the theme of returning home
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
Love After Love

39. A western
True Grit

40. A book with a full name in the title
Daisy Jones & the Six
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Transcendent Kingdom
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
The Collectors
43. A book that involves a murder
Amongst Our Weapons
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
The Lottery and Other Stories


45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Men without Women
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home
47. A book related to a geometric shape
(circle on cover)
Timecode of a Face
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
Shrines of Gaiety
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
(A book that has been translated from another language)
Us Against You
51. A book published in 2023
Winter's Gifts
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

1st Quarter planning

JANUARY
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y


2. A book by an author you read in 2022


3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list

A "wild" book
A book involving genetics, genealogy, traits, heredity, or heritage
A book from the Totally Biased List of Tookie’s Favorite Books
A book that is inspired by or pays homage to another story
A book connected to (100 years of) Hollywood, Disney or the land of Oz
A book that has won a diversity award in the 21st Century (2001-present)
A book told from the villain’s perspective
A book about "a fish out of water"
A magical realism book
A dystopian book


4. A book with an interracial relationship


5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover



FEBRUARY
6. A book where books are important


7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title


8. An author's debut book


9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

Women's Prize for fiction



MARCH
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"


11. A book about a person/character with a disability


12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies


13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

2nd Quarter planning

APRIL
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake


15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
Ancient Past


16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
19th Century


17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
The Future



MAY
18. A book related to science


19. A book related to the arts


20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel


21. A book by an Asian diaspora author


22. A book with a faceless person on the cover



JUNE
23. A book with a body of water in the title


24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy


25. A book with a tropical setting


26. A book related to pride

3rd Quarter planning

JULY
27. A book by an author from continental Europe


28. A book that is dark


29. A book that is light


30. A book related to a chess piece


31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com

Favourite author = Terry Pratchett



AUGUST
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature


33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923


34. A novella


35. A book with a school subject in the title



SEPTEMBER
36. A book that has been translated from another language


37. A book with the theme of returning home


38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover


39. A western

4th Quarter planning

OCTOBER
40. A book with a full name in the title


41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists


42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter


43. A book that involves a murder


44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal



NOVEMBER
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books


46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe


47. A book related to a geometric shape


48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story



DECEMBER
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023


50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt


51. A book published in 2023


52. A book with an unusual or surprising title

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
A Thousand Splendid Suns
★★★★

44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
The Lottery and Other Stories
★★★

34. A novella
The Drowned World
★★★

2. A book by an author you read in 2022
The ABC Murders
★★★★

4. A book with an interracial relationship
My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness
★★★★★

16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 - 19th century
Cranford
★★★★

12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
The Midwich Cuckoos
★★★★★

8. An author's debut book
The Edible Woman
★★★

18. A book related to science
Lessons in Chemistry
★★★★★

6. A book where books are important
The Book of Forgotten Authors
★★★★

15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 -
Ancient Past
The Silence of the Girls
★★★★

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
The Remains of the Day
★★★★★

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 - The Future (21st Century)
The Martian
★★★★

43. A book that involves a murder
Amongst Our Weapons
★★★★★

19. A book related to the arts
The Colony
★★★★★

13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
Penguin Lost
★★★★

7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
Where the Crawdads Sing
★★★★★

5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
Deeplight
★★★

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
(A book connected to (100 years of) Hollywood, Disney or the land of Oz)
Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts at the Wallace Collection
★★★★

33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
★★★★★

9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
Half of a Yellow Sun
★★★★★

11. A book about a person/character with a disability
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
★★★★★

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
The Talented Mr Ripley
★★★

20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
The Road
★★★★★

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
The Book of Form & Emptiness
★★★★★

22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
The Invisible Man
★★★★

23. A book with a body of water in the title
Death on the Nile
★★★★★

24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
All Quiet on the Western Front
★★★★★

30. A book related to a chess piece
The Queen's Gambit
★★★★★

26. A book related to pride
Pride: The Unlikely Story of the Unsung Heroes of the Miner's Strike
★★★★★

25. A book with a tropical setting
Annihilation
★★★★

27. A book by an author from continental Europe
Death in Venice
★★★★

35. A book with a school subject in the title
The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art
★★★★

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Men without Women by Ernest Hemingway
★★★★

48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic
★★★

28. A book that is dark
Mrs Death Misses Death
★★★★

29. A book that is light
Something Fresh
★★★★

36. A book that has been translated from another language
Beartown
★★★★★

46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home
★★★★★

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
Dubliners
★★★

51. A book published in 2023
Winter's Gifts
★★★★

41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Transcendent Kingdom
★★★★

39. A western
True Grit
★★★★★