Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE

January
✅1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
✅2. A book connected to something you read in 2023: Wear It Like a Crown by Zarah Detand
✅3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list: [A winner or nominee of the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards] Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
✅4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong: Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
✅5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (New York, NY)

February
✅6. A book with wings on the cover: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
✅7. A book with a pronoun in the title: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
✅8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand: Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood (Canada)
✅9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads: Unnatural Life by Erin K. Wagner

March
✅10. A history or historical fiction book: Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons
✅11. A book with an X connection: XOXO by Christina Lee
✅12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: The Delilah Complex by M.J. Rose
✅13. A book that is on a Five Books List; Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

April
✅14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color: The Letters We Keep by Nisha Sharma
✅15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX): The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder
✅16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs": I Could Pee on This: and Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano
✅17. A book involving intelligence: Starter Villain by John Scalzi

May
✅18. A book with a botanical cover: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
✅19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream (Appley Ever After): The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
✅20. A book with a single word title: Weyward by Emilia Hart
✅21. A book with a title containing 6+ words: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
✅22. A book by an author from an African country: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

June
✅23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
✅24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple): When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
✅25. A book involving a crime other than a murder: The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch
✅26. A book by an author known by their initials: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

July
✅27. A book related to land: Our Radiant Embers by Zarah Detand
✅28. A book related to sea: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
✅29. A book related to air: Pranayama: The Vedic Science of Breath: 14 Ultimate Breathing Techniques to Calm Your Mind, Relieve Stress and Heal Your Body by Advait
✅30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Israel & Egypt)
✅31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Golden Tentacle Nominee)

August
✅32. A book with a number in the title: 84K by Claire North
✅33. A book involving travel: Together We Will Go by J. Michael Straczynski
✅34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs: Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
✅35. A science or science fiction book: System Collapse by Martha Wells

September
✅36. A book featuring a character in education: Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
✅37. A book that is part of a series: Play of Shadows by Barbara Nickless
✅38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 Change My Ticket by Zarah Detand
✅39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 Pull Me Under by Zarah Detand

October
✅40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover: Bride by Ali Hazelwood
✅41. A book with a chilling atmosphere: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
✅42. A book with a sound-related word in the title: A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author: Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
✅44. A book with a touch of magic: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

November
✅45. A book that is not a novel: Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
✅46. A book related to night: Fantastic Hope by Laurell K. Hamilton
✅47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE: The Measure by Nikki Erlick
✅48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (#51: published in 2024): Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

December
✅49. A book with a senior citizen character: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
✅50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024: The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
✅51. A book published in 2024: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
✅52. A cozy mystery: The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

Other Reading Challenges for 2024:

Popsugar Monthly Group Reads
✅ 1. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (Dec ‘23)
✅ 2. Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Jan ‘24)
✅3. Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie Walker (Feb ‘24)
4. Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman (Mar ‘24)
✅5. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose (Apr ‘24)
6. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson (May ‘24)
7. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Jun ‘24)
8. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Jul ‘24)

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. Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta
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. Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
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 e-calling 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. The Alloy of Law 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

Maybe lists: Oldest on TBR, 6 Physical Books, 4 Non-fiction, 2 Short-story Collections, Monthly Inspired-By-X challenge