Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See, same author as a couple of books read in 2023, 3/5*, 3/13/24
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
A book that has a character with a non-traditional name
A Fine Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale, one of the main characters is named Hap, 4/5*, 5/25/24
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
"skies of blue"
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel

6. A book with wings on the cover
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
7. A book with a pronoun in the title
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, 3/5*, 2/5/24
8. A book by an author from Canada, , Australia or New Zealand
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
Rusty Puppy by Joe R. Lansdale

10. A history or historical fiction book
76 Hours: A Novel of Tarawa by Larry Alexander, 3/5*, 4/2/24
11. A book with an X connection
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
My Ántonia by Willa Cather
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
From the Five Books I Would Require if I Taught An English Literature Class

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, 4/5*, 2/21/24
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Raining Cat Sitters and Dogs by Blaize Clement
17. A book involving intelligence
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell, 3/5*, 5/14/24

18. A book with a botanical cover
Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, 4/5*, 4/24/24
20. A book with a single word title
Plainsong by Kent Haruf, 4/5*, 1/24/24
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words

22. A book by an author from an African country
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
26. A book by an author known by their initials
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

27. A book related to land
The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout
28. A book related to sea
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
29. A book related to air
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

32. A book with a number in the title
The Two-Bear Mambo by Joe R. Lansdale
33. A book involving travel
The Way West by A.B. Guthrie Jr.
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
35. A science or science fiction book
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

36. A book featuring a character in education
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
37. A book that is part of a series
Mucho Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale, 4/5*, 1/11/24
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
Velvet Angel by Jude Deveraux

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

44. A book with a touch of magic

45. A book that is not a novel
A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya by Anna Politkovskaya
46. A book related to night
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, 4/5*, 2/21/24
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud

48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
49. A book with a senior citizen character

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
51. A book published in 2024
The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong
52. A cozy mystery
Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon