Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2025 ATY READING CHALLENGE - DONE 10/6/2025


🪭1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y. T = Tower Bridge
🪭2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list - - matches month/season read - Mardi Gras - Cake on a Hot Tin Roof
🪭3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song - 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas - reindeer including reindeer games at the Christmas Tree Farm such as Bling the Gingerbread and Blind Sledding
🪭4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest - underworld - secret criminal government actions
🪭5. A book with a weird or intriguing title Why Mermaids Sing

🪭6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover - snake Curses!.
🪭7. A book by an author that uses 3 names Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer
🪭8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings. The Thirteen Problems. Illustratedby Agatha Christie
🪭9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year - The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - 2023.

🪭10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns. Mirrored Heavens - witches and goddesses
🪭11. A book set in a fictional location - Star Wars: Razor's Edge
🪭12. A book by an Irish author - Night Boat to Tangier
🪭13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family. Reykjavík: A Crime Story - group of 5 life long school friends
🪭14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
🪭15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception. Labyrinth's Heart
🪭16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list - Killed by Clutter - #43 thing that goes bump in the night - one of MC is frightened repeatedly by noises at night
🪭17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925 in 1894 Death in Saratoga Springs
🪭18. A book set primarily in nature. The Lioness - Serengeti

🪭19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape - Foreign Affairs - Parliament and Big Ben, London
🪭20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title - Five Little Pigs
🪭21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals - a team of oxen Double Play = about a baseball team
🪭22. A translated novel from Asia - The Tattoo Murder Case by Akimitsu Takagi, translated by Deborah Boehm

🪭23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting Three Act Tragedy
🪭24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal - A Lady's Formula for Love - Brain is Violet, athlete is Arthur and we have a criminal and several basket cases as well. No princess though several members of the aristocracy
🪭25. A book with waves on the cover The Odyssey - greek wave border at bottom
🪭26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name - India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy - Carol K. Carr - word car and carol
🪭27. A book set in the winter City of Lies by Victoria Thompson - Novenber/December

🪭28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1. Nothing
🪭29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2 Miss Ruffles Inherits Everything
🪭30. A monster book The Lovely Bones
🪭31. A book with a coastal setting- Gulf Coast - No Tan Lines

🪭32. A mystery or true crime book. Third Girl
🪭33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time Razor Girl - Carl Hiaasen
🪭34. A book title that could be a country song - Truly, Madly, Sweetly
🪭35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists- Black Sun from 2020 list.

🪭36. A book with a common household object on the cover The Seven Dials Mystery - clock
🪭37. A book featuring adult friendships - The Ambivalent Corpse - new and old, good and bad
🪭38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1 - Night of the Highland Dragon - isolated setting to protect mythical inhabitants
🪭39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2 - Scandal's Bride - isolated setting to protect mystical inhabitants
🪭40. A book you'd consider a comfort read - Flying Too High

🪭41. A book that involves digging up the past Up Country
🪭42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate. Ten Lords A-Leaping
🪭43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters Chip and Die
🪭44. A haunting book - Death of an Avid Reader

🪭45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years = To Distraction - Stephanie Laurens has been publishing since 1992.
🪭46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names Scrublands - many references to a 'Blood Moon'.
🪭47. A book relating to fire The Crescent Spy fire boats Civil War
🪭48. A book with a character dealing with death The Bombay Prince - on many levels including Zoroastrian funeral procedures.

🪭49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines The Summer Country alternate timelines 1812-16 and 1854
🪭50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025 Lessons in Chemistry - from 2024
🪭51. A book published in 2025 - The Murder of Thomas Cardwell
🪭52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover You Send Me

This list was suggested, voted on, and chosen by ATY group members.

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.

🪭2016: A book originally written in a language other than English. My Favorite Scar - Spanish
🪭2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E" Witch King
🪭2018: An author's debut book Murder at Morrington Hall
🪭2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - The Boric Acid Murder
🪭2020: A book with an emotion in the title The Most Boring Book Ever - boring = to be bored is an emotion
🪭2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet - Wishful Drinking - W/Whiskey
🪭2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name The Bangalore Detectives Club
🪭2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Murder in the Bastille by Cara Black
🪭2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - The Frangipani Tree Mystery - since 2020
🪭2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - The Shadow Cabinet

Finished! Last book was #22 - and I had that book on January 1....