Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

52/52 Completed 8/22/25

✅ 1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (apron) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson (A book with (at least) 25 chapters) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 4. A book set underground, under sea, or in an underworld: Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 5. A book with a weird or intriguing title: Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅ 7. A book by an author that uses 3 names: Behind Every Good Man by Sara Goodman Confino ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout ⭐⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year: The Round House by Louise Erdrich ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns: Then There Were Nun by Dakota Cassidy ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 11. A book set in a fictional location: Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 12. A book by an Irish author: Women of the Irish Rising: A People's History by Michael Hogan ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family: The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman: Babylonia by Costanza Casati ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception: The Lost Passenger by Frances Quinn ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list: The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925: Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 18. A book set primarily in nature: Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray ⭐⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 22. A translated novel from Asia: More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer⭐⭐⭐
✅ 25. A book with waves on the cover: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name: Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation by Grace L. Williams ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 27. A book set in the winter: The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker ⭐⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2: The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 30. A monster book: The Underground Rail Road by William Still⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 31. A book with a coastal setting: N or M? by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 32. A mystery or true crime book: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 34. A book title that could be a country song: The One That Got Away: A Short Story by Mike Gayle ⭐⭐⭐
✅ 35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: Foster by Claire Keegan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 36. A book with a common household object on the cover: Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 37. A book featuring adult friendships: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1: The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2: The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 40. A book you'd consider a comfort read: Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
✅ 41. A book that involves digging up the past: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 44. A haunting book: Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years: The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani ⭐⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names: (Snow Moon) The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 47. A book relating to fire: By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 48. A book with a character dealing with death: Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines: Homeseeking by Karissa Chen ⭐⭐⭐⭐Dolen Perkins-Valdez
✅ 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 51. A book published in 2025: The Other March Sisters by Linda Epstein, Liz Parker, and Ally Malinenko ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Brown|970639] ⭐⭐⭐⭐➕

THE ANNIVERSARY LIST 10/10 - completed 7/6/25
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 Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E": Long Island by Colm Tóibín ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 2018: An author's debut book: Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley ⭐⭐⭐➕
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements; The Magdalene Deception by Gary McAvoy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 2020: A book with an emotion in the title If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster: The Untold Story of the Abolitionist Southern Belle Who Helped Win the Civil War by Gerri Willis⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
✅ 2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them by Adrienne Raphel ⭐⭐⭐➕
✅ 2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family: The People We Keep by Allison Larkin ⭐⭐⭐⭐