Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2025 ATY READING CHALLENGE
1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025

Key
❄️ - January
♥️ - February
🍀 - March
🪻- April
🎀 - May
🌞 - June
🗽 - July
🏖️ - August
🍁 - September
🎃 - October
🦃 - November
🎄 - December



1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
🍁 2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
🏖 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song - Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne 22 August 2025 ★★
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
❄️ 5. A book with a weird or intriguing title - Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench 25 January 2025 ★★★



6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
🏖 7. A book by an author that uses 3 names - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 16 August 2025 ★★★★★
❄️ 8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings - Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk 10 January 2025 ★★★
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year



🎀 10. A book about witches - The Witch's Lens: A Novel by Luanne G. Smith 31 may 2025 ★★★
🏖 11. A book set in a fictional location - Bow Before the Elf Queen by J.M. Kearl 9 August 2025 ★★★
12. A book by an Irish author
🍀 13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu 29 March 2025 ★★★★★
🎀 14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman - Heaven's Queen by Rachel Bach 22 May 2025 ★★★★



❄️ 15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig 5 January 2025 ★★★★★
🍁 16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown 13 September 2025 ★★★★★
🍁 17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925 - An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole 14 September 2025 ★★★
18. A book set primarily in nature



19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
❄️ 20. A book with an animal in the title - Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu 12 January 2025 ★★★★★
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
🌞 22. A translated novel from Asia - If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura 13 June 2025 ★★★★




23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
🍁 24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal - Star Wars: Millennium Falcon by James Luceno 24 September 2024 ★★★
25. A book with waves on the cover
❄️ 26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name - Enchanter Redeemed by Sharon Ashwood 5 January 2025 ★★★★
27. A book set in the winter



28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
❄️ 30. A monster book - The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean 18 January 2025★★
31. A book with a coastal setting




🗽 32. A mystery or true crime book - The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict 5 July 2025 ★★★★★
🍁 33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time - Raven's Shadow by Patricia Briggs 19 September 2025 ★★★★★
34. A book title that could be a country song
❄️ 35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - (2022) Book Lovers by Emily Henry 20 January 2025 ★★★★★



🗽36. A book with a common household object on the cover - (blanket) The Companion Project by Chelsea Curto ★★ 30 July 2025
🍀 37. A book featuring adult friendships - So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison 16 March 2025 ★★★
♥️38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1 (librarian/fantasy) - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 8 February 2025 ★★★★★
🎀39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2 (librarian/mystery) - Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay 3 May 2025★★★
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read



🗽 41. A book that involves digging up the past - Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez 24 July 2025 ★★★
🏖️ 42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate - A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean 13 August 2025 ★★★
🍀 43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters - Lights Out by Navessa Allen 7 March 2025 ★★★
44. A haunting book



🗽45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years - Time Was by Nora Roberts 1 July 2025 ★★★
🗽 46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names - Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine 18 July 2025 ★★★
47. A book relating to fire
🍀 48. A book with a character dealing with death - The Women by Kristin Hannah 12 March 2025 ★★★




🗽 49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ★★★★ 31 July 2025
❤️ 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025 - The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde 22 February 2025 ★★★
51. A book published in 2025
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover




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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 - An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten ★★★★ 7 August 2025
🗽 2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E" - Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh 20 July 2025 ★★★★★
🍁 2018: An author's debut book - Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer 7 September 2025 ★★★★
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
♥️ 2020: A book with an emotion in the title - Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 25 February 2025 ★★★★
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
🌞 2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie M. Liu 18 June 2025 ★★★★
❄️ 2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb 22 January 2025 ★★★★
🪻 2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter 20 April 2025 ★★★
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family

THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
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2018: An author's debut book

Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer 7 September 2025 ★★★★

ATY
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16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list

Book about books

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown 13 September 2025 ★★★★★

ATY
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17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925 - An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole 14 September 2025 ★★★
(Civil War)

ATY
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33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time - Raven's Shadow by Patricia Briggs 19 September 2025 ★★★★★

(Last book read in 2020)

ATY
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24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal - Star Wars: Millennium Falcon by James Luceno 24 September 2024 ★★★

Leia was raised as a Princess.
Allana is a Princess.
Han was a Criminal (smuggler)
C-3PO is a Brain

ATY
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2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
A book with an occupation in the title

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 30 September 2025 ★★★

ATY
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47. A book relating to fire 

This Same Earth by Elizabeth Hunter 30 September 2025 ★★★★

The MMC can control fire.

ATY
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51. A book published in 2025
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson 3 October 2026 ★★★★★ First published May 27, 2025