Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Books I own (or will own) that I need to find places for
Abscond (short story - 36 pg)
The Infinity Between Us
The Trade Off
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Direction of the Wind

ATY 2026 (released 10/16/25)
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1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y: The Thrashers (own)
2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover: Culpability
3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: Face in the Mirror: A Surgeon, a Patient, and the Remarkable Story of the First Face Transplant at Mayo Clinic (own)
4. A book by a new-to-you author: The River Is Waiting
5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025: The Story of Arthur Truluv
6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears
7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book: And Now, Back to You (own) (2/24) (USA)
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia: Mother Mary Comes to Me
9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title: The Seven Day Switch (own) (ICYM)
10. An award winning book
11. A history or historical fiction book
12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white: Mercy
13. An author's second/sophomore book:
14. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh: The Sunflower House (COM)
15. A book you've wanted to read for a long time: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell (own) (ICYM)
16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters: Maid for Each Other
17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries
18. A book with a location in the title: The Women of Arlington Hall (own)
19. A book related to yesterday: A Pair of Aces (6/23)
20. A book related to today
21. A book related to tomorrow: Stolen in Death (own)
22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author: Flashlight
23. A book with a road trip or long journey: Fun at Parties
24. A book that is either frothy or gothy
25. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list: The Catcher in the Rye (PS)
26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (PS)
27. A nonfiction book: Mark Twain (own)
28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution: All the Glimmering Stars (own)
29. A vacation book
30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Frontlist Book: Good Grief (own)
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book: For the Love of Friends (own)
32. A novella of 100-250 pages
33. A book with an Indigenous character or author: Sisters in the Wind (PS/USA)
34. A book with a window on the cover: Cover Story
35. A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a museum, a school, or another public building
36. A book with a primary character who is a woman over 40: Wreck
37. A book that includes a science topic: Lightbreakers
38. A book that's part of a series: Business Casual (own)
39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie: The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title:
41. A mystery or true crime book
42. A book set in an isolated location
43. A book involving survival: A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover
45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: A Court of Thorns and Roses (PS)
46. A book that is not a novel: Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations (audio)(own)
47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title: Maybe This Once
48. A book with something edible in the title: Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
49. A second book for your favorite prompt
50. A book with a bird on its cover
51. A book published in 2026
52. A book related to the name of one of Santa's reindeer: Run for the Hills

ATY Reject 2026 (released 10/16/2025)
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1. A book set at a school, college, or university: The Academy
2. A book with an alliteration in author name or title: The Confession Club
3. A book with a title that contains the name of a professional sports team: Our Perfect Storm (5/5)
4. A book with a musician character or author:
5. A book by a 2026 debut author:
6. A book related to baking: The Baking Games (PS)
7. A book set in an Olympic host city: The Paris Novel (COM)
8. A book involving pirates, puppies, penguins, or pachyderms: The Pirate Queen
9. An epistolary novel:
10. A book that includes a single parent: What Kind of Paradise (PS)
11. A book with a character that has been orphaned, adopted, or abandoned in any way: The Second Chance Book Club (own)
12. A book with a character with a disability or chronic health problem: The Chemistry Test (own)
13. A book with a main character who has a pet: The Sideways Life of Denny Voss (own)
14. A book set in the opposite hemisphere from where you reside: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
15. A book with a six word title: Next Time Will Be Our Turn

Popsugar 2026 (released 11/1)
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Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot: The Twilight Garden
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman:
3 A book you meant to read in 2025: Heart the Lover
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z": Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (ATY)
5 A book about women astronauts: To the Moon and Back
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight: Eliza Starts a Rumor
7 A book about a granny hobby:
8 A book about a sexless marriage: The Magician's Assistant (USA)
9 A book with a "type C" character:
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover: The Catcher in the Rye (ATY)
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver: What Kind of Paradise (ATYR)
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title:
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past: The God of the Woods
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan: Sisters in the Wind (USA)
15 A book about new beginnings: Uncultured: A Memoir
16 A book less than 260 pages: Run for the Hills
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics: Fake Skating
18 A love story that defies social boundaries: The Art of Scandal
19 A book about teen angst:
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree:
21 A book about a bachelorette trip:
22 A book about a book club:
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't:
24 A book about postpartum:
25 A book that explores influencer culture:
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility:
27 A book with a character who has curly hair:
28 A book about debt: Broken Country
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season:
30 A travel ghost story:
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO:
32 A book with an underwater civilization:
33 A book about college:
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist:
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy:
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction): Crooks (USA/COM)
37 A book about a pop star: For the Record
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title: The Baking Games (ATYR)
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon:
40 A book outside your comfort zone: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook:
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist:
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1): The Ritual Bath (52)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2): When the Bough Breaks (52)
45 A book that features birding:
46 A sapphic comic:
47 A book told entirely through letters:
48 A book with a shadow daddy: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ATY)
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign: The Astrology House
50 A book about Afrofuturism:

The 52 Book Club 2026 (released 11/4)
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1) Set in an ancient civilization: Circle of Days
2) Kangaroo word on the cover:
3) Written without quotation marks: Angel Down
4) Has a dust jacket:
5) Featuring a conspiracy:
6) Title starts with the letter “O”: Off the Record: A Novel (6/9)
7) Title starts with the letter “P”: Playground
8) A three-syllable word in the title: The Wilderness
9) Featuring a natural disaster: The Phoenix Crown
10) Spans a decade or more: The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
11) Requires suspension of disbelief:
12) A genre-defining read:
13) Bookface: The Paris Novel
14) Includes a character list: The Academy
15) A subtitle with commas: All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation
16) Deus Ex Machina: An Academic Affair
17) Author’s bio mentions their dog: The Night We Met
18) Provokes strong emotion:
19) A nosy neighbour character:
20) Day of the week in the title:
21) Written in the 1800s: Mark Twain
22) Spotted in a TV series or movie: The Catcher in the Rye
23) Grumpy sunshine trope: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
24) Uneven number of chapters:
25) Includes a red herring:
26) Title in a serif font:
27) Two or more authors, one pseudonym:
28) From a series at least eight books long: Stolen in Death
29) Set in the Arctic or Antarctic: Wild Dark Shore
30) Author related to another author: The Ritual Bath (PS)
31) Author related to author in prompt 30: When the Bough Breaks (PS)
32) Publisher starting with the letter “B”: The Heartbreak Hotel
33) A standalone fantasy novel: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
34) Inspired by the top-grossing movie the year you were born:
35) Character with a secret identity:
36) Award-winning book from last year:
37) Started on the 26th of the month:
38) Domestic fiction:
39) A book that cost you nothing:
40) Author’s first and last name start with same letter:
41) A guide to…: A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
42) Includes a handwritten interior font:
43) A Goodreads recommendation for you:
44) Literary Device: Personification:
45) Biographical fiction: Let Us March On
46) Non-fiction about character in prompt 45: No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II (own)(audio)
47) A diacritical mark on the cover: Let's Call Her Barbie
48) Related to the word “Nemesis”:
49) From the 800s of the Dewey Decimal System:
50) Set in a castle:
51) Includes a map: The God of the Woods
52) Published in 2026:

Flourish and Blotts

The Book Girls Guide 2026

The Book Girls Guide
Book Lovers Reading Challenge (released 11/19)
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1. Characters connecting through books:
2. Books about book stores:
3. Modern retellings:
4. Characters becoming part of the story:
5. Books about writers & editors;
6. Favorite audiobook narrators:
7. Books about book clubs:
8. Books written under pen names:
9. Books about libraries & librarians:
10. Characters interacting with real authors:
11. Holiday novels for book lovers:
12. Re-read a favorite or choose one of our favs:


ICYM
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2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:
2018: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell (own) (ATY)
2019: The Confession Club
2020:
2021: The Seven Day Switch (own) (ATY)
2022:
2023: The Art of Scandal
2024: Hypnotized by Love (own)
2025:

Book Girls Guide
Reading the USA 2026
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1. Alabama: Untethered: A Novel
2. Alaska:
3. Arizona:
4. Arkansas:
5. California:
6. Colorado: The Last Letter (COM)
7. Connecticut: The Emperor of Gladness
8. Delaware:
9. Florida:
10. Georgia: The Time Has Come
11. Hawaii: The Maui Effect
12. Idaho: Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home (own)
13. Illinois:
14. Indiana:
15. Iowa:
16. Kansas:
17. Kentucky: In Your Dreams (own) (1/6)
18. Louisiana:
19. Maine: Hazel Says No
20. Maryland: And Now, Back to You (own) (2/24) (ATY)
21. Massachusetts: The Rules of Fortune (own) (COM)
22. Michigan: Sisters in the Wind (ATY/PS)
23. Minnesota: The Night We Met (own) (3/31)
24. Mississippi:
25. Missouri: Night of Miracles
26. Montana: Unwanted
27. Nebraska: The Magician's Assistant (PS)
28. Nevada: We Are Called to Rise (own)
29. New Hampshire:
30. New Jersey:
31. New Mexico: A Piece of Heaven (own)
32. New York: Home of the American Circus
33. North Carolina: When the Rain Ends (own)
34. North Dakota:
35. Ohio: Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America (COM)
36. Oklahoma: Crooks (COM)
37. Oregon: The Final Target (own) (5/26)
38. Pennsylvania: This Happened to Me: A Reckoning
39. Rhode Island:
40. South Carolina: Southern by Design: A heartwarming novel of family, design, and secrets that refuse to stay buried
41. South Dakota:
42. Tennessee:
43. Texas:
44. Utah:
45. Vermont: The Stars Don't Lie (own)
46. Virginia: The Lies They Told
47. Washington: So Far Gone
48. Washington DC: Best Offer Wins
49. West Virginia:
50. Wisconsin:
51. Wyoming:

Comet Reading Challenge 2026 (released 10/24/25)
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1. Set in a city of love: The Paris Novel (ATYR)
2. Bookstore setting: Battle of the Bookstores
3. Family drama with secrets: The Rules of Fortune (own) (USA)
4. One-word title: Buckeye
5. True crime inspired: The Scammer
6. Unreliable narrator: You Let Me In
7. Color in the title:
8. Sibling story: Crooks (USA)
9. Reese’s pick: Broken Country
10. Under 250 pages:
11. Watch & read:
12. Bookstagram favorite:
13. Read with Jenna:
14. Over 500 pages: Circle of Days
15. YA phenomenon:
16. Dual timelines:
17. WWII historical fiction: The Sunflower House (ATY)
18. Cozy mystery: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (own)
19. Second-chance romance:
20. Set on an island: Wild Dark Shore
21. Folklore fantasy: The Everlasting
22. Translated book: When the Cranes Fly South
23. Comet Circle pick:
24. Beach read: The Shippers (own)
25. Time travel:
26. Roaring 20’s: The House of Doors
27. Shocking twist:
28. Tearjerker book: The Last Letter (USA)
29. Debut of 2026:
30. Found family:
31. Myth of fairy retelling:
32. Laugh-out loud novel: The Answer Is No (own)
33. Small town charm: People Watching
34. Prize winner:
35. Backlist gem: Behind Every Good Man (own)
36. Dystopian tale:
37. A New York Times #1 Bestseller:
38. Romance obsession:
39. New beginnings:
40. Global history:
41. Dark academia:
42. Book Tok hit:
43. Girl/Woman title: Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America (USA)
44. Heist or con:
45. Futuristic Sci-Fi:
46. Genre-bender:
47. Random shelf pick:
48. Buzzed-about book:
49. Seasonal read:
50. Heartbreaker & healer:
51. Holiday story: A Merry Little Lie
52. Mini-challenge pick:

OUABC 2026 (11/10)
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1. A Once z upon a Book Club selection: The Maui Effect
2. A book published in 2026:
3. A book that features an unlikely friendship:
4. A book that’s older than you: The Catcher in the Rye
5. A book that features a character with red hair:
6. A magical realism book:
7. A book with a pink cover: Let's Call Her Barbie
8. A book with a blurb by your favorite author: Battle of the Bookstores
9. A book with the character’s name in the title: Jane and Dan at the End of the World
10. A book featuring dragons:
11. A stand-alone novel:
12. A book by an author under 30:
13. A book with dual timelines:
14. A book from a library display:
15. A book that takes place on or in the water: The Shippers
16. A book over 500 pages:
17. A book with the word “secret” in the title:
18. A book by a new to you author:
19. A banned book:
20. A book thst takes place during winter:
21. A book about a hobby you enjoy:
22. A book with short chapters: Broken Country
23. A book you borrowed from a friend:
24. Listen to an audiobook with multiple narrators:
25. A book that features a cat:
26. A book with a landscape on the cover:
27. A celebrity book pick:
28. A book where the main character is a villain:
29. Re-read one of your favorite novels:
30. A book about revenge:
31. A book with a month in the title:
32. A book with characters who are twins:
33. A book you got for free:
34. A book thst features a magician: The Magician's Assistant
35. A book whose title starts with Q, X, or Z: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
36. A book about social media:
37. A book thst features a heist:
38. A book set in he future:
39. A book by an author from a different country than where you live:
40. Re-do one of the earlier prompts but with a different genre:

Read with Allison (11/16)
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1. Released in January:
2. Five star prediction:
3. Received as a gift:
4. 2025 bestseller: Broken Country
5. Released in February:
6. Bought over a year ago: No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II (audio)(own)
7. Genre: Romance:
8. Sweet treat on cover: The Baking Games
9. Released in March: Happily Never After
10. From a subscription box:
11. Genre: Fantasy:
12. Recommended by a friend or family member:
13. Features fresh beginnings:
14. Released in April: Christa Comes Out of Her Shell
15. Has a cover you love:
16. Set in a country you’ve never visited: The Paris Bookseller
17. Genre: Contemporary Fiction:
18. Released in May:
19. Book you’ve seen someone with in public:
20. Number in title:
21. Book you own multiple copies of: The Night We Met (own)
22. Released in June:
23. Genre: Thriller: The Ghostwriter
24. Book with travel in the plot:
25. Has a cover with no people on it: Heart the Lover
26. Author shares your initials: So Far Gone
27. Released in July: Unwanted
28. Book with multiple POVs:
29. Genre: Sci-Fi: Playground
30. Reread of a favorite book:
31. Released in August: Unnatural
32. Six words in title:
33. Next book in a series you need to continue: Sept In Death
34. By a 2026 debut author:
35. Released in September:
36. Genre: Young Adult:
37. Set on an island: Wild Dark Shore
38. Book that feels cinematic:
39. Book with a blue spine:
40. Released in October:
41. Genre: Horror: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
42. Book you bought on vacation:
43. Book thst makes you feel cozy:
44. Released in November:
45. Title starts with letter F: Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum
46. Book you’ve been saving for “the right time”:
47. Book from your most anticipated list:
48. Released in December:
49. 2026 new release:
50. Genre: Dystopian fiction: Heart of the Sun
51. Book with a positive message:
52. Doesn’t fit the other 51 prompts:

Taylor Swift Challenge
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1. You or me in the title: You Let Me In
2. Includes a musician:
3. Includes a flashback:
4. Written by 2 or more authors:
5. Contraction in title:
6. Adapted to or from a movie:
7. Purple cover:
8. Name in the title:
9. Cover that catches your eye:
10. Royalty: American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback
11. Number on the cover:
12. Historical fiction:
13. Better man trope:
14. Written before 2021:
15. One word title:
16. Miscommunication:
17. Roses on the cover: A Court of Thorns and Roses
18. Set in winter:
19. Involving a sport:
20. Start during release week:
21. Includes an epilogue:
22. A spicy book:
23. A clingy character: T
24. Includes a breakup:
25. Includes a legend:
26. A book with over 400 pages:

Book Cover Collage