Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y - Upgrade by Blake Crouch (thriller) (planned)
2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover - Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto by Legacy Russell (planned)
3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list - (promt: A book with a character with a disability or chronic health problem)
4. A book by a new-to-you author - Quintus Huntley: Botany by Royce Leville (planned)
5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025

6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears - Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb (planned)
7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia - Skyggekvinner (The Waiting Years) by Fumiko Enchi (planned)
9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title - 19 Doors by Rob Roy O'Keefe (planned)

10. An award winning book - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (planned)
11. A history or historical fiction book - SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (planned)
12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (planned)
13. An author's second/sophomore book - Maretorn by Tone Almhjell (planned)
14. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh - To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini (planned)

15. A book you've wanted to read for a long time - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (planned)
16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters - Young Rich Widows by Kimberly Belle (planned)
17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries
18. A book with a location in the title - London : blant gangstere, rabbiner, oligarker, rebeller og andre ektefødte barn av det britiske imperiet by Nazneen Khan-Østrem (planned)

19. A book related to yesterday - Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson (planned)
20. A book related to today - Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon (planned)
21. A book related to tomorrow - If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch (planned)
22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author - The White Book by Han Kang (planned)

23. A book with a road trip or long journey - Vi har ikke fire nye år by Martine Johansen (planned)
24. A book that is either frothy or gothy - Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (planned)
25. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list - Fuglane by Tarjei Vesaas (planned)
26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name - Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche (planned)
27. A nonfiction book - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (planned)

28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution - The Strength of the Few by James Islington (planned)
29. A vacation book
30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Frontlist Book - Idolfire by Grace Curtis (planned)
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book - Frontier by Grace Curtis (planned)

32. A novella of 100-250 pages - Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (planned)
33. A book with an Indigenous character or author - Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (planned)
34. A book with a window on the cover - The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing (planned)
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 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (planned)

37. A book that includes a science topic - The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee (planned)
38. A book that's part of a series - Children of Dune by Frank Herbert (planned)
39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie - Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by several authors (planned)
40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title - Kanskje du er frisk? by Kaveh Rashidi (planned)

41. A mystery or true crime book - Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (planned)
42. A book set in an isolated location
43. A book involving survival - The Martian by Andy Weir (planned)
44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (planned)

45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - Når det ikke går over - håndbok for og av kronisk syke by Kine Albrigtsen, Mari Svenbalrud and Marthe Bay (planned)
46. A book that is not a novel - Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook by George Jelinek (planned)
47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title
48. A book with something edible in the title - Sourdough by Robin Sloan (planned)
49. A second book for your favorite prompt - Cherry Baby: A Novel by Rainbow Rowell (prompt: something edible in the title) (planned)

50. A book with a bird on its cover - Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good edited by Adrienne Maree Brown (planned)
51. A book published in 2026 - Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body by Andrew D. Huberman (planned)
52. A book related to the name of one of Santa's reindeer