Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE

2025 completed (12/3/25) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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✔ = Completed
⭐ = Ratings
🔶= Planned
➡️= Reading
📖= Print
📱= E-book
🎧= Audiobook

21/52

✔ 📖 1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y (Thriller): Private London by James Patterson (2/21/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔ 📖 2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover: Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans (2/10/26) ⭐⭐
✔ 📖 3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list (a book with twins, doppelgängers, or mistaken identity): The Wakefields of Sweet Valley by Francine Pascal (3/31/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔ 📖 4. A book by a new-to-you author: The Night I Disappeared by Julie Reece Deaver (2/23/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔ 📖 5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025: Glitter Girls and the Great Fake-Out by Meg Cabot (3/7/26) ⭐⭐⭐

6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears
✔ 📖 7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book: Stink: Hamlet and Cheese by Megan McDonald (3/11/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia
✔ 📖 9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title: The 13th Warning by R.L. Stine (3/1/26) ⭐⭐⭐

10. An award-winning book
11. A history or historical fiction book
✔ 📖 12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white: 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson (2/12/26) ⭐⭐⭐
13. An author's second/sophomore book
14. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh

✔ 📖 15. A book you've wanted to read for a long time: The Inn by James Patterson (4/14/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters
17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries
18. A book with a location in the title

✔ 📖 19. A book related to yesterday: Blast from the Past by Meg Cabot (4/7/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
20. A book related to today
21. A book related to tomorrow
22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author

23. A book with a road trip or long journey
✔ 📖 24. A book that is either frothy or gothy (gothy): Bewitched by Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Halloween Tale by Rachelle Ayala (4/10/26) ⭐⭐⭐
25. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list
26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name
27. A nonfiction book

28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution
29. A vacation book
✔ 📖 30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Frontlist Book: The Rancher's Famed Triplets: A Small Town Reunion Romance by Melissa Senate (3/2/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔ 📖 31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book: Home is Where the Hound Is by Melissa Senate (2/15/26) ⭐⭐⭐

✔ 📖 32. A novella of 100-250 pages: Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons (3/9/26) ⭐⭐
33. A book with an Indigenous character or author
✔ 📖 34. A book with a window on the cover: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (4/10/26) ⭐⭐⭐
✔ 📖 35. A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a museum, a school, or another public building: The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2/7/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
36. A book with a primary character who is a woman over 40

37. A book that includes a science topic
✔ 📖 38. A book that's part of a series: The Mystery of the Green Ghost by Robert Arthur (1/2/26) ⭐⭐
39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie
✔ 📖 40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title: Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma (3/26/26) ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

✔ 📖 41. A mystery or true crime book: My Gal Sunday by Mary Higgins Clark (3/12/26) ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
42. A book set in an isolated location
43. A book involving survival
✔ 📖 44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover: The Evil One by Lynn Beach (3/22/26) ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

✔ 📖 45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (3/13/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
46. A book that is not a novel
47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title
48. A book with something edible in the title
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

6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears


8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia

10. An award winning book


11. A history or historical fiction book


13. An author's second/sophomore book

14. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh

16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters


17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries


18. A book with a location in the title

20. A book related to today (now)


21. A book related to tomorrow (future)


22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author

23. A book with a road trip or long journey


25. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list


26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name


27. A nonfiction book

28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution


29. A vacation book

33. A book with an Indigenous character or author


36. A book with a primary character who is a woman over 40

37. A book that includes a science topic

39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie

42. A book set in an isolated location


43. A book involving survival

46. A book that is not a novel


47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title


48. A book with something edible in the title


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

Cover Collage

Booklist Queen's Mini Reading Challenge 2026

1. Odd Cover
2. Audiobook Read by the Author
3. Book Everyone Is Talking About
✔ 📖 4. About Female Friendship: Glitter Girls and the Great Fake-Out by Meg Cabot (3/7/26) ⭐⭐⭐
5. Book That Makes You Happy
6. About Dragons
✔ 📖 7. Crazy Premise: The Big Island Killer by R. Barri Flowers ⭐⭐⭐
8. Set in India
✔ 📖 9. Underdog Story: Spy School by Stuart Gibbs (3/4/26) ⭐⭐⭐
10. Locked Room Mystery

Wildcard Option: Bottom of Your To-Read List

ATY 2024 Leftovers Challenge
(AKA It's About Dang Time!)

3. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream: (Sugar Plum)
4. A book by an author from an African country
6. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarves
7. Two books with similar covers: Book 1: The Return by Erin Knightley
8. Two books with similar covers: Book 2: Whiskey River Rescue by Justine Davis
9. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
10. A book with a touch of magic
12. A book related to air