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THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE

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1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y
2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover
3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
4. A book by a new-to-you author
5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025

6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears
7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia
9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title

10. An award winning book
11. A history or historical fiction book
12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white
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
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
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
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
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book

32. A novella of 100-250 pages
33. A book with an Indigenous character or author
34. A book with a window on the cover
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

37. A book that includes a science topic
38. A book that's part of a series
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

41. A mystery or true crime book
42. A book set in an isolated location
43. A book involving survival
44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover

45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
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

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE

Planning 1-27

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y
Thriller Genre:
High Wire by Candice Fox
The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
Backwoods Ripper by Anna Willett
Time Travel:
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Time Risk 2: A Titanic Time Travel Thriller – Book 2 by Elyse Douglas
Alternate History:
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover
Red:

Green:

Blue


3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
A book you would consider a classic
A Life by Guy de Maupassant
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

4. A book by a new-to-you author
Alchemised by SenLinYu
The Children of Zagreb by Lelita Baldock
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025
As I read Heart Lamp: Selected Stories: Winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 in 2025, I am interested in reading more books set in that region (Indian sub-continent/South Asia.
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje

6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears
The Favourites by Layne Fargo
The Puma Years by Laura Coleman
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia
9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill
17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare

10. An award winning book
11. A history or historical fiction book
12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white
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
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
All We Have Is Now by Kaneana May
18. A book with a location in the title

19. A book related to yesterday
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig
20. A book related to today
Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
The Way It Is Now by Garry Disher
Starting From Now by Fleur McDonald
21. A book related to tomorrow
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
With these 3 prompts, I am choosing books which reflect yesterday, today and tomorrow in the title.
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
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

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE

Planning 28-52

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
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book

32. A novella of 100-250 pages
33. A book with an Indigenous character or author
34. A book with a window on the cover
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

37. A book that includes a science topic
38. A book that's part of a series
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

41. A mystery or true crime book
42. A book set in an isolated location
43. A book involving survival
44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover

45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
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