Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Nineteen Minutes (other topics)Without Remorse (other topics)
Things Fall Apart (other topics)
The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource (other topics)
King of Ashes (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jodi Picoult (other topics)Chinua Achebe (other topics)
Tom Clancy (other topics)
Christopher L. Hayes (other topics)
S.A. Cosby (other topics)
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THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE
1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y. Young adult: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. Finished 1/27.
2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover. Blue cover: Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir by Tod Goldberg. Finished 1/17.
3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list. A book on one of Obama’s reading lists: The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Christopher L. Hayes.
4. A book by a new-to-you author. King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby.
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. Without Remorse by Tom Clancy. Finished 2/7.
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia. Africa: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Finished 2/9.
9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Finished 2/15.
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 The Living Edge by Cherise Sinclair. Finished 1/18.
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book The Dom's Dungeon by Cherise Sinclair. Finished 1/19.
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
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