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Pet by Catherine ChidgeyBear v. Shark by Chris BachelderPerfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
[ATY 2025] Common Household Object on Cover
336 books — 48 voters
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
Zombies!
1,652 books — 4,311 voters

The Maniac by Benjamín LabatutThe Collector by John FowlesDemon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
[ATY 2025] Breakfast Club Character
210 books — 56 voters
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John BoyneThe Rachel Incident by Caroline O'DonoghueA Ladder to the Sky by John BoyneProphet Song by Paul LynchThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
[ATY 2025] Irish Author
244 books — 82 voters

2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino
[ATY 2025] Set in Winter
335 books — 67 voters
The God of the Woods by Liz MooreThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteLost in Translation by Nicole Mones
[ATY 2025] Digging Up the Past
276 books — 61 voters

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
[ATY 2025] Translated Novel from Asia
272 books — 78 voters
A Single Thread by Tracy ChevalierPoor Deer by Claire OshetskyAmerican Delirium by Betina González
[ATY 2025] Do Re Mi
344 books — 92 voters

Conversations with Friends by Sally RooneyThe Wedding People by Alison EspachThe Great Believers by Rebecca MakkaiRules of Civility by Amor Towles
[ATY 2025] Adult Friendships
323 books — 87 voters
The Memory of Animals by Claire FullerThe Topeka School by Ben LernerA Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
[ATY 2025] Related to a Collective Noun for Animals
458 books — 69 voters

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia NagamatsuThe Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseUnlikely Animals by Annie HartnettWhat Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
[ATY 2025] Dealing with Death
450 books — 91 voters
Go, Went, Gone by Jenny ErpenbeckThe Painted Drum by Louise ErdrichHorse by Geraldine BrooksInfinite Country by Patricia EngelThe Great Glass Sea by Josh Weil
Dayton Literary Peace Prize and Finalists
215 books — 15 voters

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth StroutWhen We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'NeillLucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
[ATY 2025 Anniversary List] 2022: All Vowels in Title and Author Name
489 books — 57 voters
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo MbueArthur & George by Julian BarnesUnderworld by Don DeLillo
[ATY 2025] Cityscape or Building on Cover
443 books — 77 voters

Horse by Geraldine BrooksWe Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
[ATY 2025] Sunset Vibes on Cover
493 books — 78 voters
The Wedding People by Alison EspachWhale Fall by Elizabeth O'ConnorSag Harbor by Colson WhiteheadMoloka'i by Alan Brennert
[ATY 2025] Coastal Setting
372 books — 82 voters

Divine Might by Natalie HaynesLying Awake by Mark SalzmanUnfinished Desires by Gail GodwinEveryone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
[ATY 2025] Witches, Goddesses, or Nuns
419 books — 107 voters
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
[ATY 2025] Set in Nature
319 books — 81 voters

I Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersBitter Orange by Claire Fuller
Novels about Big Houses
53 books — 27 voters
Abigail by Magda Szabó
[ATY 2025] Country Song Title
427 books — 77 voters

Orbital by Samantha HarveyThe Interestings by Meg WolitzerThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreOther Birds by Sarah Addison AllenThe Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
[ATY 2025] Group That Isn't a Family
292 books — 107 voters
Girl at War by Sara NovićMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntRules of Civility by Amor Towles
[ATY 2025] Debut Book
330 books — 46 voters

The Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienThe Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
Books with Professions in the Title
952 books — 34 voters
The Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseHome Fire by Kamila ShamsieWellness by Nathan HillAbigail by Magda SzabóWhale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor
[2024] Best Books of the Month (2024)
564 books — 118 voters

The Children's Book by A.S. ByattThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowCloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Book within a book
76 books — 63 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Black Count by Tom ReissA Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher UlrichThe Midwife's Tale by Gretchen Moran Laskas
[ATY 2025] Two Connected Books from Different Genres
217 books — 39 voters

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
[ATY 2025] Mystery or True Crime
391 books — 75 voters
The Snakes by Sadie Jones
[ATY 2025] Serpentine Element on Cover
289 books — 98 voters

The Maniac by Benjamín LabatutThe Topeka School by Ben LernerThe Seventh Function of Language by Laurent BinetTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe God of the Woods by Liz Moore
[ATY 2025] Cover Object Beginning with A, T, or Y
398 books — 96 voters
The Interestings by Meg WolitzerThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettNorth Woods by Daniel MasonHorse by Geraldine Brooks
[ATY 2025] Art, Music, Dancing, or Acting
485 books — 110 voters