1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title √ A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list √ Dune by Frank Herbert
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards √ Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...) √ House of Earth by Woody Guthrie
5. A book about or inspired by real events √ Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
~~FEBRUARY~~
6. A book originally written in a language other than English √ Queen Margot by Alexandre Dumas
7. A gothic novel √ The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier
8. An "own voices" book √ The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc) √ Joe Gould's Teeth by Jill Lepore
~~MARCH~~
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published) √ The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman
11. A literary fiction √ Wuthering Heights by Ellis Bell (Emily Bronte)
12. A book set in Africa or South America √ Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc) √ The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
~~APRIL~~
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire √ Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure √ If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
16. A narrative nonfiction √ The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
17. A book you expect to make you laugh √ Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg
18. A book with a location in the title √ America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
~~MAY~~
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors) √ Midnight in Peking by Paul French
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends √ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (rated 5 stars by Nichole T)
21. A book written in first person perspective √ A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for √ The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder by Stephen Elliott
~~JUNE~~
23. A medical or legal thriller √ Airframe by Michael Crichton
24. A book with a map √ Going Solo by Rhoald Dahl
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view √ The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine
26. A book with a text only cover √ The Lamb by Christopher Moore
~~JULY~~
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc) √ A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water √ Old Man River by Paul Schneider
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench) √ Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
30. A short book √ Those Extraordinary Twins by Mark Twain
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to √ Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
~~AUGUST~~
32. An alternate history book √ Conclave by Robert Harris
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link) √ The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston (Ebola - 1977)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (A book with a title or author's last name that starts with Q, X, Y, or Z) √ The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
35. A book featuring a murder √ The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport
~~SEPTEMBER~~
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before √ Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee √ The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
38. A science book or a science fiction book √ The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title √ 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
~~OCTOBER~~
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list √ Of Human Bondage by W Somerset Maughan
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials √ Canada by Mike Myers
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater √ Ghost Fleet by PW Singer and August Cole
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence √ The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
44. A ghost story √ 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
~~NOVEMBER~~
45. A book that intimidates or scares you √ The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air √ Free Air by Sinclair Lewis
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own √ Claudine at School by Colette
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth) √ Lust for Life by Irving Stone
~~DECEMBER~~
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists √ The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer) √ The Body by Stephen King
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection √ Florida by Lauren Groff
52. A book published in 2018 √ The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
~~JANUARY~~
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
√ A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
√ Dune by Frank Herbert
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
√ Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
√ House of Earth by Woody Guthrie
5. A book about or inspired by real events
√ Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
~~FEBRUARY~~
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
√ Queen Margot by Alexandre Dumas
7. A gothic novel
√ The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier
8. An "own voices" book
√ The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
√ Joe Gould's Teeth by Jill Lepore
~~MARCH~~
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
√ The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman
11. A literary fiction
√ Wuthering Heights by Ellis Bell (Emily Bronte)
12. A book set in Africa or South America
√ Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
√ The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
~~APRIL~~
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire
√ Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
√ If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
16. A narrative nonfiction
√ The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
√ Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg
18. A book with a location in the title
√ America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
~~MAY~~
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
√ Midnight in Peking by Paul French
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
√ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (rated 5 stars by Nichole T)
21. A book written in first person perspective
√ A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
√ The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder by Stephen Elliott
~~JUNE~~
23. A medical or legal thriller
√ Airframe by Michael Crichton
24. A book with a map
√ Going Solo by Rhoald Dahl
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view
√ The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine
26. A book with a text only cover
√ The Lamb by Christopher Moore
~~JULY~~
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)
√ A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
√ Old Man River by Paul Schneider
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
√ Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
30. A short book
√ Those Extraordinary Twins by Mark Twain
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
√ Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
~~AUGUST~~
32. An alternate history book
√ Conclave by Robert Harris
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link)
√ The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston (Ebola - 1977)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (A book with a title or author's last name that starts with Q, X, Y, or Z)
√ The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
35. A book featuring a murder
√ The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport
~~SEPTEMBER~~
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before
√ Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
√ The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
38. A science book or a science fiction book
√ The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
√ 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
~~OCTOBER~~
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list
√ Of Human Bondage by W Somerset Maughan
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
√ Canada by Mike Myers
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater
√ Ghost Fleet by PW Singer and August Cole
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
√ The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
44. A ghost story
√ 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
~~NOVEMBER~~
45. A book that intimidates or scares you
√ The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
√ Free Air by Sinclair Lewis
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
√ Claudine at School by Colette
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
√ Lust for Life by Irving Stone
~~DECEMBER~~
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists
√ The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)
√ The Body by Stephen King
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
√ Florida by Lauren Groff
52. A book published in 2018
√ The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah