This is my first time doing this challenge! I am wanting to not only challenge myself to read more books but I also want to get through all of the unread books I currently have on my Kindle and my bookshelf. This list is subject to change. Best of luck to everyone! :)
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y - “Vicious” (Villians #1) by V.E. Schwab
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable - “Jade City” by Fonda Lee
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 -something from Charlie N. Holmberg, "The Fated Sky", "The Queen Con" by Meghan Scott Molin
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live - “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon, “1984” by George Orwell, “Highland Raven” by Melanie Karsak
5. The first book in a series that you have not started - “The Fifth Season” by N.K. Jemisin
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover - “Murder on the Orient Express” by Agatha Christie
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere- “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus” by Charles C. Mann, “What Alice Forgot” by Liane Moriarty
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" - “The Shining” by Stephen King
9. A book that can be read in a day - “Elevation” by Stephen King
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages - “Scythe” by Neal Shusterman (435 pages), “The Poppy War” by R.F. Kuang (544 pages), “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo (458 pages)
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number- “Godsgrave” by Jay Kristoff, “The Fifth Doll” by Charlie N. Holmberg, “The Kings of the Wyld” by Nicholas Eames, “Caraval” by Stephanie Garber
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people- “Faceoff”, TBD
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link)- (2016, #3 a book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated)) - “Uprooted” by Naomi Novik, “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo, “The Fifth Season” by N.K. Jemisin
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link)-read from Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, Diana Gabaldon, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” by Maria Semple
15. A book set in a global city - “The Immortalists" by Chloe Benjamin
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area- “Of Mice and Men”, “Sense and Sensibility”, “Persuasion”, “Emma”
17. A book with a neurodiverse character - “ The Outside” by Ada Hoffmann, “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman
18. A book by an author you've only read once before- “Artmeis” by Andy Weir, “The Shining” by Stephen King or any of his other books
19. A fantasy book -TBD
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] - “The Lies of Locke Lamora” by Scott Lynch
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 - “The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell, “The Fated Sky” by Mary Robinette Kowal, “Artemis” by Andy Weir
22. A book with the major theme of survival - "Beneath a Scarlet Sky"by Mark Sullivan, “The Revenant” by Michael Punke, “World War Z” by Max Brooks
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author - “Gideon the Ninth” by Tamsyn Muir
24. A book with an emotion in the title - “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams
25. A book related to the arts - “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, “Station Eleven”, “This Savage Song” by Victoria Schwab
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards- "Priory of the Orange Tree" by Samantha Shannon, "Ninth House" by Alex Stern,"Aurora Rising" by Amie Kaufman, "Sorcery of Thorns" by Margaret Rogerson
27. A history or historical fiction - “Highland Raven” by Melanie Karsak (historical fantasy)
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author- “What Alice Forgot” by Liane Moriarty, “Nevernight” by Jay Kristoff
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book- TBD
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year - “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot, “One Day” by David Nicholls
31. A book inspired by a leading news story - “11/22/63” by Stephen King, “The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus” by Richard Preston
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan- “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden
33. A book about a non-traditional family- “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel, “The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name - (Adventure Fantasy/Fiction or Alternate History) - “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas, The Great Library, “Outlander”, TBD
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover - “Vengeful” by V.E. Schwab, “The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim -”The Revenant” by Michael Punke, “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union” by Michael Chabon, “The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 (Past): “The Red Tent”, “The Prestige”, “The Nightinggale”, “The Alice Network”
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 (Future): “Artemis”, “Dune”, “The Maze Runner”, “The Gunslinger” by Stephen King, “World War Z”
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce-“The Yiddish Policemen’s Union” by Michael Chabon, “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant,“Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon
40. A book with a place name in the title - “A Passage to India” by Forster
41. A mystery - “The Devil in the White City…” by Erik Larson , “The Hound of Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, anything Agatha Christie
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link) - “Spinning Silver” by Naomi Novik
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse - “The Bone Houses” by Emily Lloyd-Jones, “Scythe” by Neal Shusterman
44. A book related to witches- “Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation” by Silvia Federici, “The Vine Witch”’ by Luanne G. Smith
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 - “Empire of Gold” by S.A. Chakraborty or “Crescent City” by Sarah J. Maas
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" - “11/22/63” by Stephen King, “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, “Ideas and Opinions” of Albert Einstein
47. A classic book you've always meant to read - “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
48. A book published in 2020 -”Crescent City” by Sarah J. Maas, "Empire of Gold" by S.A. Chakraborty
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link) - Prompt: a book found on a friend’s TBR List : Book - “The Library of the Unwritten” by A.J. Hackwith, “Foundryside” by Robert Jackson Bennett
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover - "One Day" by David Nicholls, "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton, or “Moon Called” by Patricia Briggs
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title - “Polaris Rising” by Jessie Mihalik, “Graceling” by Kristin Cashore, "Queen of the Tearling" by Erika Johansen
52. A book related to time - “Timebound (The Chrones Files Book 1) by Rysa Walker
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y - “Vicious” (Villians #1) by V.E. Schwab
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable - “Jade City” by Fonda Lee
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 -something from Charlie N. Holmberg, "The Fated Sky", "The Queen Con" by Meghan Scott Molin
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live - “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon, “1984” by George Orwell, “Highland Raven” by Melanie Karsak
5. The first book in a series that you have not started - “The Fifth Season” by N.K. Jemisin
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover - “Murder on the Orient Express” by Agatha Christie
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere- “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus” by Charles C. Mann, “What Alice Forgot” by Liane Moriarty
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" - “The Shining” by Stephen King
9. A book that can be read in a day - “Elevation” by Stephen King
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages - “Scythe” by Neal Shusterman (435 pages), “The Poppy War” by R.F. Kuang (544 pages), “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo (458 pages)
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number- “Godsgrave” by Jay Kristoff, “The Fifth Doll” by Charlie N. Holmberg, “The Kings of the Wyld” by Nicholas Eames, “Caraval” by Stephanie Garber
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people- “Faceoff”, TBD
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link)- (2016, #3 a book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated)) - “Uprooted” by Naomi Novik, “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo, “The Fifth Season” by N.K. Jemisin
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (link)-read from Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, Diana Gabaldon, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” by Maria Semple
15. A book set in a global city - “The Immortalists" by Chloe Benjamin
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area- “Of Mice and Men”, “Sense and Sensibility”, “Persuasion”, “Emma”
17. A book with a neurodiverse character - “ The Outside” by Ada Hoffmann, “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman
18. A book by an author you've only read once before- “Artmeis” by Andy Weir, “The Shining” by Stephen King or any of his other books
19. A fantasy book -TBD
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] - “The Lies of Locke Lamora” by Scott Lynch
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 - “The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell, “The Fated Sky” by Mary Robinette Kowal, “Artemis” by Andy Weir
22. A book with the major theme of survival - "Beneath a Scarlet Sky"by Mark Sullivan, “The Revenant” by Michael Punke, “World War Z” by Max Brooks
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author - “Gideon the Ninth” by Tamsyn Muir
24. A book with an emotion in the title - “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams
25. A book related to the arts - “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, “Station Eleven”, “This Savage Song” by Victoria Schwab
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards- "Priory of the Orange Tree" by Samantha Shannon, "Ninth House" by Alex Stern,"Aurora Rising" by Amie Kaufman, "Sorcery of Thorns" by Margaret Rogerson
27. A history or historical fiction - “Highland Raven” by Melanie Karsak (historical fantasy)
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author- “What Alice Forgot” by Liane Moriarty, “Nevernight” by Jay Kristoff
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book- TBD
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year - “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot, “One Day” by David Nicholls
31. A book inspired by a leading news story - “11/22/63” by Stephen King, “The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus” by Richard Preston
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan- “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden
33. A book about a non-traditional family- “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel, “The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name - (Adventure Fantasy/Fiction or Alternate History) - “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas, The Great Library, “Outlander”, TBD
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover - “Vengeful” by V.E. Schwab, “The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim -”The Revenant” by Michael Punke, “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union” by Michael Chabon, “The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 (Past): “The Red Tent”, “The Prestige”, “The Nightinggale”, “The Alice Network”
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 (Future): “Artemis”, “Dune”, “The Maze Runner”, “The Gunslinger” by Stephen King, “World War Z”
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce-“The Yiddish Policemen’s Union” by Michael Chabon, “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant,“Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon
40. A book with a place name in the title - “A Passage to India” by Forster
41. A mystery - “The Devil in the White City…” by Erik Larson , “The Hound of Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, anything Agatha Christie
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link) - “Spinning Silver” by Naomi Novik
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse - “The Bone Houses” by Emily Lloyd-Jones, “Scythe” by Neal Shusterman
44. A book related to witches- “Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation” by Silvia Federici, “The Vine Witch”’ by Luanne G. Smith
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 - “Empire of Gold” by S.A. Chakraborty or “Crescent City” by Sarah J. Maas
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" - “11/22/63” by Stephen King, “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, “Ideas and Opinions” of Albert Einstein
47. A classic book you've always meant to read - “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
48. A book published in 2020 -”Crescent City” by Sarah J. Maas, "Empire of Gold" by S.A. Chakraborty
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link) - Prompt: a book found on a friend’s TBR List : Book - “The Library of the Unwritten” by A.J. Hackwith, “Foundryside” by Robert Jackson Bennett
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover - "One Day" by David Nicholls, "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton, or “Moon Called” by Patricia Briggs
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title - “Polaris Rising” by Jessie Mihalik, “Graceling” by Kristin Cashore, "Queen of the Tearling" by Erika Johansen
52. A book related to time - “Timebound (The Chrones Files Book 1) by Rysa Walker