THE 2023 LIST √1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y (Tunisia) - The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai √2. A book by an author you read in 2022 Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich √3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang √4. A book with an interracial relationship - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson √5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover - The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
√6. A book where books are important - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin √7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title - When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke √8. An author's debut book - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 4* √9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
√10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver √11. A book about a person/character with a disability - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin √12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde √13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
√14. A book with a con, deception, or fake - She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan √15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 - 17th C - The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave √16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 - Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes √17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 - Dubliners by James Joyce
√18. A book related to science - A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers √19. A book related to the arts - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz √20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel - Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke √21. A book by an Asian diaspora author - The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui √22. A book with a faceless person on the cover - - My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologises by Fredrik Backman
√23. A book with a body of water in the title - Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner √24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy - Tinkers buy Paul Harding √25. A book with a tropical setting - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer √26. A book related to pride - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
√27. A book by an author from continental Europe - Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne √28. A book that is dark - The Wall by John Lanchester √29. A book that is light - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion √30. A book related to a chess piece - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal √31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com - The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
√32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature (Krakow) - Flights by Olga Tokarczuk √33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne √34. A novella - Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman Capote √35. A book with a school subject in the title - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
√36. A book that has been translated from another language - The Winners by Fredrik Backman √37. A book with the theme of returning home - Pied Piper by Nevil Shute √38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger √39. A western - Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
√40. A book with a full name in the title - The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka √41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig √42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James √43. A book that involves a murder - Flock by J. Todd Scott √44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal - Jazz by Toni Morrison
√45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Stardust by Neil Gaiman √46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe - Mad Honey by Judy Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan √47. A book related to a geometric shape - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly R. Barnhill √48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story - The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
√49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy √50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Gallows Rock by Yrsa Sigurdardottir √51. A book published in 2023 - A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon √52. A book with an unusual or surprising title - To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
√1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y (Tunisia) - The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai
√2. A book by an author you read in 2022 Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich
√3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
√4. A book with an interracial relationship - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
√5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover - The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
√6. A book where books are important - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
√7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title - When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke
√8. An author's debut book - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 4*
√9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
√10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
√11. A book about a person/character with a disability - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
√12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
√13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
√14. A book with a con, deception, or fake - She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
√15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 - 17th C - The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
√16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 - Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
√17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 - Dubliners by James Joyce
√18. A book related to science - A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
√19. A book related to the arts - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
√20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel - Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke
√21. A book by an Asian diaspora author - The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
√22. A book with a faceless person on the cover - - My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologises by Fredrik Backman
√23. A book with a body of water in the title - Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
√24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy - Tinkers buy Paul Harding
√25. A book with a tropical setting - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
√26. A book related to pride - Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
√27. A book by an author from continental Europe - Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
√28. A book that is dark - The Wall by John Lanchester
√29. A book that is light - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
√30. A book related to a chess piece - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
√31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com - The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
√32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature (Krakow) - Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
√33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
√34. A novella - Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman Capote
√35. A book with a school subject in the title - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
√36. A book that has been translated from another language - The Winners by Fredrik Backman
√37. A book with the theme of returning home - Pied Piper by Nevil Shute
√38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
√39. A western - Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
√40. A book with a full name in the title - The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
√41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
√42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
√43. A book that involves a murder - Flock by J. Todd Scott
√44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal - Jazz by Toni Morrison
√45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Stardust by Neil Gaiman
√46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe - Mad Honey by Judy Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
√47. A book related to a geometric shape - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly R. Barnhill
√48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story - The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
√49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
√50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Gallows Rock by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
√51. A book published in 2023 - A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
√52. A book with an unusual or surprising title - To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers