Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE ▢ ✅ ⭐️
Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

✅ 1. A book with a cover that has an image of something
       that starts with A, T, or Y
       He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters
       by Schulyer Bailar ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
        activist, asian-american, athlete, author, transgender man
✅ 2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
Know My Name by Chanel Miller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A book by any author who was a winner, runner-up, or finalist of any of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize awards - (from 2020)
✅ 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
The Names by Florence Knapp ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Me, a name, I call myself
▢ 4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
✅ 5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

▢ 6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
✅ 7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
Woodworking by Emily St. James ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
✅ 8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays,
        poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
        The History of Sound: Stories by Ben Shattuck ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
        Connected Short Stories
✅ 9. A book that has been long-listed for the
        Tournament of Books in any year
        James by Percival Everett ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2025 Short List

✅ 10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Buddhist nun
✅ 11. A book set in a fictional location
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thune
✅ 12. A book by an Irish author
Time of the Child by Niall Williams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
▢ 13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
✅ 14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

▢ 15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
✅ 16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
The Man Who Saw Seconds by Alexander Boldizar ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
49. A book with a great opening line — “You need to think like a monster,” Fish said as he and Preble walked out of the Flea House.
▢ 17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
▢ 18. A book set primarily in nature

▢ 19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
✅ 20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ mineral = salt
▢ 21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
✅ 22. A translated novel from Asia
The Easy Life in Kamusari by Shion Miura, Juliet Winters Carpenter - translator ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Japan

✅ 23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 artist, actor, author
▢ 24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete,
          a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
✅ 25. A book with waves on the cover
Clear by Carys Davies ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
Again and Again by Jonathan Evison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ son
✅ 27. A book set in the winter
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ hello
✅ 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 goodbye
✅ 30. A monster book
Greenteeth by Mollie O'Neill ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
protagonist was a lake monster, read on audio
▢ 31. A book with a coastal setting

▢ 32. A mystery or true crime book
✅ 33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't
         gotten around to reading again for some time
         Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
▢ 34. A book title that could be a country song
✅ 35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Bewilderment by Richard Powers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 2021 List

✅ 36. A book with a common household object on the cover
Family Family by Laurie Frankel ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stairs, potted plant

✅ 37. A book featuring adult friendships
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
✅ 38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
Toto by A.J. Hackwith ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ connected by Wizard of Oz, genre: fantasy/humor
✅ 39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
After Oz by Gordon McAlpine ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ connected by Wizard of Oz, genre: historical mystery
▢ 40. A book you'd consider a comfort read

✅ 41. A book that involves digging up the past
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ 43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
Chocky by John Wyndham ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
▢ 44. A haunting book

✅ 45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin ⭐️⭐️ at least 1953– 1987
✅ 46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
cover has pink flowers, so Pink Moon OR Flower Moon

✅ 47. A book relating to fire
The Canopy Keepers by Veronica G. Henry ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
✅ 48. A book with a character dealing with death
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo ⭐️⭐️⭐️
more than one character dealing with different deaths

✅ 49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes,
          or alternate timelines
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
▢ 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month
          threads in 2024 or 2025
✅ 51. A book published in 2025
My Friends by Fredrik Backman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ published 5/6/2025)
✅ 52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5



10TH ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE

✅ 2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan, Lisa C. Hayden - translator ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Author is Armenian, but lives in Russia and wrote this in Russian

✅ 2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
Sandwich by Catherine Newman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 2018: An author's debut book
Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars audio ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

▢ 2019: A book related to one of the elements
             on the periodic table of elements

✅ 2020: A book with an emotion in the title
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

▢ 2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

✅ 2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 title

✅ 2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 — 35 books!

▢ 2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year

✅ 2025: A book involving a "group" with at least
             4 members that's not a family (so use 2x this year)
             Orbital by Samantha Harvey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 6 astro/cosmonauts on the ISS

2024 ATY52 Reading List — plus reading history links from before that

2025 BOOKS BY RATING (not all counted for prompts)

ADD ALSO READS!!!

5 STARS
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
James by Percival Everett
A History of Sound: Stories by Ben Shattuck
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Know My Name by Chanel Miller


4.5 STARS
The Man Who Saw Seconds by Alexander Boldizar
Bewilderment by Richard Powers (4.75 stars?)
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Woodworking by Emily St. James (5 stars on Goodreads)
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune


4 STARS
This House of Grief by Helen Garner
Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby
Toto by A.J.Hackwith
Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones (audio by Leslie Jones) (not for ATY52), but COULD be used for "Do Re Mi" or "Digging Up the Past" if needed.
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez (not for ATY52)
After Oz by Gordon McAlpine
Nobody Wants Your Shi*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die
by Messie Condo (not for ATY52)
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (gave it 4⭐️ on Amazon, really 3.75⭐️)
Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan, translated by Lisa C. Hayden
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Chocky by John Wyndham
Clear by Carys Davies
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen (audio by Bob the Drag Queen) (not for ATY52), but COULD be used for several prompts if needed.
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
A Different Kind of Power: a Memoir by Jacinda Ardern (not for ATY52), read using audio
The Names by Florence Knapp
Again and Again by Jonathan Evison
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder (not for ATY52)
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (maybe would have given it 3.75 if I was breaking it down further)
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes


3.5 STARS
The Canopy Keepers (The Scorched Earth #1) by Veronica G. Henry
Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars (audio by Holly Stars)
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
The Easy Life in Kamusari by Shion Miura, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter
Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong


3 STARS
Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (not for ATY52)
Bear by Julia Phillips (not for ATY52)
Colored Television by Danzy Senna (not for ATY52), but COULD be used for "Secrets, Lies & Deception" if needed
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audio, (not for ATY52 - just for ATY Summer Seasonal Reading Challenge)
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle (not for ATY52)


2.5 STARS
Book by Author

2 STARS
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Unrated

DNF
Book by Author