I'm working with options I currently own as I am participating in the Read What You Own Challenge
THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2025 ATY READING CHALLENGE
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
A. White Apples B. Year of the Tiger C. Inspection
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list Civil Rights or Human Rights
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
A. Half a Yellow Sun B. Dandelion Wine C. A Sorceress Comes to Call D. Call in the Night E.
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld A. Underground Airlines
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
A.Nuking the Moon B. If It Sounds Like a Quack C. The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
A. The Cautious Traveler's Guide to the Wastelands B. Dealing with Dragons
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names A.Robert Charles Wilson B.Robert Jackson Bennett C. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong D. Silvia Moreno Garcia E. Robert Lancelyn Green F. Kim Stanley Robinson G. Mary Robinette Kowal
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
A. The Bloody Chamber B. Homesick C. The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night D. St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised by Wolves E. Wicked Wonders F. Ayiti
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year A. Catalina B. The Ministry of Time C. We Won't Be Here Tomorrow
10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns A. Circe B. And Then There Were Nuns
11. A book set in a fictional location
A. Raising Steam B. Dandelion Wine C. Death at Intervals
12. A book by an Irish author A. The Stranger Times
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family A. Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman A. The Spare Man B. Folklorn C. The Relentless Moon D. The Warlord's Apprentice E. The Last Refuge
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception A. The Hundred Secret Senses B. Raven Rock C. Swallow This
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
A. Beloved
18. A book set primarily in nature A. Wild B. Dark Skies: A Journey Into the Wild Night
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape A. The Munincipilists B. Inspection
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title A. Salt: A World History B. Salt to the Sea C. If Wishes Were Horses D. No One Noticed the Cat E. Dandelion Wine F. The Stray Lamb G. The Wolf in the Whale
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals A. High Times in the Low Parliament B. Off the Edge (conspiracy)
22. A translated novel from Asia The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal The Edible Woman
25. A book with waves on the cover We Are the Weather
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name Paula Wall
27. A book set in the winter A. Partners in Crime B. The Stupidest Christmas Angel
28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1 A.Good Morning, Midnight
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2 Fire and Ice
30. A monster book A. Breach
31. A book with a coastal setting A. Winter Tide
32. A mystery or true crime book A.Unmasked B. Murder in the Lincoln Bedroom C. Hail to the Chef D. The Palace Guard E.God'll Cut You Down
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time Thorne Smith
34. A book title that could be a country song A. Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck B. Before We Were Free C. The Devil on the Road
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists A. Ultra Processed People B. Nomad Century C. Year of the Tiger D. Folklorn E. You Never Forget Your First F. The Faithful Spy
36. A book with a common household object on the cover Can I Recycle This?
37. A book featuring adult friendships A. The Wilde Women
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
A. Journey's Eve B. This Rough Magic
41. A book that involves digging up the past Sphinx
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate A. Shadows at Sunset B.Murder on the Candlelight Tour
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters A. Blowout B. Vox C.Girl One D. Folklorn
44. A haunting book A. Forgotten Sisters B. The Invited C. The Ghost Talkers D. Silver Nitrate
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years Connie Willis
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names The Wolf in the Whale
47. A book relating to fire
A. Familiar Fire B.Shadow Fires
48. A book with a character dealing with death A.Death at Intervals B. The End of the Day C. The American Way of Death
49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines A. In the Garden of Iden B. The Ministry of Time C.
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
52. A book with a sunset vibe on the cover
Shadows at Sunset
This list was suggested, voted on, and chosen by ATY group members.
THE ANNIVERSARY LIST In honor of ATY's 10 year of reading challenges, we have put together an anniversary list made up of member-chosen prompts. Each prompt comes from that year's respective list and was chosen by the members of the group.
2016: A book originally written in a language other than English 2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E" 2018: An author's debut book 2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements 2020: A book with an emotion in the title 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 2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 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
THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2025 ATY READING CHALLENGE
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
A. White Apples B. Year of the Tiger C. Inspection
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
Civil Rights or Human Rights
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
A. Half a Yellow Sun
B. Dandelion Wine
C. A Sorceress Comes to Call
D. Call in the Night
E.
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
A. Underground Airlines
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
A.Nuking the Moon B. If It Sounds Like a Quack C. The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
A. The Cautious Traveler's Guide to the Wastelands
B. Dealing with Dragons
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
A.Robert Charles Wilson
B.Robert Jackson Bennett
C. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
D. Silvia Moreno Garcia
E. Robert Lancelyn Green
F. Kim Stanley Robinson
G. Mary Robinette Kowal
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
A. The Bloody Chamber
B. Homesick
C. The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night
D. St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised by Wolves
E. Wicked Wonders
F. Ayiti
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
A. Catalina
B. The Ministry of Time
C. We Won't Be Here Tomorrow
10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
A. Circe
B. And Then There Were Nuns
11. A book set in a fictional location
A. Raising Steam
B. Dandelion Wine
C. Death at Intervals
12. A book by an Irish author
A. The Stranger Times
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
A. Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
A. The Spare Man
B. Folklorn
C. The Relentless Moon
D. The Warlord's Apprentice
E. The Last Refuge
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
A. The Hundred Secret Senses
B. Raven Rock
C. Swallow This
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
A. Beloved
18. A book set primarily in nature
A. Wild
B. Dark Skies: A Journey Into the Wild Night
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
A. The Munincipilists
B. Inspection
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
A. Salt: A World History
B. Salt to the Sea
C. If Wishes Were Horses
D. No One Noticed the Cat
E. Dandelion Wine
F. The Stray Lamb
G. The Wolf in the Whale
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for
animals
A. High Times in the Low Parliament
B. Off the Edge (conspiracy)
22. A translated novel from Asia
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal The Edible Woman
25. A book with waves on the cover
We Are the Weather
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name Paula Wall
27. A book set in the winter
A. Partners in Crime
B. The Stupidest Christmas Angel
28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
A.Good Morning, Midnight
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
Fire and Ice
30. A monster book
A. Breach
31. A book with a coastal setting
A. Winter Tide
32. A mystery or true crime book
A.Unmasked
B. Murder in the Lincoln Bedroom
C. Hail to the Chef
D. The Palace Guard
E.God'll Cut You Down
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
Thorne Smith
34. A book title that could be a country song
A. Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck
B. Before We Were Free
C. The Devil on the Road
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
A. Ultra Processed People
B. Nomad Century
C. Year of the Tiger
D. Folklorn
E. You Never Forget Your First
F. The Faithful Spy
36. A book with a common household object on the cover
Can I Recycle This?
37. A book featuring adult friendships
A. The Wilde Women
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
A. Journey's Eve
B. This Rough Magic
41. A book that involves digging up the past
Sphinx
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
A. Shadows at Sunset
B.Murder on the Candlelight Tour
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
A. Blowout
B. Vox
C.Girl One
D. Folklorn
44. A haunting book
A. Forgotten Sisters
B. The Invited
C. The Ghost Talkers
D. Silver Nitrate
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
Connie Willis
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
The Wolf in the Whale
47. A book relating to fire
A. Familiar Fire
B.Shadow Fires
48. A book with a character dealing with death
A.Death at Intervals
B. The End of the Day
C. The American Way of Death
49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
A. In the Garden of Iden
B. The Ministry of Time
C.
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
52. A book with a sunset vibe on the cover
Shadows at Sunset
This list was suggested, voted on, and chosen by ATY group members.
THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
In honor of ATY's 10 year of reading challenges, we have put together an anniversary list made up of member-chosen prompts. Each prompt comes from that year's respective list and was chosen by the members of the group.
2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
2018: An author's debut book
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
2020: A book with an emotion in the title
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
2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 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