Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

ATY READING CHALLENGE 2025
02/52

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
Autumn

2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
(A play, screenplay, or poetry book)
Romeo and Juliet
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
The Forgotten Seamstress
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
Crime and Punishment
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
The Declaration of the Rights of Women: The Originial Manifesto for Justice, Equality and Freedom

7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
All the Light We Cannot See

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
The Greek Myths
11. A book set in a fictional location
Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic
12. A book by an Irish author
The Importance of Being Earnest
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
Catch-22
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon's World / Planet of Exile / City of Illusions

15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
American Psycho
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
(8. A classic book with less than 200 pages)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
Birdsong
18. A book set primarily in nature
The Wall

19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
The Shack

20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
The Strings of Murder
22. A translated novel from Asia
Akira, Vol. 1

23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
A Month in the Country
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
The Maltese Falcon
25. A book with waves on the cover
The Odyssey

26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
The Song of Achilles
27. A book set in the winter
Anna Karenina

28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
The Left Hand of Darkness
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
30. A monster book
War and Peace
31. A book with a coastal setting
Their Eyes Were Watching God

32. A mystery or true crime book
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
Oliver Twist
34. A book title that could be a country song
Johnny Got His Gun
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Afterparty

36. A book with a common household object on the cover
The Corrections

37. A book featuring adult friendships
Happy Place
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
Red Rising
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place

41. A book that involves digging up the past
Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
Foundation
44. A haunting book
Beloved

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
My Sister’s Keeper
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
Wolf Hall
47. A book relating to fire
Little Fires Everywhere
48. A book with a character dealing with death
Z for Zachariah

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
The Time Traveler’s Wife
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
A Tale of Two Cities
51. A book published in 2025
Untitled Thursday Murder Club 5
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
The Sun Also Rises

Anniversary List
I have based my choices for the 2025 ATY Challenge on books that would also fit the anniversary Challenge too, I thought I'd make it a little more challenging by doing two books for each prompt.

2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
The Wall - German
The Declaration of the Rights of Women: The Originial Manifesto for Justice, Equality and Freedom - French

2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
(I had a lot of options on my tbr for this one, so I've decided to BIO this one by including Authors name aswell.)
Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo
Foundation - Isaac Asimov

2018: An author's debut book
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
The Greek Myths - Titanium, Promethium
Akira, Vol. 1 - Manganese

2020: A book with an emotion in the title
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Happy Place

2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Romeo and Juliet
The Maltese Falcon

2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
(Again too many options on my tbr so I've limited this one to just the title)
A Month in the Country
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist
Toni Morrison - Beloved

2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Catch-22 - added 2015
Anna Karenina - added 2015

2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
Untitled Thursday Murder Club 5

3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
The Forgotten Seamstress ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. A book set in a fictional location
Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️