Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
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36/52 TASKS COMPLETED
5/10 ANNIVERSARY BONUS PROMPTS COMPLETED
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✔ 1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y:
[Typewriter]
Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi
✔2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list:
[A book inspired by mythology, legend, folklore, or fairytale]
The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis
✔ 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song:
[FA]
Run by Blake Crouch
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
✔ 5. A book with a weird or intriguing title:
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
✔ 7. A book by an author that uses 3 names:
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
✔ 8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings:
On Animals by Susan Orlean
✔ 9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year:
[2025]
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
✔ 10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns:
The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche
✔ 11. A book set in a fictional location:
[The Sabine Empire. its borderlands, and the Kashmere Road]
Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu
✔ 12. A book by an Irish author:
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell
✔ 13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family:
[The Six]
Hotel Lucky Seven by Kōtarō Isaka
✔ 14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman:
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
✔ 15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception:
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
✔ 16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list:
The next book in a series you are reading
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
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:
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
✔ 20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title:
The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
✔ 22. A translated novel from Asia:
[Japanese]
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
✔ 23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting:
[Visual art (painting/Dalí) and a dancing scene]
In the Garden of Monsters by Crystal King
✔ 24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal:
[Brain: Gardner Camden]
Head Cases by John McMahon
25. A book with waves on the cover
✔ 26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name:
Grave Empire by Richard Swan
✔ 27. A book set in the winter:
[This novella takes place December-January in NYC]
Don't Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo
✔ 28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
✔ 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2:
The Wolf by Leo Carew
30. A monster book
Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris
31. A book with a coastal setting
✔ 32. A mystery or true crime book:
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
✔ 33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time:
[Even though I enjoyed Eragon, I have not read Paolini in over 20 years.]
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini
34. A book title that could be a country song
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See by Bianca Bosker
36. A book with a common household object on the cover
✔ 37. A book featuring adult friendships:
[Betsy arrives in her sister's new town and establishes many new friendships.]
Crewel World by Monica Ferris
✔ 38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
[similar title but contemporary fiction]
The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
Desire to Kill: A Golden Age Mystery by Alice Campbell
✔ 40. A book you'd consider a comfort read:
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
✔ 41. A book that involves digging up the past:
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
✔ 42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate:
[The competition takes place on the Stoutmire Estate]
Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia
✔ 43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters:
Polostan by Neal Stephenson
✔ 44. A haunting book:
Gliff by Ali Smith
✔ 45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years:
{40 years: He published Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance in 1985}
Playground by Richard Powers
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
Hunter's Moon: A Novel in Stories by Philip Caputo
47. A book relating to fire
[It has a cover image of matches and flames.]
Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray
✔ 48. A book with a character dealing with death:
Bad Nature by Ariel Courage
✔ 49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines:[time travel/jumping]
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
✔ 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025:
[April 2024]
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
51. A book published in 2025
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
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.
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✔ 2016: A book originally written in a language other than English:
[Bulgarian]
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov
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
The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long
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:
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton
✔ 2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books:
[Recent total listed as 18.]
Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
✔ 2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year:
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
✔ 2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family:
The Devils: A congregation of convicted monsters who are charged with protecting Alex, a young thief, as she makes her way to Troy to claim the throne and to unite the churches.
The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
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