Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE

January
✅1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
✅2. A book connected to something you read in 2023: Wear It Like a Crown by Zarah Detand
✅3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list: [A winner or nominee of the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards] Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong: All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
✅5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (New York, NY)

February
✅6. A book with wings on the cover: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
✅7. A book with a pronoun in the title: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
✅8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand: Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood (Canada)
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads: Poseidon by Demelza Carlton

March
10. A history or historical fiction book: The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar
✅11. A book with an X connection: XOXO by Christina Lee
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: The Delilah Complex by M.J. Rose
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

April
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
✅15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX): Our Radiant Embers by Zarah Detand
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs": Song of the Forever Rains by E.J. Mellow
✅17. A book involving intelligence: Starter Villain by John Scalzi

May
✅18. A book with a botanical cover: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
✅19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream (Appley Ever After): The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
✅20. A book with a single word title: Weyward by Emilia Hart
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
22. A book by an author from an African country: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

June
✅23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
✅24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple): When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
26. A book by an author known by their initials: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

July
27. A book related to land: Life in the Land by Rebecca Cohen
✅28. A book related to sea: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
29. A book related to air: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
✅30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Israel & Egypt)
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Golden Tentacle Nominee)

August
✅32. A book with a number in the title: 84K by Claire North
✅33. A book involving travel: Together We Will Go by J. Michael Straczynski
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs: Grumpy Old Wizards by John O'Riley
✅35. A science or science fiction book: System Collapse by Martha Wells

September
✅36. A book featuring a character in education: The Letters We Keep by Nisha Sharma
✅37. A book that is part of a series: Play of Shadows by Barbara Nickless
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2

October
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover: The White Bone by Barbara Gowdy
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
✅42. A book with a sound-related word in the title: A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author: Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
44. A book with a touch of magic

November
45. A book that is not a novel: Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
46. A book related to night: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
✅47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE: The Measure by Nikki Erlick
✅48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (#51: published in 2024): The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

December
✅49. A book with a senior citizen character: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
51. A book published in 2024: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
✅52. A cozy mystery: The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

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Other Reading Challenges for 2024:

Popsugar Monthly Group Reads
✅ 1. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (Dec ‘23)
✅ 2. Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Jan ‘24)
✅3. Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie Walker (Feb ‘24)
4. Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman (Mar ‘24)
✅5. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose (Apr ‘24)
6. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson (May ‘24)
7. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Jun ‘24)
8. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Jul ‘24)

A-Z Author Surname

A. Almost Surely Dead by Amina Akhtar
B. Displaced by Bridget E. Baker
C. Dance: Cinderella Retold by Demelza Carlton
D. Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta
E. Street Spells: Seven Urban Fantasy Shorts by Aimee Easterling
F. Stone Cold Magic by Jayne Faith
G. Marcus’s Cadence by Gabbi Grey
H. UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn
I. Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
J. Bad Blood by Bella Jacobs
K. Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro
L. The Lies You Wrote by Brianna Labuskes
M. The Forest Bull by Terry Maggert
N. Bastial Energy by B.T. Narro
O. Death comes e-calling by Leslie O'Kane
P. The Trouble With Witches by Kristen Painter
Q. Breeders by Ashley Quigley
R. Moon Dance by J.R. Rain
S. The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
T. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
U. The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu
V. The Dressmaker's Gift by Fiona Valpy
W. Letters to Half Moon Street by Sarah Wallace
X. X3 by C.M. Saunders
Y. Tab Bennett and the Inbetween by Jes Young
Z. Oasis by Dima Zales

Maybe lists: Oldest on TBR, 6 Physical Books, 4 Non-fiction, 2 Short-story Collections, Monthly Inspired-By-X challenge