Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

ATY Challenge - 2023
27/52 read

√ 1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y:
Elektra
√ 2. A book by an author you read in 2022:
The Hunting Party
√ 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list:
One to Watch
√ 4. A book with an interracial relationship:
The Proposal
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover:



√ 6. A book where books are important:
The Authenticity Project
√ 7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title:
Where They Lie (04/19/2023)
√ 8. An author's debut book:
I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W:



√ 10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Posh Spice
The Secret Cove in Croatia
√ 11. A book about a person/character with a disability:
Nothing to See Here
√ 12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies:
The Ardent Swarm (03/14/2023)
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover:




√ 14. A book with a con, deception, or fake:
The Maid's Diary
√ 15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 1):
Hester
√ 16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 2):
The Nurse's Secret
√ 17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 3):
Mary Jane



√ 18. A book related to science:
Below Zero
√ 19. A book related to the arts:
Portrait of a Thief
√ 20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel:
We Are Called to Rise
√ 21. A book by an Asian diaspora author:
Someone Else’s Life
√ 22. A book with a faceless person on the cover:
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe (01/01/2023)



√ 23. A book with a body of water in the title:
The House Across the Lake (01/07/2023)
√ 24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy:
A Girl Called Samson
√ 25. A book with a tropical setting:
Stranded
√ 26. A book related to pride:
The Celebrants



27. A book by an author from continental Europe:
28. A book that is dark:
29. A book that is light:
30. A book related to a chess piece:
√ 31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on The Kiss Quotient (04/21/2023)



√ 32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature:
Our Last Days in Barcelona (02/01/2023)
√ 33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923:
The Lying Game (01/02/2023)
√ 34. A novella:
Golden Hills (06/11/2023)
√ 35. A book with a school subject in the title:
The Chemistry of Love (01/04/2023)



36. A book that has been translated from another language:
37. A book with the theme of returning home:
√ 38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover:
Someone Else's Shoes
√ 39. A western: Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness



√ 40. A book with a full name in the title: Florence Adler Swims Forever (04/19/2023)
√ 41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists:
Love on the Brain (04/02/2023)
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter:
√ 43. A book that involves a murder:
The It Girl
√ 44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal:
The Bride Test



√ 45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books:
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
√ 46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe:
The Tea Planter's Wife
47. A book related to a geometric shape:
√ 48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets



√ 49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023:
Remarkably Bright Creatures
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt:
√ 51. A book published in 2023:
The Villa
√ 52. A book with an unusual or surprising title:
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Buzzword Challenge
1/12

January - "life" & "death"
Someone Else’s Life

February - verbs
March - "secret"
April - emotions
May - flavors/spices/seasonings
June - "other"
July - weather related words
August - body parts
September - game related words
October - "magic"
November - "good"
December - sound related words

Read Around the World: Book Voyage Challenge
6/12

January: Books set in the Arctic or Antactica
Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness

February: Books set in Western Europe
Our Last Days in Barcelona


March: Books set in Africa
The Ardent Swarm

April: Books set on islands
Stranded

May: Books set in Eastern Europe
The Secret Cove in Croatia

June: Books set in Australia
July: Books set in Southern Asia
The Tea Planter's Wife

August: Books set in Northern Asia
September: Books set on a mode of transportation
October: Books set in the Middle East
November: Books set in North America
December: Books set in South America

Bonus: Books spanning multiple continents

Banres and Noble Reading challenge
0/52

1. Outside your comfort zone
√ 2. An anthology:
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe (01/01/2023)
3. Author who you've never heard of
4. Give a DNF book a second chance
5. Includes a map
6. National book award winner
7. Romance
8. Non-fiction you know nothing about
9. Set in the 1700's
10. About boxing
Scares the pants off of you
With adventure in the title
That you can't wait to read

About a person you don't know
Set in India
One you've already read
From your #TBR
Friend favorites
Inspiring memoir
Complete a series
By a POC author
Favorites on social media
Second person narrative
An unlikely detective
Intimidates you
Gives you hope

12 Months to read 12 books recommended by 12 friends
4/12

January: The House Across the Lake (Ally)
February: The Summer I Turned Pretty (Cassie)
March:
April: The Authenticity Project: A Novel (Maggie)
May:
June: The Therapist (Melody)
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

ATY Planning

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y: Elektra (Troy) / Fault Lines (Tokyo) / The Silence of the Girls (Troy)

2. A book by an author you read in 2022: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list:

4. A book with an interracial relationship:

5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover:

6. A book where books are important: The Bromance Book Club / Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore / Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops

7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title: What Rose Forgot / The Viscount Who Loved Me

8. An author's debut book: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - The Mothers by Brit Bennett

9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Women's Prize for Fiction)

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Sporty)

11. A book about a person/character with a disability: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes

12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies: The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai - The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri -

13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover:

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 1): ancient/medieval

16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 2):present

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 3): future

18. A book related to science: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

19. A book related to the arts: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel:

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author:

22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

23. A book with a body of water in the title: Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini -

24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy: Cross my Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

25. A book with a tropical setting: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint

26. A book related to pride: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Pride, Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

27. A book by an author from continental Europe:

28. A book that is dark: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

29. A book that is light:

30. A book related to a chess piece: The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on Fannie Flagg, Paula Hawkins, Ali Hazelwood, Emily Henry, Sarah Hogle

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: Normal People by Sally Rooney (Dublin) - The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman (Quebec) Baghdad, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Jakarta, Milan, Seattle

33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923: Margaret Atwood - Ruth Ware - Helen Wells - Virginia Woolf

34. A novella:
35. A book with a school subject in the title: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams - Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in books by Azar Nafisi

36. A book that has been translated from another language:
37. A book with the theme of returning home:
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint - The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

39. A western: O! Pioneers by Willa Cather, The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt, Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison

40. A book with a full name in the title:
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix, The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal, Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li, the Sentence by Louise Erdich, The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter:

43. A book that involves a murder: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint

44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal:

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books: Fredrik Backman, Agatha Christie, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling,

46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

47. A book related to a geometric shape:

48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023:

50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt:

51. A book published in 2023: It's One of Us by J.T. Ellison

52. A book with an unusual or surprising title: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves

Books by Title:

The Ardent Swarm
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
The Authenticity Project: A Novel
Below Zero
Carrie Soto Is Back
Chat Room
The Celebrants
The Chemistry of Love
The Collected Regrets of Clover
Elektra
Florence Adler Swims Forever
A Girl Called Samson
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe
Golden Hills
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Hester
The House Across the Lake
Housemoms
The Hunting Party
If You Tell: a True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
Independent Study
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
The Kiss Quotient
Little Souls
Lock Every Door
Love on the Brain
The Lying Game
The Maid's Diary
The Nature of Fragile Things
Now You See Us
The Nurse's Secret
One to Watch
Our Last Days in Barcelona
Out of the Easy
Portrait of a Thief
The Proposal
The Pull of the Stars
The Secret Cove in Croatia
Someone Else’s Life
Spare
Stranded
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Superhost
The Tea Planter's Wife
The Testing
The Therapist
Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness
We Are Called to Rise
Where They Lie
The Villa
You Have a Match
You'll Be the Death of Me

Books by Cover

Books by Author

Laurie Lico Albanese
Emily Barr
Rachel Beanland
Judy Blume
Mikki Brammer
Karma Brown
Lyn Liao Butler
Julie Caplin
Joelle Charbonneau x 2
Chanel Cleeton
Sandra Dallas
Emma Donoghue
Lucy Foley
Jasmine Guillory
Linda Hall
Jenny Han
Amy Harmon
Joe Hart
Rachel Hawkins
Ali Hazelwood x 2
Helen Hoang
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Dinah Jefferies
Jon Krakauer
Jen Lancaster
Grace D. Li
Emma Lord x 2
Yamen Manai
Laura McBride
Karen M McManus
Susan Meissner
Jojo Moyes
Gregg Olsen
B.A. Paris
Clare Pooley
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Steven Rowley
J.K. Rowling
Kate Russo
Riley Sager x 2
Jennifer Saint
Neal Shusterman
Amanda Skenandore
Robert Specht
Ruta Sepetys
Kate Stayman-London
Ruth Ware
Jennifer Weiner
Loreth Anne White
Sariah Wilson

MY 2023 Challenge
1/12

1. A book about rabbits or with a rabbit on the cover
2. A book with a purple hue on the cover or in the title
3. A book about bread or baking
4. A book that relates to Disney
5. A book with silver in the title or on the cover
6. A book set in the roaring 20's
7. A book whose title starts with the letter "W"
8. A book about or involving genetics
9. A book set in Maine - Chat Room
10. A book set more than 2023 miles from where you live
11. A book with the letters "fi" in the title (final, first, finger.....)
12. Read a book with a red cover during the first week of Februar

ATY Planning

2. A book by an author you read in 2022: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list:

5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover:

6. A book where books are important: The Bromance Book Club / Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore / Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops

8. An author's debut book: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - The Mothers by Brit Bennett

9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Women's Prize for Fiction)


11. A book about a person/character with a disability: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes

13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover:

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 1): ancient/medieval

16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 2):present

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century (Book 3): future


19. A book related to the arts: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel:

22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

25. A book with a tropical setting: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint

27. A book by an author from continental Europe:

28. A book that is dark: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

29. A book that is light:

30. A book related to a chess piece: The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

35. A book with a school subject in the title: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams - Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in books by Azar Nafisi

36. A book that has been translated from another language:
37. A book with the theme of returning home:
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint - The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

39. A western: O Pioneers! / The Sisters Brothers / Whiskey When We're Dry

40. A book with a full name in the title: Carrie Soto Is Back / Get a Life, Chloe Brown

41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: The Final Girl Support Group / The Lager Queen of Minnesota / Portrait of a Thief / The Sentence / The Swimmers

42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter:

43. A book that involves a murder: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint

44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal:

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books: Fredrik Backman, Agatha Christie, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling,

46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

47. A book related to a geometric shape:

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023:

50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt:

52. A book with an unusual or surprising title