Emily’s Comments (group member since Jan 04, 2017)

Emily’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

Hooray for our first round of results! You can find the listopias for the winning prompts by clicking on the link in the Top category.

Top:
A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
A book that involves art, music, dancing, or acting

Bottom:
We are not picking bottom prompts for this poll.

The first round of suggestions will open around noon CST on Monday, July 1st.

Here's where I will be tracking all of the suggestions that didn't make the final list, as well as identifying their designation!

BOTTOM

CLOSE CALL

POLARIZING

NO DESIGNATION

Here you can find the listopias for all of the prompts that made the 2025 final list!


PRE-POLL
A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
A book that involves art, music, dancing, or acting

POLL 1
A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
A book with a serpentine element on the cover
A book published in 2025

POLL 2
A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
A book by an author with a common noun in their name

POLL 3
A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
A mystery or true crime book

POLL 4 - MULTIWEEK
2 Weeks: Two books with a connection from different genres
2 Weeks: Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles

POLL 5
A book with waves on the cover
A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025 (2024 Liostpia)
A haunting book

POLL 6
A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time

POLL 7
A book of secrets, lies, or deception
A book set in a fictional location

POLL 8
A book by an author that uses 3 names
A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
A book title that could be a country song

POLL 9
A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
A book set primarily in nature

POLL 10
A book about witches, goddesses, or nuns
A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title

POLL 11
A book with a coastal setting
A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape

POLL 12
A book with a character dealing with death
A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
A book featuring adult friendships

POLL 13
A book relating to fire
A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
A translated novel from Asia

POLL 14
A book set in the winter
A book that involves digging up the past
A book by an Irish author

POLL 15
A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings

READ-A-THON WINNER
A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year

POLL 16
A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
A book with a weird or intriguing title

POLL 17
A book with a common household object on the cover
A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
A book you'd consider a comfort read



THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
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

Oh man, Laura, I read a few of these and totally agree with your five star assessment!

Anyone read any good, short lgbt books this month? I'm hoping to squeeze one more in before the end of the month!

Hey y'all!

We are in our 26th week of 2024 ATY! I just wanted to do a check in and see how everyone is doing in their challenge and what they hope for the second half of the year.

You can answer these questions (or not!)
1. Are you on track with ATY? What are the challenges or hurdles you are facing?
2. What are your goals for the second half of the year?
3. Are you participating in the voting for the 2025 list? What are you most excited about?
4. What's been your best book(s) of the year so far? What are you hoping to read in the second half of the year?

Let's cheer each other on!

Can you believe we are halfway through the year?! Drop your best books of June!

Answer the following questions:

- Title
- Author
- Rating
- Format (Print, eBook, Audio)
- ATY Prompt you used it for (if applicable)
- Brief reason why it was the best

Best Books Listopia

Yes! If it is very clearly a different planet than Earth. Sci-fi or fantasy that's set on a an Earth-like planet without specifying that it's a different planet wouldn't count.

Voting link is live! https://forms.gle/5Hn3GBQd4vNH7H4M9

Remember that you must put the URL for your Goodreads profile, and you can only use 3 total votes (3 up 0 down, 2 up 1 down, 1 up 2 down, 0 up 3 down) or less.

I’m of the same mindset, Ellie. I like a lot of these, but I also don’t want 4 prompts to get in right away, so I’ll be going 2 up 1 down.

Jill, I usually post the results when I wake up and the toddler allows lol. Suggestions thread for poll 1 will likely open around noon CST on July 1, but I need to look at my calendar to confirm.

We typically do not limit how many can make it in the top, but the formula we use would generally discourage from all 5 making it. One of them is going to have less net votes than the others, but we will likely not do a “bottom” so all prompts can be re-suggested in the actual polls.

Our pre-poll voting thread is open! Voting will go live tomorrow morning, so keep an eye out for that link.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

It's now time to get ready to vote for our first set of prompts! The thread will be open for at least 24 hours before the poll gets posted. This is a good opportunity to ask any question you may have regarding the prompts, do some research, or ask for recommendations.

Voting will open in the morning of Wednesday, June 26 and results will be posted in the morning of Sunday, June 30 (CST time).

How it works:
- When the voting opens, follow the link to the poll that will be added at the end of this post
- You have a total of 3 votes this poll to spread across your favorite and least favorite prompts (you can also use less than 3 votes)
- You can find examples of acceptable voting practices on the Introduction thread.
- The prompts with the more favorable votes (comparing top votes to bottom votes, and looking at the overall number of votes it received) will be added to the final list.

We are asking people to include their Goodreads profile address when they vote. To find this, just go to your own profile and then copy the URL/web address. If for some reason you can't link to your Goodreads profile, please post your full Goodreads name with enough identifiable information that we'll be able to access your profile.

As a reminder: You have a total of 3 votes to use among your top and bottom votes. The mods have access to each individual vote, so we can see if you use more than 3 votes. If you use more than 3 votes in the poll, your vote will have to be deleted, so please make sure to follow the directions so your voice can be heard.

These prompts were chosen during our May Mini-Thon. You can find more information about the prompts in this discussion thread.

Possible Prompts:
1. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
2. A book with an animal on the cover
3. A book set in a different hemisphere than where you live
4. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
5. A book told from multiple character POVs

Feel free to discuss the prompts below, but please remember to be respectful to the other group members.

VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/5Hn3GBQd4vNH7H4M9

Poll will open the morning of June 26 and results will be posted on June 30.

Happy pre-poll week, y'all!

Yikes Jillian. I hope that y'all stay safe and that it clears up quickly. And maybe pausing the book and looking for one that is a little less... timely.

Michelle, Jacque T, Mandy, and LYNN, you are all good!

Yes, Rose, that will work.

Yes, Trish, that works perfectly.

Yes that is purple and you can count it.

Sure!