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THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
The Last Jew of Treblinka - 1/4/24
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Ruin and Rising - 1/3/24
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
--A book you meant to read in 2023
Space Invaders - 1/3/24
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - 1/18/24
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
A Dutiful Boy - 1/16/24
6. A book with wings on the cover
Let Us Descend - 2/26/24
7. A book with a pronoun in the title
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman - 2/4/24
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Someone Knows My Name - 3/15/24
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
The End of the Alphabet: Poems - 3/16/24
10. A history or historical fiction book
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge - 2/6/24
11. A book with an X connection
-Author is Gen X
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job - 1/24/24
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Ethan Frome - 3/29/24
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
Convenience Store Woman - 5/3/24
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Chain-Gang All-Stars - 4/22/24
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth - 2/7/24
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Strange Weather in Tokyo - 5/5/24
17. A book involving intelligence
The Housekeeper and the Professor - 5/10/24
18. A book with a botanical cover
A Court of Frost and Starlight - 5/21/24
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Ms Ice Sandwich - 1/18/24
20. A book with a single word title
Yellowface - 3/18/24
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse - 3/3/24
22. A book by an author from an African country
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - 5/31/24
23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
Tourist Season - 6/9/24
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Calling for a Blanket Dance - 5/20/24
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
The Impossible Fortress - 1/21/24
26. A book by an author known by their initials
Under the Whispering Door - 8/25/24
27. A book related to land
Disappearing Earth - 9/27/24
28. A book related to sea
The Light Between Oceans - 9/15/24
29. A book related to air
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky - 9/17/24
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Vernon Subutex 1 - 10/27/24
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
Ready Player One - 9/5/24
32. A book with a number in the title
Three Scenarios In Which Hana Sasaki Grows A Tail - 10/12/24
33. A book involving travel
City of Glass - 7/19/24
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
Again, Rachel - 8/15/24
35. A science or science fiction book
This Is How You Lose the Time War - 9/22/24
36. A book featuring a character in education
Bunny - 6/22/24
37. A book that is part of a series
A Court of Thorns and Roses - 3/26/24
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
A Court of Mist and Fury 5/1/24
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
A Court of Wings and Ruin 5/16/24
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
The Last Ranger - 10/5/24
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
Maeve Fly - 1/30/24
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Sing Her Name - 7/22/24
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 12/14/24
44. A book with a touch of magic
City of Bones 7/5/24
45. A book that is not a novel
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric - 2/19/24
46. A book related to night
City of Ashes 7/10/24
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Outsiders 10/31/24
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
•37. A book that is part of a series
A Court of Silver Flames - 5/27/24
49. A book with a senior citizen character
The Talented Ribkins - 1/27/24
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
There There - 5/25/24
51. A book published in 2024
My Favorite Mistake - 9/2/24
52. A cozy mystery
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - 11/15/24
My 2024 Cover Collage:
Current Focus/List (Subject to Drastic Change) that might disrupt plans:Books on my TBR that are under 100 pages or less:
Fiction books I don't own, over 400 pages, not part of a series that I can get from the library:
📘The House on Vesper Sands
📘White Teeth
📘The Son of Mr. Suleman
📘The Heart's Invisible Furies
📘Juliet
📘A Thread of Grace
Books I Can Listen to Through Spotify but Not Libby:
📘The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes
📕The Temple of My Familiar
Audible Plus Books I can't get from Libby:
📘The World Doesn't Require You
📘The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban
📘God Don't Like Ugly
📘Salt Houses
📘Those Who Save Us
A Proper Pursuit
📕The Same Sky
January Plan/Summary:Monthly Themes to Consider: Fresh Starts, Healthy living, Dry January, ⋆Poverty Awareness Month, ⋆⋆⋆Winter Coziness, ⋆⋆Winter Bleakness
In Person Book Club Book: Lessons in Chemistry
-Read this in 2023, will likely not do a full re-read
1) A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
⋆⋆✅The Last Jew of Treblinka (Audible Plus)
2) A book connected to something you read in 2023
✅Ruin and Rising
3) A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
--A book you meant to read in 2023
⋆⋆✅Space Invaders
4) A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
⋆✅A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
5) A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
✅A Dutiful Boy - Was available through Spotify Subscription for good so wanted to read it before it disappeared or I cancelled my subscription. Really glad I did. Good heart warming story about a boy/man and his family finding their place amidst all the contradiction of religion, culture, modern life, and love.
Bonus work ahead:
19) A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
⋆⋆⋆✅Ms Ice Sandwich
Took me a minute to think about it and the adorableness of this book has sat with me and I love it the more I think about it. The little kids love of weird and strange things and learning to accept their love of weird and strange things. Life is more colorful and fun when we let in the weird. It also was interesting how other people can assume our compliments are insults when they are judging others we are admiring. Wouldn't it be lovely if all farts smelled of strawberries? Also the parents surviving single parenthood and turning out these amazing kids. This is what I got from it and I love it.
25) A book involving a crime other than a murder
✅The Impossible Fortress
A fun nostalgia. I was looking for a quick easy weekend read and it truly hit that on the head. Perfect for a teenage gamer that loves a retro flare or a Gen Xer that wants to go back in time. Don't expect it to be more than it is and you will really enjoy it.
11) A book with an X connection
✅There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
Letting it simmer first.
49) A book with a senior citizen character
✅The Talented Ribkins
A good story about a lot of things but felt like it was mainly about family. Seeing them, being there for them, loving them. But it was also about more and man you gotta love Johnny. Such a good, good man.
41)A book with a chilling atmosphere
✅Maeve Fly
wtf
February Plan/Summary:Culture/Heritage Celebrations: African American History Month, Valentines, Heart Health, Groundhog Day
In Person Book Club Book: Let Us Descend
6) A book with wings on the cover
✅Let Us Descend
7) A book with a pronoun in the title
✅She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
8) A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
☑️Someone Knows My Name
9) A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
☑️The End of the Alphabet: Poems
10) A history or historical fiction book
✅Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
Bonus Work Ahead:
15) 15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
✅The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
45) A book that is not a novel
✅Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric
March Plan/Summary:Culture/Heritage Celebrations: National National Women’s History Month, Irish-American Heritage Month
In Person Book Club Book: Yellowface
11) A book with an X connection
✅There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job (Completed in January)
12)A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
✅Ethan Frome
13)A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
☑️Convenience Store Woman
14) A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
☑️Chain-Gang All-Stars
15) A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
✅The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Completed in February)
Catch Up:
8) A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
✅ Someone Knows My Name
9) A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
✅The End of the Alphabet: Poems
Bonus Work Ahead:
21)A book with a title containing 6+ words
✅How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse
20)A book with a single word title
✅Yellowface
37) A book that is part of a series
✅A Court of Thorns and Roses
April Plan/Summary:In Person Book Club Book: Chain-Gang All-Stars
16)A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
☑️Strange Weather in Tokyo
17) A book involving intelligence
☑️The Housekeeper and the Professor
18)A book with a botanical cover
☑️A Court of Frost and Starlight
19) A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
✅Ms Ice Sandwich (Completed in January)
20)A book with a single word title
✅Yellowface (Completed in March)
Catch Up:
13)A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
☑️
14) A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
✅Chain-Gang All-Stars
May Plan/Summary:In Person Book Club Book: Calling for a Blanket Dance
21)A book with a title containing 6+ words
✅How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse (Completed in March)
24)A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
✅Calling for a Blanket Dance
Catch Up:
13)A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
✅Convenience Store Woman
16)A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
✅Strange Weather in Tokyo
17) A book involving intelligence
✅
The Housekeeper and the Professor18)A book with a botanical cover
✅A Court of Frost and Starlight
Bonus Work Ahead:
22) A book by an author from an African country
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
✅A Court of Wings and Ruin
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
•37) A book that is part of a series
✅A Court of Silver Flames
50)A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
✅There There
June Plan/Summary:In Person Book Club Book: Bunny
22)A book by an author from an African country
✅Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Completed in May)
23) A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
✅Tourist Season
25) A book involving a crime other than a murder
✅The Impossible Fortress (Completed in January)
26)A book by an author known by their initials
☑️
Bonus Work Ahead:
✅36) Bunny
July Plan/Summary:In Person Book Club Book: Sing Her Name
Bonus Work Ahead:
✅33) City of Glass
✅42) Sing Her Name
✅44) City of Bones
✅46) City of Ashes
August Plan/Summary:In Person Book Club Book: Trust (Will not attend so optional now)
26)A book by an author known by their initials
✅Under the Whispering Door
34) A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
✅Again, Rachel
33) A book involving travel
✅City of Glass (Complete in July)
36)A book featuring a character in education
✅Bunny
37)A book that is part of a series
✅A Court of Thorns and Roses (Completed in March)
38)Two books with similar covers: Book 1
✅A Court of Mist and Fury (Completed in May)
39)Two books with similar covers: Book 2
✅A Court of Wings and Ruin (Completed in May)
September Plan/Summary:In Person Book Club Book: This is How You Lose the Time War
27)A book related to land
✅Disappearing Earth
28) A book related to sea
✅The Light Between Oceans
29) A book related to air
✅The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
35)A science or science fiction book
✅ This is How You Lose the Time War
41)A book with a chilling atmosphere
✅Maeve Fly (Completed in January)
42)A book with a sound-related word in the title
✅Sing Her Name (Completed in July)
44)A book with a touch of magic
✅City of Bones (Completed in July)
51)A book published in 2024
✅My Favorite Mistake
October Plan/Summary:In Person Book Club Book: The Last Ranger
30)A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
✅Vernon Subutex 1
31) Going for Gold
✅Ready Player One (Completed in September)
32)A book with a number in the title
✅Three Scenarios In Which Hana Sasaki Grows A Tail
40) A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
✅ The Last Ranger
45)A book that is not a novel
✅Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric (Completed in February)
46) A book related to night
✅City of Ashes (Completed in July)
48) A second book that fits your favorite prompt
✅A Court of Silver Flames (Completed in May)
Bonus Work Ahead:
47)A book with a two word title, with the first word being "the"
✅The Outsiders
November Plan/Summary:In Person Book Club Book: Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
43)A book by an Edgar Award-winning author
📘The Devil's Highway: A True Story
47)A book with a two word title, with the first word being "the"
✅The Outsiders (Completed in October)
49)A book with a senior citizen character
✅The Talented Ribkins (Completed in January)
50)A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
✅There There ( Completed in May)
51)A book published in 2024
✅My Favorite Mistake (Completed in September)
52)A Cozy Mystery
✅The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Prompt Plan 1-10(Top 5 Options I think... For now...)
1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
-Completed
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
-Completed
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
(The Lists I currently am most likely to choose from)
•A book you meant to read in 2023
-Completed
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
-Completed
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
-Completed
6. A book with wings on the cover
-Completed
7. A book with a pronoun in the title
-Completed
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
-Completed
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
-Completed
10. A history or historical fiction book
-Completed
Prompt Plan 11-2011. A book with an X connection
Gen X Author
-Completed
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
-Completed
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
-Completed
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
-Completed
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
-Completed
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
-Completed
17. A book involving intelligence
-Completed
18. A book with a botanical cover
-Completed
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
•Ice Cream Sammie
-Completed
20. A book with a single word title
-Completed
Prompt Plan 21-3021. A book with a title containing 6+ words
-Completed
22. A book by an author from an African country
-Completed
23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
-Completed
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
-Completed
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
-Completed.
26. A book by an author known by their initials
-Completed
27. A book related to land
-Completed
28. A book related to sea
-Completed
29. A book related to air
-Completed
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
-Completed
Prompt Plan 31-4031. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
-Completed
32. A book with a number in the title
-Completed
33. A book involving travel
-Completed
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
-Completed
35. A science or science fiction book
-Completed
36. A book featuring a character in education
-Completed
37. A book that is part of a series
-Completed
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
-Completed
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
-Completed
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
-Completed
Prompt Plan 41-5041. A book with a chilling atmosphere
-Completed
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
-Completed
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
•Luis Alberto Urrea
•Daphne du Maurier
•Stephen King
•Mary Higgins Clark
•Dick Francis
44. A book with a touch of magic
-Completed
45. A book that is not a novel
-Completed
46. A book related to night
-Completed
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
•The Cossacks
•The Outsiders
•The Sympathizer
•The Power
•The Awakening
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
-Completed
49. A book with a senior citizen character
-Completed
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
-Completed
Prompt Plan 51-5251. A book published in 2024
-Completed
52. A cozy mystery
•Dog on It
•The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
•The Thursday Murder Club
•Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
•The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (other topics)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (other topics)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (other topics)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Luis Alberto Urrea (other topics)Daphne du Maurier (other topics)
Stephen King (other topics)
Mary Higgins Clark (other topics)
Dick Francis (other topics)
How I Rank Books:
--My ranking is based on the idea that I have enjoyed many books that were ranked 3.0-4.0 on Good Reads. And those books must have received a number of ratings at the 3.0 mark to end up where they were on the ratings. So 3 to me feels like receiving a C on your paper in school It was considered an average rating but hopefully the majority of your class received an A or B on the assignment. So as a result this is how I will try and decide on a ranking:
⭐️: Whomever agreed to publish this book should be fired
⭐️⭐️: Terrible in my opinion, but others might like it. But if they ask me about it I'll be honest.
⭐️⭐️⭐️: I am glad I finished it. It was fine for the genre it is in.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: I enjoyed it. It did what it was supposed to do. I will recommend to a friend as a good solid book.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Love. Will happily recommend to my others. Doesn't need to be life changing just has to excel at making me feel all the things that that a book in that genre is supposed to make me feel. If the e-book goes on sale I will buy it if I don't already own it.
Plans are made so that later on I can laugh at them. I love to plan. But I also love ignoring my plans. So I will plan but that's more to reassure myself that I will have something I am excited to read in each slot.
I do tend to go through Focuses. Sometimes I will focus on books that have been on my TBR for a long time. Other times I want to go through the backlist for my in person book club before I joined them. Sometimes I want to try and read all of a certain genre/author of book that is on my TBR list, etc. So when my focus changes my plans will obviously move with it. As I decide my focus I will add that as a category to count how many I accomplish for the year. So the stats listed below are simply ones where I want to be aware and either are an attempt to accomplish something or keep my reading a little more well rounded.
Focuses/Stats:
Non-Fiction Books (including Memoirs):
📔📔📔
Authors Not From US/UK:
📔📔📔
Setting is outside the US:
📔📔📔📔
Key:
📕: I own it
📘: The library has it