Dixie Reads ATY 2025

[Dixie]

8/20/2025
ATY Challenge Round 1
62/66

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
√ (aardvark)
√ (tail)
√Y (yard)

2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: "Fits Three Other Prompts"
√ (waves on cover, coastal setting, noun in author name: Sherriff)
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
√A Long Way from Verona
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
Ground:
√Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Sea:
*What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
World:
√The Floating World

5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
√Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
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7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
√Archer's Goon (Diana Wynne Jones)
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
√The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
√The Ministry of Time

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
Witches:
√The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch
Goddesses:
√The Goddess Test
Nuns:
√Murder at Gulls Nest
11. A book set in a fictional location
√Paladin's Hope
12. A book by an Irish author
√Glorious Exploits
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
√Outland
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
√Just One Damned Thing After Another

15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
*Lady Audley's Secret
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list:14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title
√ How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
√No bed for Bacon
18. A book set primarily in nature
√Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park

19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
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20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
Animal:
√Ten Birds That Changed the World
Vegetable:
√Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging
Mineral:
√Old Rock (Is Not Boring)

21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for
animals
√The Birds of Pandemonium: Life Among the Exotic & the Endangered (a pandemonium of parrots)
22. A translated novel from Asia
√The Restaurant of Love Regained

23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
Art
√Small Wonders - Life Portrait in Miniature
Music
√Showtime at the Apollo: The Epic Tale of Harlem’s Legendary Theater
Dancing
√The Spectacular
Acting
√One More Time

24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
Brain:
√The Maniac
Athlete:
√Diving Horse
Basket Case:
√Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Princess:
√The Ordinary Princess
Criminal:
√Dead Souls
25. A book with waves on the cover
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26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
√The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (Watts)
27. A book set in the winter
*The Woods in Winter

28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
√Making It So
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
√Dissolution
30. A monster book
*The Kraken Wakes
31. A book with a coastal setting
√This Rough Magic

32. A mystery or true crime book
√The Man in the Queue
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
√The Autobiography of Mark Twain
34. A book title that could be a country song
√Time For Lights Out
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
√Congratulations, the Best is Over!

36. A book with a common household object on the cover
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37. A book featuring adult friendships
√The Thursday Murder Club
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
√The Ends of the World: Supervolcanoes, Lethal Oceans, and the Search for Past Apocalypses (science)
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
√The Drowned World (sci-fi)
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
√Red Planet

41. A book that involves digging up the past
√Miss Austen
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
√A Marvellous Light
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
√Assembly
44. A haunting book
√All Hallows' Eve

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
√Smith of Wooton Major
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
√Black Ops and Beaver Bombing: Adventures with Britain's Wild Mammals (Beaver)
47. A book relating to fire
√1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire
48. A book with a character dealing with death
√The Garden of Evening Mists

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
√Time Travelling with a Hamster
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
√The Road to Roswell
51. A book published in 2025
√Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
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[Dixie]

The Anniversary Challenge 8/21/25 FINISHED!
First round 10/10

2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
√Travelling Light
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
√Out of My Mind
2018: An author's debut book
√The Husbands
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
√The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
2020: A book with an emotion in the title
√A Desolation Called Peace
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
√A Symphony of Echoes (Echo)
2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
√Four Seasons in Rome
2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
√Howards End (E. M. Forster)
2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
√Moon Called
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
√A Power Unbound

[Dixie]

ATY Challenge Round 2
10/17/25
54/66

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
√ (airship)
√ (tentacles)
√ (yellow)

2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: "Fits Three Other Prompts"
√Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails & Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness (animal/veg/mineral, cityscape on cover, intriguing title)
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
√Chasing the Sun: How the Science of Sunlight Shapes Our Bodies and Minds
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
Ground:
√Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Sea:
√Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World
World:
*Little, Big

5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
√Ulrich Haarburste's Novel of Roy Orbison in Clingfilm
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
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7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
√The Coming of Pout (Peter Hunter Blair)
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
√ Upstream: Selected Essays
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
√ The Sense of an Ending

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
Witches:
√The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Goddesses:
√Gods Behaving Badly
Nuns:
√The Grace to Race: The Wisdom and Inspiration of the 80-Year-Old World Champion Triathlete Known as the Iron Nun
11. A book set in a fictional location
√Tunnel in the Sky
12. A book by an Irish author
√The House in Paris
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
√Freddy and the Space Ship
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
√A Second Chance

15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
√ The Dead Mountaineer's Inn
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list:14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title
*What Do We Need Men For?: A Modest Proposall
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
√A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
18. A book set primarily in nature
√Chasing Lemurs: My Journey Into the Heart of Madagascar

19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
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20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
Animal:
*Love and the Platypus
Vegetable:
√Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water’s Edge
Mineral:
√The Iron Man

21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for
animals
*The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves (a galaxy of sea stars)
22. A translated novel from Asia
*Kitchen

23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
Art
√The Unknown Masterpiece
Music
*Kink: An Autobiography
Dancing
√Ellen Tebbits
Acting
√Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field

24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
Brain:
√The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Athlete:
√The Art of Fielding
Basket Case:
√A Basket Case
Princess:
√The Phantom Tollbooth
Criminal:
√Freddy the Pilot (the evil Mr. Condiment)
25. A book with waves on the cover
*

26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
√Talking Animals and Others: The Life and Work of Walter R. Brooks, Creator of Freddy the Pig(Cart)
27. A book set in the winter
*A Winter Book

28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
√Star Trek: Redshirt's Little Book of Doom
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
√Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived
30. A monster book
*The Lost World
31. A book with a coastal setting
√The Last Train to Key West

32. A mystery or true crime book
√A Shilling for Candles
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
√The Adventures of Mr. Mocker
34. A book title that could be a country song
√A Year Down Yonder
√35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

36. A book with a common household object on the cover
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37. A book featuring adult friendships
√Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
*The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History (history)
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
√Jane and the Year Without a Summer(fiction)
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
√Have Space Suit - Will Travel

41. A book that involves digging up the past
√A Trail Through Time
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
√Nine Coaches Waiting
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
√Magic Pill
44. A haunting book
*Last Night in Montreal

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
√The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
√Flower Fairies of the Summer(Flower, Summer)
47. A book relating to fire
*The Library Book
48. A book with a character dealing with death
√ The Fly

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
√The Long Earth
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
√A Memory Called Empire
51. A book published in 2025
√Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
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[Dixie]

The Anniversary Challenge 9/26/25 FINISHED!
Second round 10/10

2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
√Whereabouts
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"
√Cloud Atlas
2018: An author's debut book
√The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today, Vol. 1
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
√Titanium Noir
2020: A book with an emotion in the title
√A Restless Truth
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
√Annie Bot (Sierra in author's name)
2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
√The Queen of the Tambourine
2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
√Agent to the Stars (John Scalzi)
2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
√The Man Who Folded Himself
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
√No Time Like the Past