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JANUARY:
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
- The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
- Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse (A book with a title that is only a name or a nickname)
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
- Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
- Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman
FEBRUARY:
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
- Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River by David Owen
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
- Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity by David Foster Wallace
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
- The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
- Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
MARCH:
10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
- Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich
11. A book set in a fictional location
- A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy
12. A book by an Irish author
- Dubliners by James Joyce
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
- Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
- The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K Le Guin by Ursula K Le Guin
APRIL:
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
- The Door by Magda Szabo
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
- We Are Water by Wally Lamb (A book with a type of food/drink in the title)
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
- Australian Heist by James Phelps
18. A book set primarily in nature
- The Watchers by AM Shine
MAY:
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
- The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
- The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
- High School by Tegan and Sara Quin
22. A translated novel from Asia
- The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
JUNE:
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
- Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
- American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin
25. A book with waves on the cover
- Outline by Rachel Cusk
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
- Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
27. A book set in the winter
- Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
JULY:
28 and 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles
- Black Klansman: A Memoir by Ron Stallworth
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo
30. A monster book
- Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of the Serial Killer by Caroline Fraser
31. A book with a coastal setting
- Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
AUGUST:
32. A mystery or true crime book
- The Phantom Killer by James Presley
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
- The King's General by Daphne du Maurier
34. A book title that could be a country song
- Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
- She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jody Kantor and Megan Twohey
SEPTEMBER:
36. A book with a common household object on the cover
- Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, From Sustainable to Suicidal by Mark Bittman
37. A book featuring adult friendships
- The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
38 and 39. Two books with a connection from different genres
- Music and Silence by Rose Tremain
- Music is History by Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
- The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart
OCTOBER:
41. A book that involves digging up the past
- Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy by Edward Ball
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
- The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
- The Promise by Damon Galgut
44. A haunting book
- The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
NOVEMBER:
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
- Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
47. A book relating to fire
- The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence
48. A book with a character dealing with death
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons From the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
DECEMBER:
49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
- Green Darkness by Anya Seton
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
51. A book published in 2025
- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by Victoria E Schwab
52. A book with sunset vibes on the cover
- Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux