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Connie Crum (libraryof1k) | 174 comments 2025 ATY READING CHALLENGE

46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025

Read
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y - January 1, 2025
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list - January 3, 2025
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song - January 7, 2025
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld - January 10, 2025
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title - January 14, 2025
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover - February 20, 2025
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names - February 21, 2025
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings - February 22, 2025
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year - February 22, 2025
10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns - March 12, 2025
The Teacher by Freida McFadden Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite The Witches by Roald Dahl
11. A book set in a fictional location - April 8, 2025
12. A book by an Irish author - May 2, 2025
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - May 6, 2025
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman - April 29, 2025
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception - January 15, 2025
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list - May 16, 2025
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925 - July 9, 2025
18. A book set primarily in nature - April 19, 2025
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape - May 24, 2025
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title - June 10, 2025
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney The Boys in the Boat Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Into Thin Air A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires, #1) by Lauren Asher Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals - August 21, 2025
22. A translated novel from Asia - May 20, 2025
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting - April 27, 2025
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal - January 25, 2025
25. A book with waves on the cover - September 3, 2025
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name - May 27, 2025
27. A book set in the winter - July 14, 2025
28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1 - January 22, 2025
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2 - May 22, 2025
30. A monster book - February 8, 2025
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) by Colleen Hoover The Inmate by Freida McFadden Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
31. A book with a coastal setting - June 21, 2025
32. A mystery or true crime book - February 15, 2025
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time - May 4, 2025
34. A book title that could be a country song - April 16, 2025
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists - May 29, 2025
36. A book with a common household object on the cover - September 25, 2025
37. A book featuring adult friendships - January 9, 2025
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1 - June 7, 2025
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2 - September 26, 2025
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read - January 11, 2025
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver Regretting You by Colleen Hoover The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The Women by Kristin Hannah Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood Funny Story by Emily Henry
41. A book that involves digging up the past - August 23, 2025
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate - Apr 13, 2025
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters - May 14, 2025
44. A haunting book - July 17, 2025
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years - June 21, 2025
47. A book relating to fire - October 13, 2025
48. A book with a character dealing with death - April 11, 2025
49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines - August 12, 2024
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan Atonement by Ian McEwan Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) by Colleen Hoover Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter Confess by Colleen Hoover Firestarter by Stephen King World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
51. A book published in 2025 - January 24, 2025
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover - October 8, 2025
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

ATY2025 THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
2016: A book originally written in a language other than English - March 5, 2025
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E" - March 28, 2025
2018: An author's debut book - July 3, 2025
2019: A book related an element on the periodic table of elements - August 5, 2025
2020: A book with an emotion in the title - August 13,2025
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet - April 22, 2025
2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - May 13, 2025
2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books - August 3, 2025
2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - March 29, 2025
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family Oct 4, 2025
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1) by Cecelia Ahern The Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg The Alice Network by Kate Quinn The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) by Terry Pratchett A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater


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Connie Crum (libraryof1k) | 174 comments BOOKLIST QUEEN'S 2025 CHALLENGE

39. Set in the 1960s
40. With Chapter Titles
41. Dystopian Fiction
42. Author You Love
46. Out of Your Comfort Zone
47. Thought-Provoking Historical Fiction


READ
01. You Meant to Read Last Year - January 17, 2025
02. Goodreads Winner in 2024 - January 18, 2025
03. Romantasy - January 25, 2025
04. About Siblings - January 28, 2025
05. Book Becoming Movie/Show in 2025 - February 28, 2025
06. Spy Thriller - March 4, 2025
07. Women’s Fiction - March 10, 2025
08. Title Starts with “C” - March 11, 2025
09. Nonfiction Book About Health - June 16, 2025
10. Twist Ending - July 4, 2025
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1) by Elena Ferrante First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1) by J.R. Ward The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Patriot Games (Jack Ryan Universe, #2 Jack Ryan, #1;) by Tom Clancy The Nanny Diaries (Nanny #1) by Emma McLaughlin Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. This is Going to Hurt Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
11. Published in 2015 - June 11, 2025
12. Fiction & Nonfiction by Same Author - June 26, 2025
13. Fiction & Nonfiction by Same Author - June 27, 2025
14. Mythology Retelling - May 8, 2025
15. You Own But Haven’t Read - April 23, 2025
16. Set in the Middle East - August 20, 2025
17. A Sequel - January 2, 2025
18. Debut Author - July 10, 2025
19. Heartwarming Story - August 26, 2025
20. Book That Took a While to Read - July 31, 2025
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1) by Stephen King On Writing A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King Blood of Hercules (Villains of Lore, #1) by Jasmine Mas Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Allegiant (Divergent, #3) by Veronica Roth A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
21. Classic Recommended to You - August 9, 2025
22. Villain as a Protagonist - September 16, 2025
23. Set in the Summer - May 9, 2025
24. 2024 Bestseller - January 25, 2025
25. Green Cover - July 11, 2025
26. Bottom of Your To-Read List - September 13, 2025
27. Author from Africa - September 9, 2025
28. Book That Makes You Cry - October 16, 2025
29. About a Politician - July 8, 2025
30. Popular Book You’ve Never Read - June 20, 2025
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Vicious (Villains, #1) by V.E. Schwab Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) by André Aciman The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Still Alice by Lisa Genova Hillbilly Elegy A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance Better Than the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #1) by Lynn Painter
31. Illustrated Book - September 20, 2025
32. Audiobook with Multiple Narrators - August 17, 2025
33. Set in the Suburbs - August 15, 2025
34. Dark Academia - September 24, 2025
35. Intriguing Cover September 05, 2025
36. Five-Star Read - August 7, 2025
37. About an Immigrant - May 21, 2025
38. Banned Book - June 5, 2025
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks The Maidens by Alex Michaelides The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) by Toni Morrison
43. Multigenerational Story - October 9, 2025
44. Animal in the Title - June 13, 2025
45. 2025 New Release - January 30, 2025
48. Book Everyone Is Talking About - August 22, 2025
49. Romance Book - October 10, 2025
50. Bestselling Memoir - June 4, 2025
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende The Pelican Brief by John Grisham Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1) by Lisa Jewell Layla by Colleen Hoover A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) by Dave Pelzer
51. Young Adult Fiction - May 31, 2025
52. Reread a Favorite - January 6, 2025
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien


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Connie Crum (libraryof1k) | 174 comments POPSUGAR 2025

26. A book where an adult character changes careers
32. A book about an overlooked woman in history
33. A book featuring an activity on your bucket list
34. A book written by an author who is neurodivergent
Advanced 07. A book of interconnected short stories
Advanced 08. A book that features a married couple who don't live together
Advanced 10. A book that features a character with chronic pain


READ
01. A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma - June 20, 2025
02. A book you want to read based on the last sentence - July 22, 2025
03. A book about space tourism - March 12, 2025
04. A book with two or more books on the cover or "book" in the title - March 06, 2025
05. A book with a snake on the cover or in the title - February 17, 2025
06. A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge - May 15, 2025
07. A book about a cult - March 19, 2025
08. A book under 250 pages - February 9, 2025
09. A book that features a character going through menopause - July 24, 2025
10. A book you got for free - April 2, 2025
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Xalan Claimed (Xalanite Mates #1) by A.J. Mullican The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne Never Whistle at Night An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle The Secret (The Secret, #1) by Rhonda Byrne Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
11. A book mentioned in another book - August 3, 2025
12. A book about a road trip - July 25, 2025
13. A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads - August 28, 2025
14. A book about a nontraditional education - March 29, 2025
15. A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book - Apr 26, 2025
16. A book set in or around a body of water - June 12, 2025
17. A book about a run club - September 14, 2025
18. A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragons - January 31, 2025
19. A highly anticipated read of 2025 - May 9, 2025
20. A book that fills a 2024 prompt you'd like to do over (or try out)- June 3, 2025
She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) by Lauren Roberts The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) by Rick Riordan Born to Run A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2) by Kaylie Smith The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
21. A book where the main character is a politician - June 17, 2025
22. A book about soccer - September 28, 2025
23. A book that is considered healing fiction - September 26, 2025
24. A book with a happily single woman protagonist - October 18, 2025
25. A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee - October 21, 2025
27. A book set at a luxury resort - July 27, 2025
28. A book that features an unlikely friendship - January 11, 2025
29. A book about a food truck - July 17, 2025
30. A book that reminds you of your childhood - October 2, 2025
Elon Musk Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance Kulti by Mariana Zapata Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon The Wedding People by Alison Espach Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher Geekerella (Once Upon a Con, #1) by Ashley Poston I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
31. A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline - June 18, 2025
35. A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out- March 18, 2025
36. A book with silver on the cover or in the title - March 21, 2025
37. Two books with the same title (1)- June 15, 2025
38. Two books with the same title (2) - September 21, 2025
39. A classic you've never read - June 8, 2025
40. A book about chosen family - July 14, 2025
Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas Will Grayson, Will Grayson (Will Grayson, Will Grayson, #1) by John Green The Divine and the Cursed (Fae of Alastríona, #1) by J.E. Reed Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1) by Abby Jimenez Part of Your World by Liz Braswell Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez For Whom the Belle Tolls (Hell's Belles, #1) by Jaysea Lynn

Advanced 01. A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile - August 24, 2025
Advanced 02. A book with a title that starts with the letter Y - August 29, 2025
Advanced 03. A book that includes a nonverbal character - August 30, 2025
Advanced 04. A book you have always avoided reading- February 11, 2025
Advanced 05. A book with a left-handed character - September 6, 2025
Advanced 06. A book where nature is the antagonist - September 18, 2025
Advanced 09. A dystopian book with a happy ending - September 15, 2025
1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) by James Patterson You (You, #1) by Caroline Kepnes This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) by Philippa Gregory Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) by N.K. Jemisin The One (The Selection, #3) by Kiera Cass


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Connie Crum (libraryof1k) | 174 comments EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

PUBLISHED 2025
January - Feb 02, 2025
February - Mar 09, 2025
March - Mar 26, 2025
April - Apr 30, 2025
May - May 26, 2025
June - Jun 24, 2025
July - Jul 18, 2025
August - Aug 16, 2025
September - Oct 4, 2025
October
November
December
The Favorites by Layne Fargo The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann Thomas Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven Sweet Obsession (Dark Olympus, #8) by Katee Robert Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1) by Devney Perry Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna Mistress of Bones (Mistress of Bones, #1) by Maria Z. Medina Thief of Night (Book of Night, #2) by Holly Black

ALPHABET SOUP
Title Starts with A - January 17, 2025
Title Starts with B - September 1, 2025
Title Starts with C - January 8, 2025
Title Starts with D - August 27, 2025
Title Starts with E - September 10, 2025
Title Starts with F - January 3, 2025
Title Starts with G - January 1, 2025
Title Starts with H - January 12, 2025
Title Starts with I - September 11, 2025
Title Starts with J - September 12, 2025
All Rail the King by S. Rodman The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, #1) by Cassandra Khaw Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Galatea by Madeline Miller Hypnotized! by Niki Brazen I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Title Starts with K
Title Starts with L
Title Starts with M - January 2, 2025
Title Starts with N
Title Starts with O - October 21, 2025
Title Starts with P - April 18, 2025
Title Starts with Q
Title Starts with R
Title Starts with S - January 7, 2025
Title Starts with T
Oh No! There's an Incubus in My Hot Spring (Getting Cozy with Demons, #1) by Ember Holt My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste Squeak by Vera Valentine

Title Starts with U
Title Starts with V
Title Starts with W
Title Starts with X
Title Starts with Y
Title Starts with Z

EMPTY TBR
01. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - February 11, 2025
02. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - March 14, 2025
03. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - March 15, 2025
04. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - May 29, 2025
05. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - June 26, 2025
06. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - July 4, 2025
07. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - July 7, 2025
08. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - September 15, 2025
09. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - September 18, 2025
10. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - October 1, 2025
The Client by John Grisham Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella The 5 Love Languages The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman Watchmen by Alan Moore The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult Ways of Seeing by John Berger The Four Agreements A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz John Adams by David McCullough

11. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - October 24, 2025
12. Library1000, 2023 Top 500
13. Library1000, 2023 Top 500
14. Library1000, 2023 Top 500
15. Library1000, 2023 Top 500
16. Library1000, 2023 Top 500
17. Library1000, 2023 Top 500
18. Library1000, 2023 Top 500
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

19. Mom, You Wanted a New List - October 20, 2025
20. Mom, You Wanted a New List
21. Mom, You Wanted a New List
22. Mom, You Wanted a New List
23. Mom, You Wanted a New List
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

24. My GoodReads TBR top 100 - October 15, 2025
25. My GoodReads TBR top 100
26. My GoodReads TBR top 100
27. My GoodReads TBR top 100
28. My GoodReads TBR top 100
29. My GoodReads TBR top 100
The Push by Ashley Audrain


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Connie Crum (libraryof1k) | 174 comments OCTOBER 2025 ROUND UP

ATY 2025
Anniversary 2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family Oct 4, 2025
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover - October 8, 2025
47. A book relating to fire - October 13, 2025
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Firestarter by Stephen King

BOOKLIST QUEEN 2025
43. Multigenerational Story - October 9, 2025
49. Romance Book - October 10, 2025
28. Book That Makes You Cry - October 16, 2025
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Layla by Colleen Hoover Still Alice by Lisa Genova

POPSUGAR 2025
30. A book that reminds you of your childhood - October 2, 2025
24. A book with a happily single woman protagonist - October 18, 2025
25. A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee - October 21, 2025
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

EXTRAS
10. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - October 1, 2025
Published in September 2025 - Oct 4, 2025
24. My GoodReads TBR top 100 - October 15, 2025
19. Mom, You Wanted a New List - October 20, 2025
Title Starts with O - October 21, 2025
11. Library1000, 2023 Top 500 - October 24, 2025
John Adams by David McCullough Thief of Night (Book of Night, #2) by Holly Black The Push by Ashley Audrain Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood Oh No! There's an Incubus in My Hot Spring (Getting Cozy with Demons, #1) by Ember Holt
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult


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