Katie read in 2025

[Katie]

Katydid 2025

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld - Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title

6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings - Ship Fever: Stories - Andrea Barrett
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year

10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
11. A book set in a fictional location
12. A book by an Irish author - This Is Happiness - Niall Willams
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family -
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman - Station Eleven

15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925 - The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd
18. A book set primarily in nature - Lone Women - Victor LaValle

19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals - The Flight Girls - Noelle Salazar, Magpie Murders - Horowitz
22. A translated novel from Asia

23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting Tom Lake - Ann Patchett
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
25. A book with waves on the cover -Something in the Water - Catherine Steadman
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name -Snow Falling on Cedars - David Guterson
27. A book set in the winter

28 and 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles
30. A monster book
31. A book with a coastal setting

32. A mystery or true crime book
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
34. A book title that could be a country song - Ordinary Grace - William Kent Krueger, Take My Hand - Dolen Perkins-Valdez
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

36. A book with a common household object on the cover
37. A book featuring adult friendships
38 and 39. Two books with a connection from different genres
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read

41. A book that involves digging up the past
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
44. A haunting book - The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James

45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann
47. A book relating to fire
48. A book with a character dealing with death

49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
2024 ATY Best Book of the Month listopia
2025 ATY Best Book of the Month listopia
51. A book published in 2025
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover

[Katie]

The Anniversary List Prompts
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 - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women - Kate Moore
2020: A book with an emotion in the title - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - David Shaffer
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 - The Prime Minister's Secret Agent - Susan Elia MacNeal
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family - The Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley