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message 1: by Jackie, Solstitial Mod (last edited 10 hours, 46 min ago) (new)

Jackie | 2512 comments Mod
THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE
The prompts are roughly separated by month and each is followed by a link to its respective discussion thread and listopia.

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y: Thread Listopia
2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover: Thread Listopia
3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: Thread Listopia
4. A book by a new-to-you author: Thread Listopia
5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025: Thread Listopia

6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears: Thread Listopia
7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book: Thread Listopia
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia: Thread Listopia
9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title: Thread Listopia

10. An award winning book: Thread Listopia
11. A history or historical fiction book: Thread Listopia
12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white: Thread Listopia
13. An author's second/sophomore book: Thread Listopia
14. A book related to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh: Thread Listopia

15. A book you've wanted to read for a long time: Thread Listopia
16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters: Thread Listopia
17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries: Thread Listopia
18. A book with a location in the title: Thread Listopia

19. A book related to yesterday: Thread Listopia
20. A book related to today: Thread Listopia
21. A book related to tomorrow: Thread Listopia
22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author: Thread Listopia

23. A book with a road trip or long journey: Thread Listopia
24. A book that is either frothy or gothy: Thread Listopia
25. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list: Thread Listopia
26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name: Thread Listopia
27. A nonfiction book: Thread Listopia

28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution: Thread Listopia
29. A vacation book: Thread Listopia
30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Frontlist Book: Thread Listopia
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book: Thread Listopia

32. A novella of 100-250 pages: Thread Listopia
33. A book with an Indigenous character or author: Thread Listopia
34. A book with a window on the cover: Thread Listopia
35. A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a museum, a school, or another public building: Thread Listopia
36. A book with a primary character who is a woman over 40: Thread Listopia

37. A book that includes a science topic: Thread Listopia
38. A book that's part of a series: Thread Listopia
39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie: Thread Listopia
40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title: Thread Listopia

41. A mystery or true crime book: Thread Listopia
42. A book set in an isolated location: Thread Listopia
43. A book involving survival: Thread Listopia
44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover: Thread Listopia

45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: Thread Listopia
46. A book that is not a novel: Thread Listopia
47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title: Thread Listopia
48. A book with something edible in the title: Thread Listopia
49. A second book for your favorite prompt: Thread No listopia

50. A book with a bird on its cover: Thread Listopia
51. A book published in 2026: Thread Listopia
52. A book related to the name of one of Santa's reindeer: Thread Listopia

This list was suggested, voted on, and chosen by ATY group members.


message 2: by Jackie, Solstitial Mod (last edited Oct 17, 2025 09:28AM) (new)

Jackie | 2512 comments Mod
The listopia links should all be good now, but the threads will be added over time as they get opened.


message 3: by Tracy (new)

Tracy | 3264 comments Thanks Jackie! The name at the start of message 2 has the wrong year though ;)

Appreciate having the links to the threads included too!


message 4: by Jackie, Solstitial Mod (new)

Jackie | 2512 comments Mod
Tracy wrote: "Thanks Jackie! The name at the start of message 2 has the wrong year though ;)

Appreciate having the links to the threads included too!"


I don't know what year it is anymore LOL.


message 5: by Tracy (new)

Tracy | 3264 comments 🥰


message 6: by Dixie (new)

Dixie (dixietenny) | 1364 comments Jackie, could this be pinned at the top of the thread, please?


message 7: by Jackie, Solstitial Mod (new)

Jackie | 2512 comments Mod
Dixie wrote: "Jackie, could this be pinned at the top of the thread, please?"

Absolutely!


message 8: by Dixie (new)

Dixie (dixietenny) | 1364 comments Jackie wrote: "Dixie wrote: "Jackie, could this be pinned at the top of the thread, please?"

Absolutely!"


Thanks!


message 9: by Ruth (new)

Ruth | 29 comments Brilliant, thanks for organising this list 👏


message 10: by NancyJ (new)

NancyJ (nancyjjj) | 3729 comments This is very helpful!!!

Could you also pin it to the top of the folder where we have our plans?


message 11: by Emily, Conterminous Mod (new)

Emily Bourque (emilyardoin) | 11275 comments Mod
We will keep it in this folder for now! May move it when the year opens and the full list moves to the main folder for the year.


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