Dee (in Desert) 2026 ATY

[Dee]

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y - (Thriller) -
2. A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover -
3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list -
4. A book by a new-to-you author -The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025 -Rogue Protocol

6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears -
7. A book with a character who appears in more than one book -
8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia - Last One Out
9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title -Twelve Months

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

15. A book you've wanted to read for a long time -Nine Lives
16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Clue/Cluedo characters - The Housemaid Is Watching
17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries -Pick a Color
18. A book with a location in the title - Daughter of Egypt

19. A book related to yesterday - Yesteryear
20. A book related to today - Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories
21. A book related to tomorrow -
22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

23. A book with a road trip or long journey -We Burned So Bright
24. A book that is either frothy or gothy - A Box Full of Darkness
25. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list - The Awakening
26. A book with a Z in the title and/or author name -
27. A nonfiction book -

28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution -On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century - Graphic Edition
29. A vacation book - The Shippers
30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Frontlist Book - Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Backlist Book - The Mother-in-Law

32. A novella of 100-250 pages -
33. A book with an Indigenous character or author -
34. A book with a window on the cover -Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line
35. A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a museum, a school, or another public building -The Astral Library
36. A book with a primary character who is a woman over 40 - Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block

37. A book that includes a science topic -
38. A book that's part of a series - The Velvet Knife
39. A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie - Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library
40. A book that has a punctuation mark in the title - My Husband's Wife

41. A true crime book -Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood
42. A book set in an isolated location -
43. A book involving survival - Her Last Breath
44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover -How to Cheat Your Own Death: A Novel

45. A book connected to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen -
46. A book that is not a novel -
47. A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title - This Book Made Me Think of You
48. A book with something edible in the title - Cherry Baby: A Novel
49. A second book for your favorite prompt (#51) -

50. A book with a bird on its cover -Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief
51. A book published in 2026 -
52. A book related to the name of one of Santa's reindeer -