Leah_belle's 2026 reading challenge

[Leah]

Challenge myself to filling these prompts with books I already own but I don't have too high hopes for myself. Joined doing the ATY challenge for the first time for 2025 and looking forward to the 2026 challenge!

[LeahS]

Good luck!

[Leah]

2026 ATY Challenge Prompts In Order

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y
2. A book with a primarily red, blue, or green cover
3. A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that didn't make the list
4. A book by a new to you author

5. A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025
6. A book related to blood, sweat, or tears
7. A book with a character that appears in more than one book
8. A book set in Africa, Australia, or Asia

9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative in the title
10. An award winning book
11. A historical or historical fiction book
12. A book with cover text that is NOT black or white

13. An authors second/sophomore book
14. A book relating to a painting by Vincent Van Gogh
15. A book you've wanted to read for a long time
16. A book featuring a character with a similar occupation to one of the Cluedo characters

17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book related to yesterday
20. A book related to today

21. A book related to tomorrow
22. A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author
23. A book with a road trip or a long journey
24. A book that is either frothy or gothy

25. A book from the "1001 Books to Read Before You Die" list
26. A book with a "Z" in the title or authors name
27. A nonfiction book
28. A book relating to resistance, rebellion, or revolution

29. A vacation book
30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from the same authors backlist: Frontlist book
31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from the same authors backlist: Backlist book
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
35. A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a museum, a school, or another public building
36. A book with a primary character who is a woman over the age of 40

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

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

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
48. A book with something edible in the title

49. A second book for your favourite prompt
50. A book with a bird on the cover
51. A book published in 2026
52. A book related to one of Santa's reindeer

[Leah]

2026 ATY Challenge Prompts In Order

1. The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson (Action/Adventure)
2. The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
3. Iron and Embers - Helen Scheuerer (A book related to iron, 26 element on the periodic table)
4. The Translator - Leila Aboulela

5. The Blood Phoenix - Amber Chen
6. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
7. Fall With Me - Becka Mack
8. Yeonnam-Dong's Smiley Laundromat - Kim Jiyun

9. The Two Towers - J., R., R., Tolkien
10. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
11. Peerless (2) - Meng Xi Shi
12. The Severed Thread - Leslie Vedder

13. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
14. The Night Ends With Fire - K., X., Song
15. The Return of the King - J., R., R., Tolkien
16. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather Fawcett

17. A book set in the wellness or beauty industries
18. The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea - Axie Oh
19. The Spook's Sacrifice (6) - Joseph Delaney
20. Three Mages and a Margarita - Annette Marie

21. Cold Hearted - Heather Guerre
22. The Healing Season of Pottery - Yeon Somin
23. The Fellowship of The Ring - J., R., R., Tolkien
24. Every Exquisite Thing - Laura Steven

25. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
26. Deep End - Ali Hazelwood
27. I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki - Baek Sehee
28. Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus

29. Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood
30. Coldwire - Chloe Gong
31. Foul Lady Fortune - Chloe Gong
32. Kill Joy - Holly Jackson

33. Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
34. Never Thought I'd End Up Here - Ann Liang
35. The Book That Wouldn't Burn - Mark Lawrence
36. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q., Sutanto

37. Psychology and the Occult - Carl Jung
38. The Spook's Nightmare (7) - Jospeh Delaney
39. The Thursday Murder Club (1) - Richard Osman
40. Demon's Fire - Lee Cockburn

41. Good Girl Gone Bad - Holly Jackson
42. A book set in an isolated location
43. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
44. Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

45. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
46. Pillow Thoughts I - Courtney Peppernell
47. I Hope This Doesn't Find You - Ann Liang
48. The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore - Laurie Gilmore

49. The Spook's Destiny (8) - Jospeh Delaney (A book that's part of a series)
50. Ballad of Sword and Wine (2) - Tang Jiu Qing
51. Against The Hunger of Tyrants (2) - Devin Madson
52. 10 Dance (2) - Inouesatoh