Sheyanne C.'s 2026 ATY Reading Challenge

[Sheyanne]

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2026 ATY READING CHALLENGE

1. A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y

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

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 who appears in more than one book

8. A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia

9. A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title

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

14. A book related 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 Clue/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 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 and/or author name
27. A nonfiction book

28. A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution

29. A vacation book

30. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's backlist: Frontlist Book

31. The most recently published book by an author and a book from that same author's 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 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 favorite prompt

50. A book with a bird on its cover

51. A book published in 2026

52. A book related to the name of one of Santa's reindeer

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