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I started on October 25, 2020 when the list was released. I had long since finished 2020’s ATY52 and PopSugar Challenges. I overlapped books for those. For 2021, I will use different titles for ATY52 and PS.
However, I decided to restart on January 1st - so, I will read a second book for the prompts I completed before 1 January 2021.
2021 ATY52 Reading Challenge
Posted October 25 on Group (started on that date - but restarted on January 1st)
THE 2021 LIST
52/52 (read in 2021)
XX 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...�
(debut adult novel) 11/19/20
Beach Read Emily Henry
& Wedding Cake Murder Joanne Fluke (Hannah finally gets married) 07/21/21
XX 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
11/29/20
Finding Cinderella Colleen Hoover & Sweet Tea at Sunrise Sherryl Woods 1/19/21
XX 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
10/30/20 (word: thing; but also Suzy tries to find answers to deal with lost . . . make herself feel better.)
The Thing About Jellyfish Ali Benjamin & The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave 05/25/21
XX 4. A book with a monochromatic cover
10/28/20
Lost Boy Lost Girl Peter Straub & Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown Anne Glenconner 05/08/21
XX 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
11/28/20
An American Marriage Tayari Jones & Act Your Age, Eve Brown Talia Hibbert 04/30/21
XX 6. A love story
11/04/20
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid & Hidden Summit Robyn Carr 11/09/21
XX 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
(LGBTQI+ Author) 10/27/20
I'll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson & Life In Pieces Dawn O'Porter (memoir, diary, blog) 02/05/21
XX 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
10/26/20
His Only Wife Peace Adzo Medie & Furia Yamile Saied Méndez (Argentina) 06/07/21
XX 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
11/14/20
The Perfect Christmas Debbie Macomber & Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily Rachel Cohn 1/31/21
XX 10. A book with a female villain or criminal
11/07/20 (Suzanne, et al)
The Girls Emma Cline & Bed and Breakfast and Murder Patti Larsen 02/26/21
XX11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult 01/19/21
XX 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 02/23/21
XX 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
12/28/20
Tiger Eyes Judy Blume & Smart Women Judy Blume (Boulder, Co) 03/13/21
XX 14. A book set in a made-up place
(Manderly) 10/29/30
Rebecca Daphne du Maurier & How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House Cherie Jones 06/09/21
XX 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
The Nightingale Kristin Hannah & I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Erika L. Sánchez 01/05/21
XX 16. A book with a building in the title
12/28/20
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut Jr. & The Glass House Eve Chase 02/06/21
XX 17. A book with a Muslim character or author
Take a Hint, Dani Brown Talia Hibbert 02/16/21
XX 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 Past
(Dealing with past life to figure out present and sort the future.)
The Dinner List Rebecca Serle 1/02/21
XX 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 Present
Famous in Love Rebecca Serle (Present day life.) 02/06/21
XX 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 Future
In Five Years Rebecca Serle03/05/21
XX 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
B is for Burglar Sue Grafton 1/03/21
XX 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
10/28/20
The Light We Lost Jill Santopolo & Circe Madeline Miller 02/09/21
XX 23. A cross genre novel
11/01/20 (Thriller, Historical Fiction, Spy Fiction, LBGTQ+ Fiction)
The Secrets We Kept Lara Prescott & You Have a Match Emma Lord (YA, Mystery, LGBTQI+, Romance) 02/07/21
XX 24. A book about racism or race relations
11/16/20
There There Tommy Orange & Dear Martin Nic Stone 03/20/21
XX 25. A book set on an island
11/17/20
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain Bill Bryson & Pachinko Min Jin Lee 03/18/21
XX 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
A Match Made for Thanksgiving Jackie Lau & Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata (163 pages) 02/02/21
XX 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
(Jack) 11/21/20
Virgin River Robyn Carr & Shelter Mountain Robyn Carr 02/25/21
XX 28. A book connected to ice
(Set in Alaska; a woman dies after falling through the ice) 11/20/20
The Great Alone Kristin Hannah & Away with the Penguins Hazel Prior 01/30/21
XX 29. A book that you consider comfort reading 11/05/20
Oona Out of Order Margarita Montimore & The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily Rachel Cohn 01/30/21
XX 30. A long book
(452 pages) 10/30/20
Where The Light Gets In Lucy Dillon & City of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert (470 pages) 03/05/21
XX 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
Jan Karon (Her first Mitford book was published in 1994) 11/12/20
To Be Where You Are Jan Karon 02/11/21
XX 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
11/16/20
The Rain in Portugal Billy Collins
& Summer of '69 Elin Hilderbrand 08/29/21
XX 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
12/02/20
A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein & The Comfort Book Matt Haig 12/05/21
XX 34. A book with a travel theme 11/13/20
A Turn in the Road Debbie Macomber & Greenlights Matthew McConaughey03/02/21
XX 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
The Girl with the Louding Voice Abi Daré 01/04/21
XX 36. A book with six or more words in the title
11/21/20
Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home Leah Lax & Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Mindy Kaling 08/20/21
XX 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbary
The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery 01/16/21
XX 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator (Dangerous)
Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland 1/02/21
Florence Adler Swims Forever Rachel Beanland 01/02/21
XX 39. A book involving an immigrant
11/10/20
American Dirt Jeanine Cummins & Home in Carolina Sherryl Woods 01/19/21
XX 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 12/02/20
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Home in Carolina Sherryl Woods 01/19/21
XX 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
11/25/20
The Night Tiger Yangsze Choo & Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi 08/18/21
XX 42. A mystery or thriller
11/13/20
The Turn of the Key Ruth Ware & The Other Woman Sandie Jones 04/28/21
XX 43. A book with elements of magic
Magic Lessons Alice Hoffman & The Dead Fathers Club Matt Haig 08/07/21
XX 44. A book whose title contains a negative
Maybe Not Colleen Hoover
& Never Never: Part Two Colleen Hoover 02/14/21
X 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet 11/11/ 20
November 9 Colleen Hoover & When You Were Mine Rebecca Serle 11/28/21
XX 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards
11/26/20
One to Watch Kate Stayman-London& Big Summer Jennifer Weiner (Romance Nominee) 09/16/21
XX 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Robert Kolker (2020non-fiction winner) 08/28/21
XX 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?�
11/29/20
Death Over Easy Maddie Day & Granny's Got a Gun Harper Lin 02/24/21-
XX 49. A book with an ensemble cast
10/31/20
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life Christie Tate & Us Three Ruth Jones 02/04/21
XX 50. A book published in 2021
Saving Missy Beth Morrey 03/01/21
XX 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
11/18/20
A Keeper Graham Norton & Dixie Divas Virginia Brown 02/13/21
XX 52. A book related to "the end�
11/24/20
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin & The Art of French Kissing Kristin Harmel (When Emma’s engagement ends she leaves her job and starts over in Paris) 05/15/21