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THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE
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1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y -- The Alienist, Caleb Carr
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 -- Final Justice, Fern Michaels
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list -- The Clockwork Scarab, Colleen Gleason
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong -- Murder at Wedgefield Manor, Erica Ruth Neubauer
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world -- Burke & Hare, Owen Dudley Edwards

6. A book with wings on the cover -- Nighthawk's Wing, Charles Fergus
7. A book with a pronoun in the title -- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?, Ed Gorman
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand -- Lying Under Water, Wendy M. Wilson
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on ŷ������ -- A Lack of Temperance, Anna Loan-Wilsey

10. A history or historical fiction book -- Monk's Hood, Ellis Peters
11. A book with an X connection -- X Y Z, Anna Katharine Green
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year -- Oh, God!, Avery Corman
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list -- Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color -- Clark and Division, Naomi Hirahara
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) -- Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy, Norman J. Zierold
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" -- Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust, Michael Hingson
17. A book involving intelligence -- Her Hidden Genius, Marie Benedict

18. A book with a botanical cover -- Sisters of Shiloh, Kathy and Becky Hepinstall
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream - From Russia with Love: A James Bond Novel, Ian Fleming
20. A book with a single word title - Doc, Mary Doria Russell
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words - Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life, Tyler Perry
22. A book by an author from an African country - Black Man on the Titanic: The Story of Joseph Laroche, Serge Bilé

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett - Last Call at the Nightingale, Katharine Schellman
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) - Silent Came the Monster: A Novel of the 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks, Amy Hill Hearth
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder* - Three Strides Out: A Novel of Suspense, V. S. Anderson
26. A book by an author known by their initials* - The Chinese Puzzle, J.C. Briggs

27. A book related to land - Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845��1850, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
28. A book related to sea - In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors, Doug Stanton
29. A book related to air - Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3, Robert Matzen
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea - Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold�� - Olympia: The Birth of the Games, John A Martino

32. A book with a number in the title* - 20 Minutes Behind Bars, Daniel Hurst
33. A book involving travel - Don't Make Me Pull Over!: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip, Richard Ratay
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - The Cure for Dreaming,Cat Winters
35. A science or science fiction book - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Matthew Woodring Stover

36. A book featuring a character in education - Miss Etta, Deanna Lynn Sletten
37. A book that is part of a series - The Dons and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Case of the Oxford Christmas Plot, William J. Palmer
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 - Legacy: A Justice Belstrang Mystery, John Pilkington
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 + The Maiden Bell, John Pilkington

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover - The Candlelit Menagerie, Caraline Brown
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere - The Arctic Fury, Greer Macallister
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title - The Whispering Women, Trish MacEnulty
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author - Catch a Falling Clown, Stuart M. Kaminsky
44. A book with a touch of magic - Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman

45. A book that is not a novel - Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar, Shawn Michaels
46. A book related to night - The Last Days of Night, Graham Moore
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE - The Revenant, Michael Punke
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Time After Time, Karl Alexander

49. A book with a senior citizen character* - Royally Dispatched: An Amateur Female Duchess Detective, P.C. James
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, David Grann
51. A book published in 2024 - The House of Hidden Meanings, RuPaul
52. A cozy mystery - Murder at the Fair, Verity Bright

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

BIOS: Title begins and ends with A, T or Y
REJECT: A book title that seemingly refers to one or more characters in the book

Finished: 01/05/2024
5 stars

2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Final Justice by Fern Michaels

BIO: A book that is connected in at least 2 different ways -- Author and characters (#12 in series)
REJECT: A book with more than one main character

Finished: 01/07/2024
4 stars

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
---A book told from multiple character POVs
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason

BIO: A 2nd suggestion that didn’t make the final list --- A book with more than one main character
REJECT: A book told from multiple character POVs

Finished : 01/12/2024
4 stars

4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Murder at Wedgefield Manor by Erica Ruth Neubauer

BIO: - A book that has multiple elements of the song in the cover -- I see skies of blue / And clouds of white
REJECT: A book with more than one main character

Finished : 01/12/2024
3.5 stars

5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world -- Edinburgh, Scotland
Burke & Hare by Owen Dudley Edwards

BIO - Set in a city you have visited (I've only been to two of them so my choices are definitely narrow)
REJECT: A book over 500 pages

Finished: 01/20/2024
Rating: 4+ stars

6. A book with wings on the cover
Nighthawk's Wing by Charles Fergus

BIO: Title refers to a "winged" object
REJECT: A book where a dream plays a role

Finished: 01/27/2024
Rating: 4 stars

7. A book with a pronoun in the title
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? by Ed Gorman

BIO: Title has multiple pronouns
REJECT: A book with a divided, or split, cover

Finished: 02/02/2024
Rating: 4 stars

8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Lying Under Water by Wendy M. Wilson

BIO: A book with an Indigenous character(s)
REJECT: A book that features a child character(s)

Finished: 02/04/2024
Rating: 4 stars

9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on ŷ������
A Lack of Temperance by Anna Loan-Wilsey

BIO: A book with less than 2024 ratings that has been published for at least 10 years
REJECT: A book with a person on the cover and you can’t see their whole face

Finished: 02/10/2024
Rating: 4 stars

10. A history or historical fiction book
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters

BIO: A book from a series that has six books or more
REJECT: A historical fiction book that takes place before the 20th Century

Finished: 02/15/2024
Rating: 4 stars

11. A book with an X connection
X Y Z by Anna Katharine Green

BIO: A book whose title contains an "X"
REJECT: A book related to masks or a masquerade

Finished: 02/16/2024
Rating: 4 stars

12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Oh, God! by Avery Corman

BIO: A book that has been on your TBR for five or more years
REJECT: A book where a main character is a writer, a librarian or a bookseller

Finished: 02/17/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Although the book was excellent, I must admit I liked the movie better. Maybe because of George Burns...

13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

BIO: A book that appears on multiple lists
REJECT: A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover

Finished: 02/18/2024
Rating: 4+ stars

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara

BIO: A book with a Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color main character written by an author who is also Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.
REJECT: A book with a bilingual character

Finished: 02/24/2024
Rating: 3.5 stars

15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy by Norman J. Zierold

BIO: Author's name includes 2 or more of the given letters
REJECT: A book with a family member in the title

Finished: 02/25/2024
Rating: 4 stars

16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust by Michael Hingson

BIO: Book has a weather-related word in the title (Thunder...also, author's middle name is Blizzard)
REJECT: A book related to a sensory disability (Blindness)

Finished: 02/27/2024
Rating: 4 stars

17. A book involving intelligence
Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict

BIO: Title contains an "intelligent" word (Genius)
REJECT: A book related to an invention or a discovery

Finished: 03/02/2024
Rating: 4 stars

18. A book with a botanical cover
Sisters of Shiloh by Kathy and Becky Hepinstall

BIO: A book with only a plant or part of a plant on the cover
REJECT: A book with a relative in the title

Finished: 03/09/2024
Rating: 4 stars

19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
From Russia with Love: A James Bond Novel by Ian Fleming

BIO: Use a literary connection (e.g., Appley Ever After for a fairy tale retelling, or From Russia With Buzz for a James Bond book)
REJECT: A book involving Intelligence �� AI, espionage or abilities

Finished: 03/12/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Classic James Bond. Number 5.

20. A book with a single word title
Doc by Mary Doria Russell

BIO: A book with a single syllable title
REJECT: A book with a musical instrument on the cover or in the title

Finished: 03/17/2024
Rating: 5 stars

21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life by Tyler Perry

BIO: Written by an author who has written in more than one form of literature (Tyler Perry is an American playwright, actor and film director)
REJECT: A book with girl, boy, man or woman in the title

Finished: 03/17/2024
Rating: 4 stars

"This book is to help you understand that life is sometimes hard, and you have to laugh your way through it."

22. A book by an author from an African country
Black Man on the Titanic: The Story of Joseph Laroche by Serge Bilé

BIO: A book by an author from an African country AND of African descent
REJECT: A book connected to color by topic, title, or author name

Finished: 03/20/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Serge Bilé is from Cote D'ivoire (Ivory Coast), now living in the West Indies.

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman

BIO: A book with a drink on the cover
REJECT: A book with a strong sense of place

Finished: 03/24/2024
Rating: 4 stars

24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Silent Came the Monster: A Novel of the 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks by Amy Hill Hearth

BIO: Cover has at least two of the three secondary colors
REJECT: A book involving a Wild Animal or endangered species

Finished: 03/26/2024
Rating: 5 stars!

Based on real events. Move over Jaws!

25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Three Strides Out: A Novel of Suspense by V. S. Anderson

BIO: The book has no murder in it at all
REJECT: A book with a horse on the cover

Finished: 03/31/2024
Rating: 3 stars

One of my suggestions that made the list. Crimes: Insurance fraud, drugs, money laundering.

26. A book by an author known by their initials
The Chinese Puzzle by J.C. Briggs

BIO: A book by an author who has one (or more) of the four least used letters in the English alphabet as their initials (JQZX)
REJECT: A fiction book with a real person as a character (Charles Dickens)

Finished: 04/05/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Another of my suggestions. Number 8 in a great historical mystery series.

Halfway there!

27. A book related to land
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845��1850 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

BIO: Three books with something in common (Non-fiction, reject)
REJECT: A book related to one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Famine)

Finished: 04/07/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Actually a YA book, but very "adultly" written. I didn't even know it was YA until after I read it.

28. A book related to sea
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors by Doug Stanton

BIO: Three books with something in common (Non-fiction, reject)
REJECT: A book related to one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (War)
REJECT 2: A book that is an Audie award winner or nominee (read in any format) (2017 Winner - History/Biography))

Finished: 04/10/2024
Rating: 5 stars!

29. A book related to air
Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3 by Robert Matzen

BIO: Three books with something in common (Non-fiction, reject)
REJECT: A book related to one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Death)
REJECT 2: A book that includes a love story

Finished: 04/14/2024
Rating: 5 stars

30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

BIO: A book that takes place in two or more countries (Italy and Egypt)
REJECT: A book related to the theme of a Las Vegas hotel (Luxor)

Finished: 04/18/2024
Rating: 3.5 stars

31. A book related to “Going for the Gold��
Olympia: The Birth of the Games by John A Martino

BIO: A book featuring the Olympics
REJECT: A book set in BCE

Finished: 04/21/2024
Rating: 4 stars

An interesting account of the first Olympiad. Enjoyable reading. BTW, I was born and raised in Olympia (Washington).

32. A book with a number in the title
20 Minutes Behind Bars by Daniel Hurst

BIO: Title starts or ends with a number, that is not a year
REJECT: A book that takes place in 24 hours (Actually 20 minutes)

Finished: 04/22/2024
Rating: 4 stars

This is book #16 in the series. The series is excellent and I highly recommend it.

33. A book involving travel
Don't Make Me Pull Over!: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip by Richard Ratay

BIO: A book featuring land travel
REJECT: A book by an author born between 1965-1980 (Generation X)

Finished: 04/27/2025
Rating: 4+ stars

I really enjoyed this book! It brought back so many memories of our family car trips in the '60s and '70s. I really liked the historical aspects. Since I work for a paving company with lots of highway work, I especially liked the history of the US highway system.

34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters

BIO: Related to at least two of the dwarfs - Cure = Doc, Dreaming = Sleepy
REJECT: A book involving magical realism

Finished: 04/28/2024
Rating: 4 stars

YA Historical fantasy set in 1900 Portland Oregon.

35. A science or science fiction book
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Woodring Stover

BIO: A Si-Fi book that encompasses a second genre (Si-Fi Fantasy)
REJECT: A book with a character who has an alter ego

Finished: 05/04/2027 -- Happy Star Wars Day!
Rating: 4 stars

Perfect timing - May the Fourth be with you!

36. A book featuring a character in education
Miss Etta by Deanna Lynn Sletten

BIO: A teacher of multiple grades (i.e.: one room schoolhouse)
REJECT: A book with a real person as a character

Finished: 05/05/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is my favorite movie, so this book was a real treat.

37. A book that is part of a series
The Dons and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Case of the Oxford Christmas Plot by William J. Palmer

BIO: The last book in a series
REJECT: A book in honor of Willkie Collins

Finished: 05/11/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Final book in an entertaining series starring Charles Dickens and Willkie Collins.

38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
Legacy: A Justice Belstrang Mystery by John Pilkington

BIO: Two books with similar covers by the same author, but not in the same series
REJECT: A book related to something you take for granted (Religious Freedom)

Finished: 05/15/2024
Rating: 3.5 stars

First in the Justice Belstrang mystery series, set in early 17th century England.

39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
The Maiden Bell by John Pilkington

BIO: Two books with similar covers by the same author, but not in the same series
REJECT: A book with a character who works with animals (Thomas the Falconer)

Finished: 05/21/2024
Rating: 4 stars

I really like this series, set in Elizabethan England. This is book #5.

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
The Candlelit Menagerie by Caraline Brown

BIO: A "debut" book
REJECT: A book with a character whose name that starts with a letter in the phrase LIBRARY CARD (Lillian)

Finished: 05/26/2024
Rating: 4 stars

An enjoyable book set in 1790's London, involving an "animal emporium". Well written. Key animals include a lion, a rhino, an elephant, and a chimp.

41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister

BIO: A book that primarily takes place in the Arctic or Antarctica
REJECT: A book with a trial or with a legal term in the title

Finished: 06/01/2024
Rating: 4 stars

42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
The Whispering Women by Trish MacEnulty

BIO: The sound-related word has to be sound-related in the context of the title
REJECT: A book with a main character who is a bookseller, writer, journalist or librarian

Finished: 06/02/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Excellent! First in a series, set in 1913 New York. Good plot and great characters.

43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
Catch a Falling Clown by Stuart M. Kaminsky

BIO: An author who has been awarded the title Grandmaster (2006)
REJECT: A book with a divided, or split, cover

Finished: 06/09/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Book #7 in the Toby Peters detective series. Features Emmett Kelly. Really enjoy this series. I still have an Emmett Kelly doll from my childhood. So special.

44. A book with a touch of magic
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

BIO: A book with the word magic in the title
REJECT: A book that features at least three generations of a family

Finished: 06/12/2024
Rating: 3.5 stars

Not at all what I expected. Not a lot of "magic" in the common sense of the word.

45. A book that is not a novel
Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar by Shawn Michaels

BIO: A memoir, biography, or autobiography
REJECT: A biography, autobiography, or memoir

Finished: 06/15/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Very inspirational. Shawn is very open about his struggles in his walk with Christ. Really touched my heart.

46. A book related to night
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore

BIO: Night in the title and depicted on the cover
REJECT: A book involving a STEM topic (Science and Technology)

Finished: 06/22/2024
Rating: 4 stars

A fictional account of the "current war" between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Very well done.

47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Revenant by Michael Punke

BIO: A book from a suggestion that was on the "bottom"
REJECT: A book that was the basis for an Academy Award (Oscar) winning movie (Best Actor, Leonardo DeCaprio)

Finished: 06/23/82024
Rating: 4 stars

Basis for the Academy Award winning movie. Based on true events.

48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (10. A history or historical fiction book)
Time After Time by Karl Alexander

BIO: A book about "Jack the Ripper"
REJECT: A book with a timepiece on the cover

Finished: 06/30/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Have had this on my TBR list for a long time. The book was excellent, as was the movie. H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper from 1893 to 1979.