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2019 ATY Reading Challenge

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy

2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (who, what, where, when, why)

3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
Book: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

4. A book with a criminal character

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare

6. A book with a dual timeline
Book: Recursion by Blake Crouch

7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
Book: Becoming by Michelle Obama
Notes: Memoir about being the First Lady and living in the White House during the Obama Administration.

8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
Book: From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
Notes: Memoir about being a stenographer and working in the White House during the Obama Administration.

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy, horror)
Book: Fight or Flight by Samantha Young
Notes: Romance/Erotica

10. A book featuring an historical figure

11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, pig)

12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
Book: You by Caroline Kepnes
Notes: The male main character is a bookstore manager and the female main character is a poetry student.

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list ()

14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term

15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
Book: A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
Notes: The author is Palestinian-American and some flashbacks in the book take place in Palestine.

16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Book: After the End by Clare Mackintosh

17. A speculative fiction

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
Book: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
Notes: At the time of reading, my TBR list contains the following books by Liane Moriarty: What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist's Love Story, and Truly Madly Guilty.

20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country

21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes (Link)

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old

24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
Book: Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Notes: I read an advanced reader copy of this book before it's publishing date - so super new book!

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
Book: Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Notes: I borrowed this book from a friend!

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
Book: The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin
Notes: This book has a blue cover.

27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list ()
Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Notes: This is book #938.

28. A book related to something cold

29. A book published before 1950

30. A book featuring an elderly character

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
Book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

32. A book with more than 500 pages

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
Book: All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
Notes: Obtained from Amazon on April 28, 2018, and started reading on August 14, 2019.

34. A book with a person's name in the title
Book: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

35. A psychological thriller
Book: Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list ()

37. A book set in a school or university

38. A book not written in traditional novel format
Book: Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss
Notes: This fiction book is an epistolary novel, highlighting emails, text-message exchanges, and other social media messaging formats.

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life

40. A book you stumbled upon

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards (Link)
Book: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Notes: Nominated for the Historical Fiction genre.

42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
Book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Notes: Voldemort is a monstrous character.

43. A book related to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
Book: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Notes: A non-fiction about a Silicon Valley tech start-up that made at-home blood tests.

44. A book related in some way to a TV show/series or movie you enjoyed
Book: Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman
Notes: This book is a behind-the-scenes cultural history of The Bachelor franchise. I have watched the show and its spin-offs since 2008.

45. A multi-generational saga

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover

47. A book related to food
Book: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Notes: The mother in the story reminisces about a Betty Crocker cookbook that her mother gave to her, and it symbolizes her relationship with her mother throughout the book.

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year ()
Book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Notes: Finalist for National Book Awards 2014 for Fiction

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country

50. A book that includes a journey

51. A book published in 2019
Book: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Notes: Published on May 14, 2019

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title

Currently Reading

Book
After the End by Clare Mackintosh

Prompt Options
16. A book told from multiple perspectives
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
51. A book published in 2019 [June 25, 2019]

2019 ATY Reading Challenge Prompt Options

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [Pulitzer Prize]
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng [ALA Alex Award]

2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (who, what, where, when, why)

3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin

4. A book with a criminal character
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou [fraud]
You by Caroline Kepnes [stalker]

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
Vision in White by Nora Roberts [content]

6. A book with a dual timeline
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin
Recursion by Blake Crouch
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [World War II]
Becoming by Michelle Obama [American Politics]

8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris [World War II]
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein [American Politics]

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy, horror)
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young [Romance/Erotica]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling [Science Fiction/Fantasy]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [Science Fiction/Fantasy]
Recursion by Blake Crouch
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren [Romance/Erotica]
Vision in White by Nora Roberts [Romance/Erotica]

10. A book featuring an historical figure
Becoming by Michelle Obama [Barack Obama]
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein [Barack Obama]
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty [Berlin Wall]

11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, pig)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling [snake]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [dog]

12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein [stenographer]
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid [bookstore, books on cover]
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum [reading]
You by Caroline Kepnes [bookstore, poetry student]

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list ()
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou [2019 Apr]
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young [2019 Apr]
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris [2019 Jan]
You by Caroline Kepnes [2017 Apr]

14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [France]
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum [Palestine]

16. A book told from multiple perspectives
After the End by Clare Mackintosh
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin

17. A speculative fiction
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Recursion by Blake Crouch

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
After the End by Clare Mackintosh
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country

2019 ATY Reading Challenge Prompt Options ... continued

21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes (Link)

Texas Library Lariat List
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

Up-Lit
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

National Capital
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [Paris, France]
Becoming by Michelle Obama [Washington, DC]
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein [Washington, DC]
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen [London, UK]

Expatriate/Vacationer
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young [expatriate]
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren [vacation]

Portal Fiction
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Recursion by Blake Crouch

Arts
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson [artist]

2019 ATY Reading Challenge Prompt Options ... continued

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old

24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum [New York]
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center [pre-release]
You by Caroline Kepnes [New York]

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
After the End by Clare Mackintosh [library]
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [library]
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng [borrowed from Mom]
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein [library]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling [potions book]
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris [library]
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren [library]
Vision in White by Nora Roberts [friend]
You by Caroline Kepnes [library]

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [cover]
Becoming by Michelle Obama [Democrats]
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson [cover]
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young [cover]
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin [cover]
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum [cover]

27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list ()
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen [#938]

28. A book related to something cold

29. A book published before 1950
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen [1813]

30. A book featuring an elderly character

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

32. A book with more than 500 pages
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [531]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling [691]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [870]

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid [2017 Dec]
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda [2018 Apr]

34. A book with a person's name in the title
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

35. A psychological thriller
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list ()
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [2014]
Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman [2018]
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou [2018]
Becoming by Michelle Obama [2018]
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng [2014]

37. A book set in a school or university
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

38. A book not written in traditional novel format
Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman [non-fiction]
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou [non-fiction]
Becoming by Michelle Obama [memoir]
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein [memoir]
Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss [epistolary novel]

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Recursion by Blake Crouch

40. A book you stumbled upon

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards (Link)
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [best of the best]
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou [nonfiction]
Becoming by Michelle Obama [memoir]
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris [historical fiction]

42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling [Voldemort]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [Voldemort]
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda [monster in the forest]
You by Caroline Kepnes [psychopath]

43. A book related to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [technology]
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou [technology, science]
Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss [technology]
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin [science]
Recursion by Blake Crouch [technology]
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion [science]
You by Caroline Kepnes [technology]

44. A book related in some way to a TV show/series or movie you enjoyed
Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman [The Bachelor]
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou [The Inventor]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling [Harry Potter]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [Harry Potter]
The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin [Grey's Anatomy]
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion [The Rosie Project]
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice]
You by Caroline Kepnes [You]

45. A multi-generational saga
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

47. A book related to food
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng [Betty Crocker Cookbook]

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year ()
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [2014 Finalist]

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country

50. A book that includes a journey
Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman ["journey"]
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren [flight]

51. A book published in 2019
After the End by Clare Mackintosh [June 25, 2019
[book:Before She Knew Him|40390756] by Peter Swanson [March 5, 2019]
Recursion by Blake Crouch [June 11, 2019]
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center [August 13, 2019]
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren [May 14, 2019]
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum [March 5, 2019]

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title

Books Read in 2019

1. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [historical fiction] ★★★★ (book club)
2. Becoming by Michelle Obama [memoir] ★★★★� (book club)
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen [classic] � (book club)
4. You by Caroline Kepnes [thriller] ★★�
5. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty [domestic suspense] ★★★★�
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [fantasy] ★★★★
7. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng [contemporary fiction] ★★★★
8. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris [historical fiction] ★★★★ (book club)
9. Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss [humor] ★★�
10. The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin [chick lit] ★★ (book club)
11. Fight or Flight by Samantha Young [chick lit] ★★★★ (book club)
12. Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson [thriller] ★★★★�
13. Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman [non-fiction] ★★�
14. One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid [chick lit] ★★★★�
15. From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein [memoir] ★★� (book club)
16. A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum [contemporary fiction] ★★� (book club)
17. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion [chick lit] ★★★★�
18. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling [fantasy] ★★★★
19. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren [chick lit] ★★★★ (book club)
20. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center [chick lit] ★★★★ (book club)
21. Recursion by Blake Crouch [sci-fi] ★★★★� (book club)
22. All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda [mystery] ★★�
23. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou [non-fiction] ★★★★�
24. Vision in White by Nora Roberts [chick-lit] ★★�
25. After the End by Clare Mackintosh [contemporary fiction] (book club)

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