52 Books in 52 Weeks 2026

By the end of the year, I will have completed 2025’s 52 Books in 52 Weeks main challenge. (I did not do so great at the mini-challenges.) I read a lot of books I enjoyed, some of which I wouldn’t usually have picked up, so I’m signing up again this year.

Here’s the list:

1. Set in an ancient civilization
2. Kangaroo word on the cover – The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
3. Written without quotation marks – The Killer Question by Janice Hallett
4. Has a dust jacket
5. Featuring a conspiracy
6. Title starts with the letter “O”
7. Title starts with the letter “P”
8. A three-syllable word in the title
9. Featuring a natural disaster
10. Spans a decade or more
11. Requires suspension of disbelief
12. A genre-defining read
13. Bookface
14. Includes a character list – May Contain Murder by Orlando Murrin
15. A subtitle with commas
16. Deus Ex Machina
17. Author’s bio mentions their dog
18. Provokes strong emotion
19. A nosy neighbour character – A Very Novel Murder by Ellie Alexander
20. Day of the week in the title
21. Written in the 1800s
22. Spotted in a TV series or movie
23. Grumpy sunshine trope
24. Uneven number of chapters
25. Includes a red herring – The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah
26. Title in a serif font – How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson
27. Two or more authors, one pseudonym – Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
28. From a series at least eight books long – The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
29. Set in the Arctic or Antarctic
30. Author related to another author
31. Author related to author in prompt 30
32. Publisher starting with the letter “B”
33. A standalone fantasy novel
34. Inspired by the top-grossing movie the year you were born
35. Character with a secret identity
36. Award-winning book from last year – The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell
37. Started on the 26th of the month – Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson
38. Domestic fiction – This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
39. A book that cost you nothing
40. Author’s first and last name start with same letter
41. A guide to…
42. Includes a handwritten interior font
43. A Goodreads recommendation for you
44. Literary Device: Personification – Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove
45. Biographical fiction
46. Non-fiction about character in prompt 45
47. A diacritical mark on the cover
48. Related to the word “Nemesis”
49. From the 800s of the Dewey Decimal System
50. Set in a castle – The Gathering of Clan McFee by Karen Baugh Menuhin
51. Includes a map
52. Published in 2026 – The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery

February Mini-Challenge

1. Scarlet or Letter:
2. Crime of Punishment: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaitev (crime)
3. Fourth or Wing: