| A book titled “___ & ___”: Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix | A book borrowed from a friend: Chess Story by Stefan Zweig | A graphic novel: The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar | A book by an author born in the same year as you: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner | A book recommended by the staff at your favorite bookstore: On Lighthouses by Jazmina Barrera |
| A book about a sport: We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry | Historical fiction: Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg | A book published this year: Spear by Nicola Griffith | A fantasy novel whose setting is not based on Europe: A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark | A memoir or essay collection: The Invisible Painting by Gabriel Weisz Carrington |
| A short story anthology: We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020 by various | A book you started in the past but never finished: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey | Any book! (Free space): Sellout by Dan Ozzi | A book published by a small press: The Nightgown and Other Poems by Taisia Kitaiskaia | A book involving time travel: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger |
| A novella (under 200 pages): The Emissary by Yoko Tawada | A book on Vulture’s Best Books of 2021 list: Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen | A book with a family tree or character list inside: The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar | A book published under a pen name: My Brain Is Different by Monzusu | A thriller: All Systems Red by Martha Wells |
| A book published in the 1990s: A Fisherman of the Inland Sea by Ursula K. Le Guin | A book with a cover you don’t like: Getting Clean with Stevie Green by Swan Huntley | A book by someone who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, or Tony: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher | A book a friend wants you to read: Do Not Sell at Any Price by Amanda Petrusich | A book by a non-American author: Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda |