| A book published at least 50 years before you were born | A book with a season in the title…or the word “season” | A book of just straight up hijinks/hijinks vibes | A book with multiple narrators or points of view: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine | An author’s debut novel: Future Feeling by Joss Lake |
| A short story collection by a woman: Dead-End Memories by Banana Yoshimoto | A book a friend wants you to read: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston | An adult book by an author best known for writing for children/YA: Letters from Tove by Tove Jansson | A book by an author you read for the first time in the last two years: I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. 4 by Okura | A book translated from Russian |
| A book that was originally published in installments: The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1 by Konami Kanata | A book with a photograph on the cover: A Book of Days by Patti Smith | Any book! (Free space): Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada | A book by an author who has immigrated to America: Kurashi at Home by Marie Kondo | A book about a road trip: The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane |
| A book about food: A Little Tea Book by Sebastian Beckwith | A book published in 2023: Am I Trans Enough? by Alo Johnston | A non-fiction book about fiction | A book you got for free: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine | A book with a film or TV adaptation in production: How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino |
| A book that is amongst those you’ve owned for the longest without reading | A book that’s second or later in a series: Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire | A book about the natural world: Birding Is My Favorite Video Game by Rosemary Mosco | A book on Vulture’s Best Books of 2022 list: The Employees by Olga Ravn | A book by an author you read in school |