| A book published at least 50 years before you were born | A book with a season in the title…or the word “season”: **If on a winter’s night, a traveler by Italo Calvino | A book of just straight up hijinks/hijinks vibes | A book with multiple narrators or points of view: bath haus by p.j. vernon | An author’s debut novel |
| A short story collection by a woman | A book a friend wants you to read: the art of gathering by priya parker | An adult book by an author best known for writing for children/YA | A book by an author you read for the first time in the last two years: **the talented mr ripley by patricia highsmith | A book translated from Russian |
| A book that was originally published in installments | A book with a photograph on the cover: **blood meridian by cormac mccarthy | Any book! (Free space) | A book by an author who has immigrated to America: **dancer from the dance by andrew holleran | A book about a road trip: parable of the sower by octavia butler |
| A book about food | A book published in 2023 | A non-fiction book about fiction | A book you got for free | A book with a film or TV adaptation in production |
| A book that is amongst those you’ve owned for the longest without reading | A book that’s second or later in a series | A book about the natural world: **the overstory by richard powers | A book on Vulture’s Best Books of 2022 list: **manhunt by gretchen felker-malkin | A book by an author you read in school |