| A book that goes back and forth between time periods: When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro | A book with a talking animal | A Lambda Literary Award winner | The first book in a series with at least 3 books: Wolfsong by TJ Klune | The oldest book (by original publication year) you own and haven’t read |
| A book you learned about from someone else’s bingo board (any year) | A book of poetry published in the year 2000 or later | A book set in a country house | A book by an author you love but who you haven’t read in over five years | A book that’s a retelling of a myth/fable/fairytale/legend
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| A book with a moon, a star, or a planet in its title: Trials of the Sun Queen by Nisha Tuli | A book recommended to you by someone at least ten years older or ten years younger than you | Any book! (Free space): Yellowface by R.F. Kuang | A book involving an old wooden ship | A book on Vulture’s Best Books of 2023 list |
| A book by a woman of the South Asian diaspora: Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha Tulli | A book by an author with three or fewer published books: One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny | A play by someone other than Shakespeare | Read one of a friend’s favorite books from childhood | A book with a body of water on the cover |
| A history of something | A book set in a place you want to travel to | A book with a title that is a complete sentence: Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex croucher | A book with an elderly main character | A book translated from Spanish (or in Spanish) |