A book that goes back and forth between time periods | A book with a talking animal: A Frog in the Fall (And Later On) by Linnea Sterte | A Lambda Literary Award winner: The Rules of Forever by Nan Campbell | The first book in a series with at least 3 books: Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas | 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: The Crown Ain’t Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib | A book set in a country house | A book by an author you love but who you haven’t read in over five years : Dark Places by Gillian Flynn | 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: Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin | A book recommended to you by someone at least ten years older or ten years younger than you | Any book! (Free space): Funny Story by Emily Henry | A book involving an old wooden ship: The Wager by David Grann | A book on Vulture’s Best Books of 2023 list |
A book by a woman of the South Asian diaspora | A book by an author with three or fewer published books | A play by someone other than Shakespeare: Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill | Read one of a friend’s favorite books from childhood: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin | 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 | A book with an elderly main character | A book translated from Spanish (or in Spanish): Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin |