| A book that goes back and forth between time periods: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell | A book with a talking animal: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros | A Lambda Literary Award winner | The first book in a series with at least 3 books: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante | 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: My Antonia by Willa Cather | 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 | A book recommended to you by someone at least ten years older or ten years younger than you: Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell | Any book! (Free space): I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman | A book involving an old wooden ship: Rites of Passage by William Golding | 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: Trust by Hernan Diaz | 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 | A book with an elderly main character: Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt | A book translated from Spanish (or in Spanish) |