| A book that goes back and forth between time periods | A book with a talking animal: The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky | A Lambda Literary Award winner | The first book in a series with at least 3 books | 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): The Club by Ellery Lloyd | A book of poetry published in the year 2000 or later: Self-Love for Small-Town Girls by Lang Leav | A book set in a country house | A book by an author you love but who you haven’t read in over five years : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins | 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 | Any book! (Free space): The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo | 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: The Widows of Malabar Hill* by Sujata Massey | A book by an author with three or fewer published books: The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub | 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: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston | A book with a title that is a complete sentence: Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher | A book with an elderly main character | A book translated from Spanish (or in Spanish) |