| A book with an important tree | A Western | A book about a journey made with a non-car form of transportation (train, bus, boat, plane, walking, horse, etc.): the talented mr. ripley by patricia highsmith | A book with a one-word title: annihiliation by jeff vandermeer | A book by an author you’ve never read before with at least 10 published books |
| Pick and read a book off of a friend’s shelf without their input | A book about or inspired by a real crime | A book first translated into English in the last five years: ~~lie with me~~ by | A book with a queer protagonist: ~~paul takes the form~~ by | A science fiction/speculative fiction book: authority by jeff vandermeer |
| A book by an author you’ve disliked/been underwhelmed by before but want to give another chance | A book on the NYT’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list | FREE SPACE (Any book) | A book about a specific/niche subculture: raving by mckenzie wark | Read a book with a book club (or make a one-off book club and read a book with a friend) |
| A book with no chapter breaks | A book with a time of day in the title (day, night, morning, dawn, dusk, etc.): ~~night boat to tangier~~ by | A book a friend wants you to read | A book on Time’s The 100 Must Read Books of 2024 list: ~~health and safety~~ by | A non-fiction book published in 2025 |
| A book translated from a language spoken by your ancestors: my brilliant friend by elena ferrante | A book about books: ~~the seven moons~~ by | A book with a ghost in it: lincoln in the bardo by george saunders | A book with a movie or tv adaptation that you’ve already seen: normal people by sally rooney | A novel by a poet: ~~no one is talking about this~~ by |