A book with an important tree: the lost trees of willow ave: a story of climate and hope on one american street by mike tidwell	A Western: the horse by willy vlautin	A book about a journey made with a non-car form of transportation (train, bus, boat, plane, walking, horse, etc.): the namesake by jhumpa lahiri	A book with a one-word title: universality by natasha brown	A book by an author you’ve never read before with at least 10 published books: james by percival everett
Pick and read a book off of a friend’s shelf without their input	A book about or inspired by a real crime: trauma plot: a life by jamie hood	A book first translated into English in the last five years: on the calculaton of volume II by solvej balle	A book with a queer protagonist: faggots by larry kramer	A science fiction/speculative fiction book
A book by an author you’ve disliked/been underwhelmed by before but want to give another chance: the buffalo hunter hunter by stephen graham jones	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: the helens of troy by bernadette mayer	Read a book with a book club (or make a one-off book club and read a book with a friend): the dream hotel by lalia lalami
A book with no chapter breaks	A book with a time of day in the title (day, night, morning, dawn, dusk, etc.): lucky day by chuck tingle	A book a friend wants you to read: everything for everyone: an oral history of the new york commune 2052-2072 by eman abdelhadi & m.e. o'brien	A book on Time’s The 100 Must Read Books of 2024 list: health & safety by emily witt	A non-fiction book published in 2025: original sins by eve ewing
A book translated from a language spoken by your ancestors	A book about books: what we can know by ian mcewan	A book with a ghost in it: to anyone who ever asks: the life music and mystery of connie converse by howard fishman	A book with a movie or tv adaptation that you’ve already seen	A novel by a poet: liars by sarah manguso