- A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25=The Icarus Girl, Helen Oyeyemi
- A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65-Blue Nights, Joan Didion
- A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people) - Redeployment, Phil Klay
- A book published by an indie press - The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson
- A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ-Adam, Ariel Schraig
- A book by a person whose gender is different from your own-So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson
- A book that takes place in Asia-Silence Once Begun, Jesse Ball
- A book by an author from Africa, Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.), The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
- A microhistory, Bonk, Mary Roach
- A YA novel, I'll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson
- A sci-fi novel - Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer
- A romance novel-A Rogue By Any Other Name, Sarah MacLean
- A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade - The Unwinding, George Packer
- A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.) - The Keep, Jennifer Egan (Gothic)
- An audiobook - Missoula, Jon Krakauer
- A collection of poetry - Citizen, Claudina Rankine
- A book that someone else has recommended to you - Thrown, Kerry Howley (recommended by Michael Barron)
- A book that was originally published in another language, Signs Preceding the End of the World, Yuri Herrera
- A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?) - Here, Richard McGuire
- A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over) The Andy Cohen Diaries, Andy Cohen
- A book published before 1850
- A book published this year, Between the World & Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
- A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”) Gratitude & Trust, Paul Williams & Tracey Johnson
jan 12 2015 ∞
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