except i just dump my favorite prompts from all the years.

• A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016
• A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view): Lights Out - Navessa Allen
• A title that doesn't contain the letter "E": Dom Casmurro - Machado de Assis
• A historical fiction: A Long Petal of the Sea - Isabel Allende
• A book with an animal on the cover or in the title: The Long Game - Elena Armas
• A book written by a person of color: Open Water - Caleb Azumah Nelson
• A category from another challenge
• A book based on a myth
• A book recommended by one of your favorite authors
• A book with a strong female characte
• A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
• A New York Times best-seller
• A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading
• A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list
• A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books
• A magical realism novel
• A Hugo Award winner or nominee
• A book published in 2017
• A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next"
• A time travel novel
• A book with a one-word title: Bride - Ali Hazelwood
• A past suggestion that didn't win
• A Penguin Modern Classic
• A book from someone else's bookshelf
• A book set in a fictional location: Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
• A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
• A book about or inspired by real events
• A book originally written in a language other than English
• A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc): Cidade dos Ossos - Casssandra Clare
• An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
• A book set in Africa or South America
• A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
• A book with an unique format/writing structure: Daqui pra baixo - Jason Reynolds
• A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
• A book written in first person perspective
• A book featuring a murder
• A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
• A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list
• A book by an author with the same first and last initials
• A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
• A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
• A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists
• A book published in 2018
• A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
• A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
• A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
• A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
• A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
• A book about reading, books or an author/writer
• A book featuring an elderly character
• A book with more than 500 pages
• A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
• A book set in a school or university
• A psychological thriller
• A book with a person's name in the title
• A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
• A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
• A book with a (mostly) black cover
• A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
• A book published in 2019
• The first book in a series that you have not started
• A book that is between 400-600 pages
• A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
• A book with a neurodiverse character
• A book by an author you've only read once before
• A fantasy book
• A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
• A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
• A book about a non-traditional family
• A book published in 2020
• A book with an "-ing" word in the title
• A book related to time
• A book by an author you read in 2022
• A book with an interracial relationship
• A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
• A book by an Asian diaspora author
• A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
• A book that has been translated from another language
• A book with the theme of returning home
• A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
• A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
• A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
• A book whose author has published more than 7 books
• A book published in 2023
• A book from a genre that starts with A, T, or Y
• A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover
• A book that fits a prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
• A book by a new-to-you author
• A book you want to read because of something you read in 2025
• A book related to blood, sweat, or tears
• A book with a character who appears in more than one book: Mate - Ali Hazelwood
• A book set in Africa, Asia, or Australia
• A book with a number, ordinal, or iterative numeral in the title
• An award winning book
• A history or historical fiction book
• A book with cover text that is NOT black or white
• An author's second/sophomore book
• A book set in the wellness or beauty industries
• A book you've wanted to read for a long time
• A book with a location in the title
• A book related to yesterday
• A book related to today
• A book related to tomorrow
• A book by a Korean or Korean-diaspora author
• A book with a road trip or long journey
• A book that is either frothy or gothy
• A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list
• A book with a Z in the title and/or author name
• A nonfiction book: Wishful Drinking - Carrie Fisher
• A book related to a resistance, rebellion, or revolution
• A vacation book
• A novella of 100-250 pages
• A book with an Indigenous character or author
• A book with a window on the cover
• A book where all or part of the action takes place in a library, a museum, a school, or another public building
• A book with a primary character who is a woman over 40
• A book that includes a science topic
• A book that's part of a series
• A book connected in some way to the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie
• A book that has a punctuation mark in the title
• A mystery or true crime book
• A book set in an isolated location
• A book involving survival
• A book with a symbol of death on the cover
• A book with "this", "that", "these", or "those" in the title
• A book with something edible in the title
• A second book for your favorite prompt
• A book with a bird on its cover
• A book published in 2026