| CATEGORIES | BOOK (READ OR PLANNED) |
1 | A to Z | |
| A book with the letter Z in the title | Kissing Ezra Holtz |
| A book by an author whose name starts with A or Z | My Life As An IceCream Sandwich |
| A book about letters | Letters From Cuba |
| A "comprehensive" book | Why Cats Are Assholes |
2 | The Same, But Not | |
| A book with the color red or the word "read" on the cover | Moonflower Murders |
| A book by an author whose last name could also be a first name | A Curious Incident |
| A retelling of a classic | Three Ninja Pigs |
| A "He said, she said" book | All The Feels |
3 | What's The Dish | |
| A book with a mug or cup on the cover | Elementary, She Read |
| A book with a food related pun in the title | The Witching Flour |
| A book about food from another culture | |
| A book about gossip | The Reluctant Dragon |
4 | Memories | |
| A book about memory loss | How Lulu Lost Her Mind |
| An author whose name you remember easily | Dragons Wild |
| A book with the word "remember" in the title | Elephants Can Remember |
| A diary or memoir | Trans |
5 | Back to Basics | |
| A classic novel | The Thin Man |
| A biography | I Am A Bacha Posh |
| A book by a well known author | Beezus and Ramona |
| A paperback | A Royal Pain |
6 | Time is Ticking | |
| A book with a clock on the cover | Murder Past Due |
| A book about time travel | A Swiftly Tilting Planet |
| A suspense novel | Oxford Murders |
| A book to pass the time while your favorite author finishes their next book | Read on Arrival |
7 | Til the Fat Lady Sings | |
| A book about body image | I Do It With The Lights On |
| A space opera | Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen |
| A book with the word "over" in the title | The Overdue Life of Amy Byler |
| A book about a singer or musician | Shame Pudding |
8 | It's All Relative | |
| A book about animal families | Hamster Princess:Harriet the Invincible |
| A book that relates to an interest you have | I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf |
| A book about finding family | The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow |
| A book with "aunt" or "uncle" in the title | Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions |
9 | Geekery | |
| A book by an author who sounds like a geek | Body on Baker Street |
| A book with a cover that reminds you of a video game | Aweto |
| A book about an obsessive hobby | Cat Knit |
| A book about a fandom or fanfic | The Cat of The Baskervilles |
10 | Working For A Living | |
| A book by an author whose name is a trade or profession | Emma (by Alexander McCall Smith) |
| A memoir focused on the author's profession | Hooked |
| A book where the protagonist works in a similar field to you | Classified As Murder |
| A nonfiction book about worker's rights | Triangle |
11 | Cover Up | |
| A book with someone on the cover who could use some clothes | |
| A book with a blue cover | Text Don't Call |
| A book with multiple fonts on the cover | Three Book Problem |
| A book where the author's name is above the title | Well That Escalated Quickly |
12 | Taking The Plunge | |
| A book with a picture of a cliff or ocean on the cover | A Killer in King's Cove |
| A book by an author you've always wanted to read | My Man Jeeves |
| A book over 600 pages | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay |
| A book someone dares you to read | Strange Practice |
13 | Shorts | |
| A book set somewhere you might wear shorts | The Love Hypothesis |
| A book under 150 pages | King Bidgood's In The Bathtub |
| A book of short stories | A Swim In The Pond |
| A book wider than it is tall | Goodnight Lab |
14 | Locations | |
| A book with the word "attic" or "kitchen" in the title | The Castle in the Attic |
| A book by an author who lives in another country | A Line To Kill |
| A book about a movie being filmed on location | Plain Bad Heroines |
| A book about your homeland | The Supremes at Earl's All You Can Eat |
15 | TBR Guilt | |
| A book that's dusty from waiting to be read | Herding Cats |
| A book that someone gave you that you haven't read yet | |
| A book you've been meaning to read | Maisie Dobbs |
| A new release you feel guilty reading because your TBR list is so long | Muder at the Royal Botanic Gardens |
16 | Crafty | |
| A book with a devious villain | Singapore Sapphire |
| A book about a craft you do or would like to learn about | Needled To Death |
| A book with a craft related pun in the title | Knit One Kill Too |
| A book known for having an unexpected twist at the end | The Reader's Room |
17 | People We Should Know | |
| A book about women's issues | Dear Ijeawele |
| A book by a BIPOC author | Dead Dead Girls |
| A book with a LGBTQIA+ protagonist | Melissa |
| A book written by an immigrant | Fly On The Wall |
18 | Heroes | |
| A book about a heroic event | |
| A non-fiction book about someone you admire | Yes I'm Hot In This |
| A book with the word "feet" or "clay" in the title | There's Murder Afoot |
| A book with a cape or cloak on the cover | The Red Sphinx |
19 | Crossing Over | |
| A book with the word "bridge" in the title | The Bridge Home |
| A book about a ghost | The Girl On Legare Street |
| A book that crosses two genres | Of Mice And Magic |
| A book with and X or a cross on the cover | The Tale of Despereaux |
20 | Childhood Days | |
| Reread a childhood favorite | |
| A book about the circus | |
| A book set within 10 years of your birth | A Wind In The Door |
| A coming of age story | Horse Trouble |
21 | Legends | |
| A book about a mythical creature | Vassa In The Night |
| A book about a legendary hero | The Last Last-Day-of-Summer |
| A book about a lost treasure | Murder In Old Bombay |
| A book by an author you consider amazing | They Came To Baghdad |
22 | Alternating | |
| A book with alternating timelines or narrators | Liar's Dictionary |
| A book that features a classic car | Magpie Murders |
| A book that takes place on both land and sea | Baltimore: The Plague Ships |
| An alternate history | Her Royal Spyness |
23 | Musical Inspirations | |
| West Side Story: A tragic love story | Keturah and Lord Death |
| Sweeney Todd: A book about revenge | The Sentence Is Death |
| Phantom of the Opera: A book about a hidden world | The Okay Witch |
| Chicago: A book set in a jail or prison | |
24 | Other Lands | |
| A book translated from another language | Pippi Longstocking |
| A book by an author from a country you'd like to visit | Immodest Acts |
| A book set in an area geographically different from your home | A Scandal In Scarlet |
| A book with the word "land" in the title | |
25 | Timely Topics | |
| A book about a pandemic | My Boyfriend Is a Monster |
| A book about climate change | The Lorax |
| A book about a social movement | Disasterama |
| A book about space travel | The Tea Master and the Detective |
26 | Stories with Grit | |
| A Western | The Sisters Brothers |
| A book with a desert on the cover | The Merchant and the Alchemist |
| A beach read | The Book of Candlelight |
| A gritty detective story | The High Window |
WILDCARD BOOKS | Wildcards | |
| A book by an author under 30 | |
| A 2021 release | |
| A comic book |
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| A book by two or more authors | You'll Never Believe What Happened To Lacey |
| A collection of essays | 100 Essays I Don't Have Time To Write |
