Here’s my list (alternatively, if you’re a Goodreads User you can view my list at Goodreads):
A book that’s published in 2020:
Beyond the Shadowed Earth by Joanna Ruth Meyer
A book by a trans or nonbinary author:
A book with a great first line:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
A book about a book club:
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (Part of it is set in London.)
A bildungsroman:
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed:
The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia by Mary Helen Stefaniak
A book with an upside-down image on the cover:
A book with a map:
Salamandastron by Brian Jacques
A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast or online book club:
The Decadent Society by Ross Douthat
An anthology:
A book that passes the Bechdel test:
Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer
A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it:
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (totally counting this with the horror movie Pumpkinhead)
A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name:
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
A book published the month of your birthday:
Vol’jin: Shadows of the Horde by Michael A. Stackpole
A book about or by a woman in STEM:
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty
A book that won an award in 2019:
Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley
A book on a subject you know nothing about:
The Four Noble Truths by The Dalai Lama
A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics:
Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McRaven
A book with a pun in the title:
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen
A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins:
A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character:
Cinder by Marissa MeyerA book with a bird on the cover:
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader:
Romanov by Nadine BrandesA book with “gold,” “silver,” or “bronze” in the title:
Spartan Gold by Clive CusslerA book by a WOC:
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads:
Mattimeo by Brian JacquesA book you meant to read in 2019:
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
A book about or involving social media:
My Androgynous Boyfriend by Tamekou
A book that has a book on the cover:
The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Tales by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
A medical thriller:
The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian
A book with a made-up language:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
A book set in a country beginning with “C”:
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
A book you picked because the title caught your attention:
How to be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery
A book with a three-word title:
Mariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques
A book with a pink cover:
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
A Western:
True Grit by Charles PortisA book by or about a journalist:
The Wolf Gift by Anne RiceRead a banned book during Banned Books Week:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (A book about an Amateur Detective)
Advanced
A book written by an author in their 20s:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title:
Twenty by Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision):
Deadpool Classic, Vol. 4A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics:
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
A book set in the 1920s:
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (I read two editions of this one! I read both the Graphic Novel and the original format.)
A book by an author who has written more than 20 books:
Tarkin by James LucenoA book with more than 20 letters in its title:
Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley
A book published in the 20th century:
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
A book from a series with more than 20 books:
A book with a main character in their 20s:
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
