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52 Book Club1. A book with a subtitle
2. Featuring an inheritance
3. Title starting with the letter "G"
4. Title starting with the letter "H"
5. Title starting with the letter "I"
6. Under 200 pages
7. A city or country name in the title
8. Dystopian fiction
9. A book with a dedication
10. Takes place during the roaring twenties
11. A book about secrets
12. High fantasy
13. Published posthumously
14. A survival story
15. Set in Australia
16. Featuring one of the "seven deadly sins"
17. By a Caribbean author
18. Set during a war other than WWI or WWII
19. Typographic cover
20. A book about siblings
21. A second-hand book
22. A body-positive message
23. An alliterative title
24. Nordic noir
25. A fashionable character
26. Has an epilogue
27. Newbery Medal winner
28. Includes a funeral
29. Sends you down a rabbit hole
30. An author with a same name as you
31. Set in a workplace
32. Published by Macmillan
33. A banned book
34. Featuring mythology
35. A book you meant to read last year
36. Chapters have cliffhangers
37. Written in present tense
38. An enemies-to-lovers plot
39. The final book in a series
40. Written by a comedian
41. A character who is a refugee
42. Time in the title
43. A book "everyone" has read
44. A contemporary setting
45. First word in the book is "the"
46. Script font on the spine
47. Set in the city of Dublin
48. A book by Octavia E. Butler
49. Books on the cover
50. Related to the word "murder"
51. Doesn't fit any of the other 51 prompts -
52. Published in 2023
Read Harder1. Trans character written by a trans author -
Light from Uncommon Stars
2. One of your favorite author's favorite books -
Holidays on Ice
3. About activism -
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
4. Challenged recently in your school district -
A Complicated Love Story Set in Space
5. Completed webcomic -
Lore Olympus: Volume One
6. Book you DNF'd -
The Mountains Sing
7. Audiobook performed by a POC of a book written by an author of color -
Allegedly
8. Graphic novel/comic/manga of different genre than you normally read
9. Independently published book by a BIPOC author
10. Know nothing about based solely on the cover -
Sweatpants and Spells
11. Cookbook cover to cover -
The Batch Lady: Shop Once. Cook Once. Eat Well All Week.
12. Nonfiction book about BIPOC and/or queer history -
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
13. Author local to you -
Where We Come From
14. Under 500 카지노싸이트 ratings -
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
15. Historical fiction set in an Eastern country -
The Night Diary
16. Romance with bisexual representation -
The Princess Trap
17. YA book by an indigenous author -
Elatsoe
18. Comic or graphic novel that features disability representation -
The Oracle Code
19. Nonfiction book about intersectional feminism -
Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism
20. Book of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author -
Night Sky with Exit Wounds
21. Book of short stories -
Friday Black
22. Ignyte awards -
This is How You Lose the Time War
23. Social horror, mystery, or thriller -
Frankenstein in Baghdad
24. Any of the previous years' prompts -
The Gifts of Imperfection
Flourish & Botts1. Quidditch: Involving a sport
2. Quidditch World Cup: Set in a country you’ve never been to
3. Quidditch Pitch: Set in nature
4. Quidditch Throughout the Ages: A historical fiction
5. Golden Snidget: Includes a magical creature
6. Quaffle: With a title including the letter Q
7. Bludger: A book you think will knock your socks off
8. Snitch: A book with a Golden Aspect
9. Catching the Snitch: A book with isbn# that includes 1, 5, and 0
10. Nimbus 2000: Set or written before 2000
11. Nimbus 2001: Set or written after 2001
12. Firebolt: Contains a special gift
13. Quidditch Gloves: Set in winter
14. Quidditch Goggles: Includes a character that wears glasses
15. Chaser: A hard to catch book
16. Beater: Includes a competition
17. Keeper: Includes a character you fall in love with
18. Seeker: Includes a found family
19. Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland: Set in the British Isles
20. Applebee Arrows: Related to archery
21. Ballycastle Bats: A regency era book
22. Chudley Cannons: Includes a battle
23. Holy Head Harpies: Includes a group of strong females
24. Pride of Portree: Related to the LGBTQIA+ Community
25. Puddlemere United: With multiple points of view
26. Tutshill Tornados: Includes a weather event
27. Wingtown Wanderers: Includes travel or adventure
28. Hogwarts House Cup: Includes a celebration
29. Gryffindor: Related to Gryffindor house/traits
30. Hufflepuff: Related to Hufflepuff house/traits
31. Ravenclaw: Related to Ravenclaw house/traits
32. Slytherin: Related to Slytherin house/traits
33. Harry Potter: Includes a celebrity
34. Oliver Wood: Includes a fanatical character
35. Angelina Johnson: Written by a BIPOC author
36. Katie Bell: Includes a character who gets cursed
37. Alicia Spinett: Written by a female author
38. Fred Weasley: Read a duology (book 1)
39. George Weasley: Read a duology (book 2)
40. Ginny Weasley: A poetry book
41. Cho Chang: Written by an Asian or AAPI author
42. Marcus Flint: Involves a fire
43. Cedric Diggory: Includes vampires
44. Viktor Krum: With a character who speaks a different language
45. Draco Malfoy: A book that has a large fandom following
46. Weasley is our King: Contains royalty
47. Starfish Stick: Related to the sea
48. Wronski Feint: Includes misdirection
49. Slothgrip Roll: A book that’s taken you a long time to read
50. Dionysus Dive: Contains a character with a vice
51. Body Blow: With a body part on the cover
52. Double Eight Loop: Written by multiple authors
Book Girls Guide Lifetime of Reading1. Child Protagonist - Attack of the Black Rectangles
2. Teenage Protagonist - Patron Saints of Nothing
3. 20-Something MCs - The Bookshop of Yesterdays
4. 30-Something MCs - The Dry
5. 40-Something MCs - Olga Dies Dreaming
6. 50-Something MCs - Still Alice
7. 60-Something MCs - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
8. 70-Something MCs - Our Souls at Night
9. 80-Something MCs - When All Is Said
10. 90-Something MCs - The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home
11. Character Aging Through the Book - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
12. Books that Connect Generations - Have You Seen Luis Velez?
The Nest's 3 Degrees of DifficultyEASY
1. 2022 OwlCrate Box Book
2. 2023 Debut Release
3. Fairytale Retelling
4. Dark Academia Vibes
5. First Book on Your TBR
6. Recommended by a Friend
7. Book with Multiple Covers
8. LGBTQIA Main Character
9. Comedy or Parody
10. One Word Title
11. Childhood Favorite
12. NYT Bestseller
13. Tropey Romance Title
14. Popular on Booktok
15. OwlCrate Jr 2022 Book
16. BIPOC author
17. Book with a Jump Scare
18. A Library Book
19. YA Historical Fiction
20. Sword on the Cover
21. Sapphic Love Story
22. A Celebrity Memoir
23. Banned in America
24. A Classic High Fantasy
25. Book with a Robot
MEDIUM
1. A Band of Misfits
2. Superhero POV
3. Celebrity Book Club Pick
4. Asian Historical Fiction
5. A Genre You've Not Read
6. Latinx MC
7. Set in the 1920s
8. Portal fantasy
9. Book with a Heist
10. Super Serious Sci-Fi
11. Book You Didn't Finish
12. Author Recommendation
13. War-Time Plot
14. Political Non-fiction
15. Ficitonal Religions
16. A Spicy Adult Book
17. Urban Fantasy Novel
18. A Contemporary Duology (1)
19. A Contemporary Duology (2)
20. True Crime Novel
21. Trans MC
22. Animal on the Cover
23. Book Featuring Recipes
24. USA Today Bestseller
25. More than 500 Pages
26. A Comeback Story
HARD
1. Animal Narrator
2. Refugee POV
3. Translated to English
4. Utopian Setting
5. Multiple Timelines
6. Unreliable Narrator
7. Asexual POV
8. Asian Poetry
9. Alliterative Title
10. Cozy Fantasy Plot
11. Ancient World Setting
12. Dinner Party Mystery
13. Epistolary Style Novel
14. A Book About a Cult
15. Classic American Lit
16. Healthcare Worker POV
17. 2022 Hugo Nominee
18. Indigenous Characters
19. LGBTQ + Space
20. Dystopian Romance
21. Set At a Circus
22. Sisterly Love Plot
23. African Magical Realism
24. Paranormal Investigation
25. Post Apocalyptic Vibes
JanuaryBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1880s-1890s - Whiskey When We're Dry
Voyage: Antarctica & the Arctic - How the Penguins Saved Veronica
USA: ME, MA, NH, RI, VT - Night of the Living Rez: Stories
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
FebruaryBook Girls' Guide
Decades: 1900-1920 - The House of Mirth
Voyage: Western Europe - The Elegance of the Hedgehog
USA: AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY - Gateway to the Moon
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
MarchBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1920s - Dreamland Burning
Voyage: Africa - When the Ground Is Hard
USA: AL, FL, GA, SC, TN - Transcendent Kingdom
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
AprilBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1930s - Saint Mazie
Voyage: Islands - The Island of Missing Trees
USA: Island Territories - Velorio
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
MayBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1940s - Salt to the Sea
Voyage: Eastern Europe - I Must Betray You
USA: IA, KS, KY, MO, NE -
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
JuneBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1950s - Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Voyage: Australia & New Zealand - The Yield
USA: CT, DE, NJ, NY, PA - Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
JulyBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1960s- Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
Voyage: Southern Asia -
USA: AK, LA, MS, OK, TX - The Devil Takes You Home
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
AugustBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1970s - Murder on the Red River
Voyage: Northern Asia - Kitchen
USA: CA, HI, NV, OR, WA - Moloka'i
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
SeptemberBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1980s - Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Voyage: Traveling on transportation - The Unsinkable Greta James
USA: Across state lines - Hell of a Book
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
OctoberBook Girls Guide
Decades: 1990s - Little Fires Everywhere
Voyage: Middle East - Darius the Great Is Not Okay
USA: AK, ID, ND, MT, SD - The Smell of Other People's Houses
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
NovemberBook Girls Guide
Decades: 2000s or 2010s - Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation
Voyage: North America
USA: NC, MD, OH, VA, DC - The Glass Castle
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
DecemberBook Girls Guide
Decades: Spanning Decades - Girl, Woman, Other
Voyage: South America - The Puma Years
USA: IL, IN, MN, MI, WI - Eliza and Her Monsters
Fireside Book Club
Reading Rivalry
LitWits
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Hench (other topics)Other Birds (other topics)
The Astonishing Color of After (other topics)
The Girls I've Been (other topics)
One Two Three (other topics)
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1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y - How the Penguins Saved Veronica
2. A book by an author you read in 2022 - The Happy Ever After Playlist
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - Upgrade
4. A book with an interracial relationship - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover - The Lightkeeper's Daughters
6. A book where books are important - The Book of Form and Emptiness
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title - When All Is Said
8. An author's debut book - Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - The Astonishing Color of After
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" - From Lukov with Love
11. A book about a person/character with a disability - Hench
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - Other Birds
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover - One Two Three
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake - The Girls I've Been
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
18. A book related to science
19. A book related to the arts
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
23. A book with a body of water in the title
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride
27. A book by an author from continental Europe
28. A book that is dark
29. A book that is light
30. A book related to a chess piece
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title
36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
39. A western
40. A book with a full name in the title
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
43. A book that involves a murder
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
47. A book related to a geometric shape
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
51. A book published in 2023
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title