Book PromptBooks ReadIdeas
A book published in 2022– Gallent (V.E. Schwab),
– Book of Night (Holly Black)
A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship– Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie),
– Escaping from Houdini (Kerri Maniscalco)
A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society– Scythe (Neal Shusterman),
– The Bone Ships (R.J. Barker),
– The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
A book with a tiger on the cover or “tiger” in the title– Tiger Queen (Annie Sullivan)
A sapphic book– The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid),
– The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
– Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
A book by a Latinx author– Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia),
– Aristotle and Dante (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)
A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid– Aurora Rising (Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff)
– Half a King (Joe Abercrombie)
A book about a “found family”– The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune)
– The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
– Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner– Bunk: The True Story of Hoaxes, Hucksters, Humbug, Plagiarists, Forgeries, and Phonies (Kevin Young)
A #BookTok recommendation
A book about the afterlife– Under the Whispering Door (T.J. Klune)
– The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
– Days of Blood & Starlight (Laini Taylor)
A book set in the 1980s– The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
– Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
– The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (haruki Murakami)
A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title– Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
– The Milk Tart Murders (Sally Andrew)
A book by a Pacific Islander author– Year of the Reaper (Makiia Lucier)
A book about witches– The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022– Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
– The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
A romance novel by a BIPOC author– Aristotle and Dante (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)
– The Princess Trap (Talia Hibbert)
A book that takes place during your favorite season (Autumn/Winter)– An Enchantment of Ravens (Margaret Rogerson)
– The Broken Girls (Simone St. James)
A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous readPrevious Book: Gallant
A book about a band or musical group– The Album of Dr. Moreau (Daryl Gregory)
– The boyband Murder Mystery (Ava Eldred)
A book with a character on the ace spectrum– The Love Hypotheses (Ali Hazelwood)
– City of Strife (Claudie Arseneault)
– The Foxhole Court (Nora Sakavic)
– The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Mackenzi Lee)
A book with a recipe in it– Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
– Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook (Terry Pratchett)
A book you can read in one sitting– We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson,
– A Dead Djinn in Cairo (P. Djèlí Clark)
A book about a secret– The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid),
– The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
– Firekeeper’s Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
– Glided (Marissa Meyer)
A book with a misleading title– The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid),
– A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Hugo Award winner– The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
– The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A book set during a holiday– The Toymakers (Robert Dinsdale)
– Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
– Hallowe’en Party (Agatha Christie)
A different book by an author you read in 2021
A book with the name of a board game in the title– Scythe (Neal Shusterman)
A book featuring a man-made disaster– The Fifth Season (N.K. Jamisin)
A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
A social-horror book– Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia),
– Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
A book set in Victorian times– Escaping from Houdini (Kerri Maniscalco)
– The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage (Sydney Padua)
– The Paper Magician (Charlie N. Holmberg)
– A Study in Scarlet Women (Sherry Thomas)
A book with Constellations on the cover or in the title– Aristotle and Dante (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)
– The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
A book you know nothing about
A book about gender identity– The Prince and the Dressmaker (Jen Wang)
– Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
A book featuring a party– Hallowe’en Party (Agatha Christie)
– The Diviners (Libba Bray)
An #OwnVoices SFF (Science fiction and fantasy) book– Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
– Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
– Jade City (Fonda Lee)
– Woven in Moonlight (Isabel Ibañez)
A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGEAR Reading challenge
A book with a reflected image on the cover or “mirror” in the title– Firekeeper’s Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
– Gallent (V.E. Schwab,
A book that features two languages– Firekeeper’s Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
– Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
– Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Slayers)
A book with a palindromic title– MaddAddam (Margaret Atwood)
A duology (1)– Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)
– The Merciful Crow (Margaret Owen)
– Daughter of the Pirate King (Tricia Levenseller)
A duology (2)– Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)
– The Faithless Hawk (Margaret Owen)
– Daughter of the Siren Queen (Tricia Levenseller)
A book about someone leading a double life– Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
A book featuring a parallel reality– The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
– The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
A book with two POVs– Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
– The City of Brass (S.A. Chakraborty)
Two books set in twin towns, aka “sister cities” (1) (Lagos)– Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Two books set in twin towns, aka “sister cities” (2) – False Impression (Jeffrey Archer) (Bucharest)
– Leah on the Offbeat (Becky Albertalli) (Atlanta)
A book with onomatopoeia in its title– Under the Whispering Door (T.J. Klune)

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