Another I have been waiting for. I always like the variety of categories in this one. Unfortunately, this will be the last year for this challenge ☹️
I will pick the Fortnightly (one catgory from each topic) level once again, then see how much farther I get with the list.
Basic Genres
Western: Rider of Lost Creek--Louis L'Amour
Biography
Travel book: A Walk in the Woods--Bill Bryson
Classic: Around the World in 80 Days--Jules Verne
Sub-Genres
A mundane science fiction book
An eldritch horror book
Alternate history book: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict--Laurie Viera Rigler
Comedy of manners book: This Side of Married--Rachel Pastan
The Interwebs
About social media: Tweet Cute--Emma Lord
Cute cat on the cover: The Travelling Cat Chronicles--Hiro Arikawa
About online shopping
written by an Internet influencer
Change Things Up!
Coin in the title
About switching places: Two Peas in a Pod--Sarah Mlynowski
An author who has more than one pen name: The Girl Who Knew Too Much--Amanda Quick
A genre you don't normally read: Every Body Yoga--Jessamyn Stanley
Let's Go Small
About minimalization
Fewer than 150 pages: They Arrival--Shaun Tan
Book with characters who are very small
Book set in a small town: It Happened One Summer--Tessa Bailey
Delve Into the Past
About someone who could be your ancestor
By an author who has been dead for more than 50 years: The Diary of a Goose Girl--Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
About an ancient civilization
With the word "classic" in the title
Measuring Up
Book with a long-distance romance: An American Marriage--Tayari Jones
Book that includes recipes: Mad Honey--Jodi Picoult
Book with the word "height" in the title
By an author who has "made it big"
Tired Tropes
Multiple timelines: Hello Beautiful--Ann Napolitano
Love triangle: The Beach House--Rachel Hanna
A "chosen one" fantasy
Vampire story: Beautiful Creatures--Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Ticklish
Feather on the cover
Makes you laugh: New Kid--Jerry Craft
By a comedian
About a touchy subject: I Feel Bad About My Neck--Nora Ephron
That Wedding Tradition
Something Old--A book set at least 3 decades before you were born: The Last Train to London--Meg Waite Clayton
Something New--Published in 2025: Under the Same Stars--Libba Bray
Something Borrowed--Book borrowed from friend or the library: The Pull of the Moon--Elizabeth Berg
Something Blue--Book with a blue cover: Eleven--Tom Rogers
Beach Days
Towel on the cover: The Summer Pact--Emily Giffin
By an author who lives somewhere shiny and warm
A "beach read": Summer Island--Kristin Hannah
Book you take on vacation
Sinners and Saints
Demon or devil character: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea--Axie Oh
Angel on the cover
By an author known for their philanthropy
Reminds you of one of the Seven Deadly Sins: Ninth House--Leigh Bardugo
That 9 to 5 Thing
About commuting to work
Author whose name is an occupation: Dawn--Octavia E. Butler
Book you hope to discuss at the water cooler
A workplace romance: My Favorite Half-Night Stand--Christina Lauren
Just for Adults
An "adult beverage" in the title: The Master and Margarita--Mikhail Bulgakov
About a group of friends reuniting as adults: Pieces of Happiness--Anne Ostby
About a mid-life crisis
Book you wouldn't recommend to a child
Isolation
About being ostracized: The Only Woman in the Room--Eileen Pollack
With "lone" or "lonely" in the title
Single person on the cover: Pardonable Lies--Jacqueline Winspear
With a hermit character
State of Mind
Set in the state where you live
About having a positive outlook: How Not to Fall Apart--Maggy Van Eijk
Picture of a brain on the cover
"Mind" in the title: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind--Shunryu Suzuki
Mistakes Were Made
Story of misadventure: The Last Letter--Rebecca Yarros
About mistaken identity: I Found You--Lisa Jewell
About righting a wrong: A Spark of Light--Jodi Picoult
About leaving a bad relationship: Serendipity--Fern Michaels
Love Those Sitcoms
Cheers--Set in a bar
The Odd Couple--About roommates
The Simpsons--A graphic novel: Banned Book Club--Kim Hyun Sook
The Munsters--Non-human characters: Sue & Tai-chan, Volume 2--Konami Kanata
Colors
Hair color in the title
Author with a color name: The Beach House--Jane Green
Your favorite color on the cover
Rainbow on the cover
School Lunches
"Sandwich" in the title
YA novel: Cursed--Karol Ruth Silverstein
With a cheesy cover: Ghost--Jason Reynolds
By someone who works/worked in food service: Be Ready When the Luck Happens--Ina Garten
Cardinal
Cardinal direction in the title: East of Eden--John Steinbeck
Bird on the cover: 16 Lighthouse Road--Debbie Macomber
MC belongs to a religious order: A Man For All Seasons--Robert Bolt
Cardinal number in the title: Table for Five--Susan Wiggs
Elemental
Ghost, spirit or similar character
"Earth," "fire," "water" or "air" in the title: Earth's Wild Music--Kathleen Dean Moore
Author whose initials are the same as a two-letter chemical symbol: Maya and the Rising Dark--Rena Barron (Rb=Rubidium)
With a Sherlockian character: The Case of the Missing Marquess--Nancy Springer
Board Games
Life--An epic family novel: Fingersmith--Sarah Waters
Trivial Pursuit--A nonfiction book about an obscure topic: The Small and the Mighty--Sharon McMahon
Twister--Pictures of hands and/or feet on the cover: It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit--Justin A. Reynolds
Clue--Mystery set in house party
Age-Old Tales
With an elderly protagonist: The Love Story of Missy Carmichael--Beth Morrey
Fairy tale or mythology retelling: Spindle's End--Robin McKinley
By someone older than you
Coming-of-age story: On Agate Hill--Lee Smith
Card Suits
Diamonds--Gem on the cover
Spades--"Garden" in the title: Dig In!:12 Easy Gardening Projects Using Kitchen Scraps--Keri Cornell
Heart--Book by an author you love
Clubs--About an exclusive group or club: The Beach Club--Elin Hilderbrand
Opening a Can of Worms
Controversial book: Tiny Beautiful Things--Cheryl Strayed
About creepy crawlies: Holes--Louis Sachar
Memoir by someone known for outrageous behavior
Book about a scandal
Wildcards
About climate change: The Mammoth Hunters--Jean M. Auel
About a museum
Short story collection: Before the Coffee Gets Cold--Shikazu Kawaguchi
Book of nursery rhymes: A Child's Garden of Verses--Robert Louis Stevenson
Set in a continent you'd like to visit
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