There are 55 categories. You only need to choose 50.
Ask your favorite librarian, bookseller, or bookworm... or check out a booklist/collection (coming soon!) for ideas!
* = item may be shorter than 95 pages
1. About, or set in, a place you'd love to visit *
2. Article from a magazine or newspaper *
3. Audiobook
4. Award-winner *
5. Book with a game played in it
6. Brightly-colored cover
7. Classic literature
8. Current YRCA nominee
9. Debut book (first book published by that author)
10. Dystopian or post-apocalyptic
11. Fantasy or science fiction
12. Fiction picture book *
13. Food, cooking, chefs, etc. *
14. Ghost story, or something that scares you *
15. Give a book you never finished a second chance
16. Global issue
17. Graphic novel adaptation of a classic or well-known novel *
18. Historical fiction
19. Holiday book
20. IBOB book (past or present)
21. Idaho connection (set in Idaho, by an Idaho author, etc.)
22. Main character is in law enforcement or the military
23. Makes you laugh
24. Manga or ranobe (light novel)
25. Memoir or biography *
26. Metabook: a book about books, libraries, bookshops, etc. *
27. Mirror read (reflects your culture, experiences, etc.)
28. Mystery, crime, justice
29. Myth (modern or ancient) *
30. Narrative nonfiction (true story, written in a novel-like style)
31. Neurodivergent main character (autism, ADHD, AuDHD, Tourettes, OCD, dyslexia, etc.)
32. Non-human main character *
33. Nonfiction picture book *
34. Novel in verse
35. On the screen (book <--> movie)
36. Originally published before you were born *
37. Poem *
38. Published in 2025 or 2026
39. Read any book outside or by a window with natural light
40. Realistic fiction
41. Relates to music in some way *
42. Required reading for a class or book club
43. Retelling of a fairy tale, folktale, or myth *
44. Selected for you by a friend or family member
45. Short and sweet: fewer than 200 pages *
46. Short story *
47. Spies, secrets, espionage, double lives *
48. Sports *
49. Time travel, alternate/nonlinear timelines
50. Title is 5+ words long
51. Translated into English from another language *
52. Two books by the same author - Book 1
53. Two books by the same author - Book 2
54. Wildcard! Book of your choice
55. Window read (shows you someone else's culture, experiences, etc.)