Have you joined the Book Bingo fun? It's not to late to join: the board/round goes through March! Maybe you started strong, found a few books that matched quickly, and then hit a snowbank? Or maybe you're just not sure how or where to start? No worries: I've got a list of titles that would work for each prompt, and if you're anything like me - once you see a list of titles, you start falling down a rabbit hole, finding more and more similar books. (This is a good problem, by the way: it means you will never run out of things to read!)
I'll start with the "easy" prompts first, and then get into the trickier ones.
Also: if you find a book that matches more than one prompt? Go for it! This is supposed to be something fun (and even a little silly) to help beat the winter blues - don't take it too seriously (unless you want to).
Reread a FAVORITE
This one is basically a second "free space" - pick any book you've read (and loved) to reread. Have fun with it! I'm still deciding what my reread will be - but I might go way back, pick a childhood favorite.
Published in 2020
This is also a super broad category. This quick web-catalog search of "Books" with a publication year of 2020 has over 4000 results ... some of them are updated editions of nonfiction resources, but still - that is a lot of books to pick from. (You can narrow the search further by selecting author or subject headings from the options in the left sidebar column.)
If you want a more focused (but still very expansive) list to browse, here's a blog that compiled every hardcover book that appeared on the NY Times Bestseller list in 2020.
Try a NEW Author, Genre, or Format
This is also a very personal one - maybe you have never listened to an audiobook or have always wondered what all the graphic novel fuss is about. Maybe you've never read a mystery, or maybe you only read nonfiction.
This prompt simply invites you to experiment - to try something new - whatever new means for you.
I am trying a new author, in a genre that is also somewhat new to me, at the recommendation of a friend: The Guest List by Lucy Foley.
A Book Set in the PAST
Historical fiction has long been a favorite of mine, and it offers so many options! I'm going to link a few catalog searches of various historical periods, but keep in mind: "historical fiction" is any story that is set 20+ years before it was published (ex: a book published in 2010 but set during the 1980s is officially historical fiction).
A Book Set Somewhere WARM
This prompt makes me think "beach reads," but it could also be "summer" or any location/setting that is warm ... A few searches for inspiration:
A Book with SNOW on the Cover
This one is fun precisely because it's asking you to pick a book because of the cover. (Let's be honest: we all pay attention to the covers, don't we? I know I do). Since nobody can browse the shelves right now, here's a list of 400+ books with snow/ice/winter book covers.
A Book about FOOD
Fiction or nonfiction, you can pick - and there are so many delicious options!
NONfiction and/or Biography
Another big broad category with so many possibilities! Here are a few quick catalog searches to get you started:
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