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Extreme Book Challenge Categories

  1. A book published in 2024
  2. A doorstopper
  3. A circadian novel
  4. A celebrity book club pick
  5. A graphic novel with a BIPOC author
  6. A book about music or musicians
  7. A romance book
  8. A new release you’ve been waiting for
  9. A book set in the UK
  10. A book with an orange cover
  11. A book that’s been turned into a movie
  12. A nonfiction book published within the last five years
  13. A book with a number in the title
  14. A historical fiction book
  15. A book with an insect on the cover
  16. A memoir
  17. A Sci-Fi book without aliens
  18. A book with a protagonist over the age of 50
  19. A book by an Asian American or Pacific Islander author
  20. A book about books
  21. A posthumous publication
  22. A book that was published before you were born
  23. A book that passes the Bechdel Test
  24. A play or book adapted for a stage production
  25. A book about LGBTQ+ history
  26. A book set on or near a body of water
  27. A book by a disabled author
  28. A book by an author from Long Island
  29. A book set on a continent other than North America
  30. A book set in the 21st century
  31. A western
  32. A book with a nonhuman protagonist
  33. A book about a writer
  34. A gender-swapped retelling
  35. A book by a Latinx author
  36. A book from your childhood
  37. A book from ALA’s List of Banned Books
  38. A dark academia book
  39. A domestic thriller
  40. A book with magical characters
  41. A book about Halloween
  42. A true crime book
  43. A book without the word “the” in the title
  44. An intergenerational book
  45. A translated book
  46. An author’s sophomore novel
  47. A book written from the first-person POV
  48. A whodunit
  49. A winner of a Goodreads Award
  50. The third book in a series
  51. A book from one of last year’s challenge categories
  52. A book you picked based on the cover
  53. A book recommended by a library staff member
  54. A book you saw someone else reading
  55. Let someone else pick this book for you!
  56. A book found on a library display
  57. A book you’ve previously DNFd
  58. A buddy read
  59. A book you meant to read last year
  60. A wildcard book