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