Extreme Book Challenge Categories

Here are some suggested books for many of the categories. You may choose one from these lists or just use them as inspiration for finding your next read.

1. Your favorite book of all time
2. A book with food in it
3. A banned book
4. A book from a library display
5. A book published this year
6. A biography or history book
7. A book with a witch in it
8. A wildcard book
9. A book that takes place in a library or a bookstore
10. An Agatha Award winner or nominee
11. A book you own but haven’t read yet
12. A graphic novel
13. A book about mental illness
14. A book you chose based on its cover
15. A book with a female main character
16. A book with royalty in it
17. A cookbook
18. A book by a British author
19. A book with a red cover
20. A book with an animal in it
21. A collection of short stories
22. A love story
23. A sad book
24. A nonfiction book
25. A book by a Canadian author
26. A horror book
27. A book set in the decade you were born
28. An epistolary book
29. A book about true crime
30. A book with a city in the title
31. A book with a character you intensely dislike
32. A book set somewhere you’ve never been
33. A beach read
34. A book suggested by another Extreme Book Challenger
35. A book that’s becoming a movie
36. A book with a lawyer in it
37. A book with a one-word title
38. Listen to an audiobook
39. A book with a body of water
40. A book with an alternative lifestyle in it
41. A dystopian novel
42. A book with a birthday in it
43. A western
44. A celebrity memoir
45. A book inspired by another literary work
46. A book set in the South
47. A GrumpLit book (read our Grump Lit blog post)
48. A book based on a real person
49. A book written by 2 authors
50. A science fiction book