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.
- Your favorite book of all time
- A book with food in it
- A banned book
- A book from a library display
- A book published this year
- A biography or history book
- A book with a witch in it
- A wildcard book
- A book that takes place in a library or a bookstore
- An Agatha Award winner or nominee
- A book you own but haven’t read yet
- A graphic novel
- A book about mental illness
- A book you chose based on its cover
- A book with a female main character
- A book with royalty in it
- A cookbook
- A book by a British author
- A book with a red cover
- A book with an animal in it
- A collection of short stories
- A love story
- A sad book
- A nonfiction book
- A book by a Canadian author
- A horror book
- A book set in the decade you were born
- An epistolary book
- A book about true crime
- A book with a city in the title
- A book with a character you intensely dislike
- A book set somewhere you’ve never been
- A beach read
- A book suggested by another Extreme Book Challenger
- A book that’s becoming a movie
- A book with a lawyer in it
- A book with a one-word title
- Listen to an audiobook
- A book with a body of water
- A book with an alternative lifestyle in it
- A dystopian novel
- A book with a birthday in it
- A western
- A celebrity memoir
- A book inspired by another literary work
- A book set in the South
- A GrumpLit book (read our Grump Lit blog post)
- A book based on a real person
- A book written by 2 authors
- A science fiction book