| Western | Biography or memoir | Set in another country | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | That “everyone” but you has read |
| A Booker Prize winner (or made the short list) | Fantasy | Recommended by a family member | A random book from a shelf (close your eyes!) | A dark, upsetting, or sad book (like episode #325) |
| Was turned into a movie or TV show | Published the year you were born | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | Popular Psychology | With a protagonist/narrator over the age of 50 |
| Nonfiction in graphic novel format | An author’s debut | Borrowed from the library | Obscure novel by a famous author | From the Harvard Classics 5 foot shelf |
| That you chose because of the cover | A literary magazine or journal (of any genre) | Manga | With a happy ending | With food as the theme |