| Published before 1970 | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) | Longer than 500 pages | That you think you will dislike | By an author of a different culture |
| Six words or more in the title | Historical Fiction | That you chose because of the cover | Recommended by a family member | Recommended in a BOTNS episode |
| With a number in the title | An audiobook | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | With an animal on the cover | With a child on the cover |
| Set in the place where you live | That you started but never finished | Published in 2015 | A play | With a one-word title |
| Cozy Mystery | By an author of a different gender | With only words on the cover | Translation | A novella |