| Prize-winning author (but not a prize-winner) | About art/artist(s) | Recommended on a podcast | Originally published in the 21st century | Biography |
| Debut | Mystery | Translation | An author from a country you've never visited | Audiobook with one narrator |
| Set in the state where you live | Made into a movie | ANY BOOK (free square) | That you want to read because of the cover | About religion |
| Epistolary | Collection of poetry | Historical fiction | Set in a different season | With recipes, patterns or puzzles |
| Prize runner-up (e.g. short or long list, finalist) | Recommended by a family member | Month or day of the week in the title | Thriller | Audiobook narrated by the author |