| Speculative fiction | Thriller | An author who died last year | With an unreliable narrator | Biography |
| Memoir or autobiography of a US political figure | Non-fiction | Set in a place you'd like to vacation | Latest book by an author you love | One-word title |
| Prize winner | Protagonist with a different gender/sexual orientation from your own | ANY BOOK (free square) | Written in the first person | Recommended by a friend |
| Fantasy | Told from more than two different points of view | Originally published posthumously | Originally published in the 20th century | Number in the title |
| Audiobook with multiple narrators | Banned in a country outside the US | Written in the second person | An author with a disability | More than 500 pages |
| Person on the cover | Non-human protagonist | Borrowed | Backlist from an author on your current year favorites list | Biography |
| Re-read | Collection of essays | Set in a place you'd like to know more about | Originally published in the 19th century | Audiobook narrated by the author |
| An author of color | Biography of a royal | ANY BOOK (free square) | Originally published in the 20th century | More than 500 pages |
| Magical realism | Biography of a US political figure | Set in the state where you live | Best-seller | An author from a country you've never visited |
| About art/artist(s) | With recipes, patterns or puzzles | Prize winner | Classic | Banned in a country outside the US |