We’re heading into the home stretch of 2017, and Book Bingo 2017 is reaching the finish line, too.
It’s been a great year of reading, and much of that’s been inspired by our gorgeous Western-themed bingo card.
Here’s what it prompted me to read…
Asia
A book with an Asian author, character, or setting
Assigned Reading
A book you need to read
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Author’s Name Begins With M
The author’s first or last name begins with the letter “M”
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
Bad Title
The title doesn’t fit the book. Or the book sounds good, but you hate the title.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best in Class
One of the best examples of its genre
A Book I Own
Read something from your own shelf
Hungry Heart by Jennifer Weiner
Bookstore Discovery
A book you found at a bookstore
Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Boomer Lit
Written by Baby Boomers, for Baby Boomers
Creativity
Exploring the creative process
The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman
Doom and Gloom
When things go terribly wrong
Born Survivors by Wendy Holden
Escape
A book about someone breaking free—either literally or metaphorically—or a book that is a true escape for you as a reader
Mary Russell’s War by Laurie R. King
Guilty Pleasure
Something you shouldn’t like, but you like it anyway
Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
Highbrow
Literary, scholarly, or classic
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Hot
A trending book or author, a steamy romance, or a book set in a hot climate
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Indigenous Peoples
A book about Native Americans, First Nations, the Inuit, or Aborigines
The Journey
A transformative experience or a literal journey
The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
Library of Congress Fiction Prize
A book written by an author who won this honor
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
Midcentury Modern
Pick your century, then find a book written in the midst of that century, that has a progressive or modern outlook
Occupational Hazards
A book about a job or workplace. Or a book that helps you become better at your work
The Outdoors
A book about, or set in, the natural world
George Rogers Clark: I Glory in War by William R. Nester
Outlaw
A book about person who lives by his/her own code
March. Book One by John Lewis
Pop Psychology
Nonfiction books about why we do the things we do
Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Up in the Air
Planes, planets, astronauts, birds, pollution, clouds, uncertainty, uprootedness–anything that’s up in the air
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
Water
Water is a key element of the story, whether it be setting, activity, or natural phenomenon
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
Where I Grew Up
A book set in a place where you spent your childhood
So, even though Book Bingo 2017 is coming to a close, stay tuned… Book Bingo 2018 drops next week! Stop by next Friday to find out next year’s categories and zippy little theme. [blogger shiver of excitement]
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