Book Nook Cafe discussion

1- YA book (young adult)

2- Takes place during a holiday or about a holiday. Any holiday.

3- A banned or challenged book

4- STEM ( any field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) or a character who works in or is involved with any STEM area.

5- A book about a world leader or notable person(s) (living or dead)

6- A book from your TBR list or a book you own but never read.

7- A book published in 2025

8- A book that was nominated for a prize or won a book award prize. (any year, any prize) The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey was nominated for the Booker and was a finalist for the Orange Prize.

9- A book involving the Arts or character involved in the Arts
(dance, music, painter, theater, drawing, architecture, film, photography)

10- Animal, vegetable or mineral

11- Re-read a book you read before The Waves by Virginia Woolf

12- History, Current event, or historical fiction

13- A book that takes place in or is about a country you don't currently live in

14- ...OLOGY --- Any field of study that ends in the suffix ology. For example: psychology, sociology, archaeology, cardiology, dermatology, zoology, ecology, oceanology, biology, zoology etc.
Can be non fiction or a fictional character that is involved in that field.

15- A book dealing with mental health, physical disability or other health related issue - I read The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey which is told from the point-of-view of a man with Alzheimer's. My review can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

16- Author's Last Name begins with R, E, A or D.

17- Self help, motivational, inspirational, spirituality, mindfulness, or communication.

18- Biography, autobiography or memoir

19- Mystery, thriller, suspense or true crime novel

20- novella, short story collection, essays collection, or play.

21- (for 2025) Select a book that was published at least 25 years ago. The Waves by Virginia Woolf published in 1931, I believe.

22- A book that was translated into English.

23- Travel or a journey ( could be literal or spiritual)

24- Bildungsroman - Coming of age

25- (for 2025) A book title with at least 5 words in the title. Bonus if it is exactly 5.

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Bonus prompts or substitution
NOT required to complete the challenge!
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1- humorous or funny book

2- fantasy, magical realism or science fiction

3- A book that features water. (ocean, swimmer, lake, ship/boat or has picture of water on cover)

4- Romance or love 💖

5- A book with a female detective