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Since we're now a few years into this suggestion process, I thought it may be helpful for people to gain inspiration from past suggestions during the creation of this year's list. Although they are posted in the Archives, it is sometimes difficult to navigate the many pages of threads. So here are the lists for the last 3 years, if you want to gain inspiration or avoid repetition, it's totally up to you.

Disclaimer: Some of these suggestions may have been suggested in a later year, ultimately making it on to a list. I don't have the time to check every item :)

2016 Suggestions:

--- Title ---
Two books with the same title
A book title that describes you/your life
A book with title inspired by poetry or line from a play
A book with a number in the title
A book with a date in the title (day, month, year etc.)
A fairy tale with a color in the title
A children's book with a character's name in the title
A book you can finish in a day with a title that starts with the word "The"
A book with a body part in the title
Any genre with something from nature in the title
A book with a male or female noun or pronoun in the title (i.e. he/she, boy/girl, man/woman, etc.)
A book with a word in the title that describes a time of day/night
A book with a day of the week in the title
A book with alliteration in the title
A book with a redundant phrase in the title (i.e. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter)
A book with a weird/wacky title
A book with a long title (8-10 words or more)
A book with 'diary' in the title
A title that relates to a season
A book with an element in the title (earth, air, fire, water)

--- Cover ---
A children's book with an animal on the cover
A book with an animal on the cover
A book with sparkles on the cover
A book with a plant (tree, flower, etc) on the cover
A book with a blue spine or cover
A book with a famous building/sculpture on the cover
A book with a woman and a man on the cover
A book with a cover that puts you off

--- Reading List/Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ/friends/etc ---
A book picked for you by someone else (You could ask this person to choose from your TBR)
A book that is chosen for you by another member
The smallest book on your TBR list
Re-read a favorite
A book that you associate with someone special (as in the book conjures memories of someone special)
A book your grandparents are owning
A book that you feel like everyone has read but you
A children's book that your parents had enjoyed when they were children
A graphic novel that everybody is talking about
A popular 'cult' book that's under 200 pages
A book from the GoodReads "Best of May List" (any year)
A book another member of this group recommended to you
A book recommended to you by a friend
A book recommended by a famous person
A book you started but never finished
Reread one of your favorite books
A book with less than 100 reviews
A popular book from the "2015 Reading Challenge"
A book you judged too quickly (unappealing cover, started but never finished, avoiding the hype, etc.)
A book that inspires you
Re-read a book you feel deserves a second chance
A book you bought or will buy from an independent bookstore or from a charity shop
A book a friend has told you multiple times to read
Reread a book that has a special meaning to you
One of you favorite books from your childhood
The first book (that you can remember) that made you love reading

--- Inside ---
x location x
A book sets on another planet
A book that doesn't take place on earth
A book about the old west in USA
A book set in the state in which you were born
A book about the history of the place you live
A book set in the country of your ancestors
A book that takes place underwater
A book that takes place in more than one country
A book that is set in a location you would like to visit
A book based in a place that you would like to live in

x characters x
A book you have/develop a crush on one of the characters
A book where a main character has a special power
A book with a hero from a different ethnic group than yours
A book about animals or with an animal as one of the main characters
A book with nonhuman characters
A book with a child as the main character (or one of), but not a children's book
A book with a child as the main character
A book with a ghost in it
A book about the events in another book from another character's point of view
A book with a strong female protagonist
A book with a character who has your name (any)
A book with a main character who has the same age as you (currently)
A book featuring a fictional trickster
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with an elderly person as a main character (> 60 years old)
A book where the protagonist has the same name as someone you know well
A book where you share your name (first, middle, last, or maiden name) with the main character
A book of fiction that mentions, or is about a real person/ or someone who was a real person

x events / time x
An alternative history book
A book that raises your heart rate (any genre)
A book that makes you pee your pants
A book that is happening in the summer (at least short time)
A book that takes place during a holiday
A book set during time of war (civil war, world war, Independence, etc)
A book set during world war II

--- Genre, theme ---
A play
A Chick-lit book
A paranormal romance
A classic romance written before you were born
A classic you wanted to read for a long time but never did
A modern classic (post WWI)
A Greek or Roman classic
An ancient legend (the creation of the planet Earth, etc)
An epic poem
A collection of poems
A historical biography
A medical related memoir
A fairy tale
A retelling
A book whose plot is based in a fairytale
A book based on an ancient epic
A book based on mythology
A book with an end of the world, apocalyptic theme
A parody of a children's book
A children's book with a "choose your own adventure" theme
A children's book of historical or educational fiction genre
A short non-fiction book
A non-fiction book on math/science/engineering/social economics/business
A self help book under 200 pages
A book that makes you better (better cook, better parent, better person, etc.)
An existentialist themed book
A book about a taboo subject
A book about an obsession
A book about science
A book about sports
A short story collection
A micro-history
A campus novel
A western
A climate fiction
An Adventure book
A family saga
A book in a genre you normally don't read
A book outside your comfort zone
A book that requires you to complete activities or experiments
A book that is short but really packs a punch
A book about human rights or animal rights (it could be both fiction or non-fiction)
A work of fiction about art (paintings, artists, sculptors, painters,etc.)
A book about traveling
A travelogue
A book written for adults that you would read to a child
A book about second chances/starting over

--- Series ---
Read just the first and last book of your favorite series
A novella that is part of a series you are reading
A "prequel" to a book series
Reread a book from a series you didn't want to end

--- Author / publishing ---
A book that has more than one author (2 or more)
A book from an author with your initials
A book by an author whose uses an initial instead of a first name (e.g.- J.K. Rowling)
A children's book written by an author who also writes adult books
A book by a Russian author
A book by an African or African-American author
A book by an author from Asia
A book written by an author of your nationality
A book by an author who is from a country different than your own
A book written by a Nobel Prize winner (doesn't have to be in literature)
A book from a prolific author (wrote 50 books or more so far)
A book by an author that you've read before but weren't so keen on
A novel by someone already famous in another field (such as a sportsperson, actor etc)
A self-published/indie book
A book published posthumously
A book by someone who has died recently
A book published during a significant year for you (anniversary, graduation, child's birth, etc.)
A bestseller published the year a significant other was born (i.e. parent, sibling, best friend etc.)
A book published the year you were born
A book written the same year and month of your birth
A magazine from the year you were born
A book that came out on your birthday or birthday month from any year
A book that was released exactly 100 years before the year you were born
A book written when your mother/father was a teenager
A censored book
A book that you don't understand why it was banned in your birth country
A book from genre you don't normally read with 200 pages or less
A book longer than the longest book you read last year
A short book written in another language (not english or your mother tongue)
A novella translated from another language
A book originally written in a language you'd love to learn
A book from an author you follow on social media but have yet to read one of their books
A book from an author born the same month as you (...)
A book released in 2016 which is an author's debut novel
A book that you got for free

--- Awards, challenges, lists, adaptations, etc ----
A book from NPR's 100 Swoon-worthy Romances
An Oprah's book-club book
A book made into a Disney film
A Hugo Award winner (sci-fi)
A Newbery Medal winner or Honor Book
A Quick Reads book published within the last 2 years
A play that has been adapted into a musical or a movie
A book that was made into a TV movie, series, or mini-series
A book that was based on or turned into a TV series

2017 Suggestions:

--- Title ---
A book with a colour in the title
A book with a pronoun in the title (I, we, our, etc)
A book with a male or female noun or pronoun in the title
A book with a number in the title
A book with a date in the title
A title that contains a palindrome (i.e. a word you can read in both ways, ex « Hannah »)
A title with an adjective
A book with a title that contains a musical term
A book with a family member word in the title (eg. wife, father, daughter, etc.)
A book with your mother or father's first name in the title or is the author's name
A book with your first name in the title, or that is the same as the author's first name
A book with a celestial body, element, or natural spectacle in the title
A book with a royal rank in the title/subtitle
A book with a season in the title
A book with a cryptic or nonsense title
A book with a title that you find funny (ideas here)
A book with an appealing title (in your opinion)

--- Cover ---
A book with your favorite color on the cover
A book with a red cover or book jacket
A book that you chose because of its cover
An illuminated novel, or a book with an illuminated cover design
A book with a map on the cover or inside
A book with liquid on the cover (water, blood, juice...)
A book with a simplistic cover

--- Reading List/Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ/People/Recommendations/etc ---
A book that you saw a stranger reading
A book recommended by a friend/family member
A book from your Goodread's recommendations for Science Fiction
A book suggested by your grandmother (or a person with more than 60 years)
A book chosen for you by another member of the group
Group Pick: you pick 5 books and the group chooses the specific one you read
Read something someone found so bad it was hilarious
A book that has been or is being read by a book club
A book mentioned or read by a character in a movie or tv show
A book you need to read (for work, for school, for your book club, a friend wants you to read a book, etc.)
A book with less than 1 000 ratings on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
A book with a low Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ average rating (i.e. below 3.6 stars)
The book on your TBR with the most pages
Reread a favourite book that you read as a child or teen
A book you’re expecting to hate
A book you read in school and hated
A book you really hesitated before you decided to read it
A book that you took with you while traveling out of town or to another person's house
Reader's Choice

--- Inside ---
x location x
A book set in your hometown
A book that takes place where you're from (define the exact area yourself)
A book about the history of where you live
A book set in a city or country you've visited
A book about a place you've been/are planning to go on vacation
A book not set on Earth (i.e. in space or another planet/universe/etc.)
A book that takes place in more than one country
A book set in a country with a population less than 1 million
A book that takes place in a rural setting
A book with a title, setting or subject having to do with a museum

x characters x
A book written in first person perspective
A book with a child as main character
A book about an immigrant or refugee (to any country or planet)
A book about a woman who disguises as a man
A book by or about a person who has a disability
A book from a nonhuman perspective (animal, alien, fictional/mythological creature, etc.)
A book with a nonhuman protagonist
An adult book told from an animal's point of view
A book with animal heroes
A book that features at least one character from a different author's book
A book with an eccentric character
A book about siblings

x time period x
A seasonal book
A book set during a celebration (i.e. New Year, Halloween, birthday, Christmas, Mother's day, etc.)
A book set during Christmas
A Christmas themed book
A book set during wartime
A book set 100 years or more in the future
A book that takes place in a period of time you would like to have lived in (past or future)
A book set amidst an intense weather situation (extreme heat, cold, hurricane, etc.)
A book with a natural disaster (fiction or nonfiction)
A book with an apocalyptic/end of the world theme
A book with the black death theme / A book with a plague theme

--- Genre / Format /Theme ---
A speculative-fiction novel
A high fantasy book
A fantasy book
A horror book
A comic or graphic novel
A Chick-lit
A script (play or TV or movie)
A fan fiction or book that started as web-based content
A nonfiction book about a subject with which you are unfamiliar
A nonfiction true crime
A true crime book
A crime story
A political thriller
A cowboy/western
A "Year in the Life" memoir, also sometimes called an annualist book
A history of women (memoir, history of fashion, women's rights, etc)
A microhistory
A book of history (non-fiction) related to food or drink
A book of themed short stories
A fantasy or scifi short read (short story or novella)
Erotica/romance
An audiobook
A satirical book
A humorous book
A self-help or how to book
A popular children's book you've never read
A children's classic
A genre fiction (romance, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery) written over 50 years ago
A book that can be related to more than one topic (i.e. adventures & romance, thriller & noir, sci-fi & politics, history & philosophy, etc.)

A book from a genre you don't normally read
A book you feel will take you out of your comfort zone
Something in a genre, style, or format that you don't usually read
A book from a genre/subgenre you have never heard of or read before
A genre (or sub-genre) starting with the first letter of your name (or surname)

A book based on a true story
A fiction book based on true events
A book based on a fairytale
A book with a metaphysical theme
A book about second chances or about starting a new life
A book with the theme of human vs nature
A book about Good vs. Evil
A book about royalty
A book about dreams
A book about entertainment/show business (eg Film, Music, Theatre, Media.. )
A book that has to do with music
A book about sport
A book about traveling (like a travelogue), can be about fictional or real travels
A book about a journey
A book that makes you think of water (ex. blue on the cover, with pirates in it, set on an island, etc.)
A story within a story
A book about social justice - e.g from Popular Social Justice Books (link)
A book about a difficult topic (examples: mental health, school shooting, terrorism, eating disorder, etc.)
A book with an LGBT theme
A book about gender and/or sexual orientation
A book in which family ties are important
A book about an advanced technology

--- Author / Publishing/ Length ---
A second book by an author you loved
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
A book written by a popular author
A less well-known book by a famous author
A self-published book (Indie author)
A book by a "local" author (resides at least part time in your city/state/region)
A book by an author from Asia
A book by an author from a country other than your own
A book by an author from a Middle-East country
A book by an Eastern European (non-Russian) author
A book by an author from a mediterranean country or taking place in a mediterranean country
A book written or set in the United Kingdom, including all of Ireland. (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland.)
A book written by an author from a neighboring country
A book by the ancient Greeks
A book published by an author over the age of 40
A book by an author born the same year you were
An author with a first name starting with "J"
A book written by Stephen King
An Agatha Christie's book
A book from an author who died young or tragically
A book published posthumously
A book translated to English
A book originally written in another language than English or you mother tongue
A book published the year a significant other was born (sibling, parent, grandparent, partner, close friend)
A book published the year you were born
A book first published in your year or decade of birth
A really long book (750 pages or more)
A book published in a year/ time period you haven't read from yet
A children book published after 2010
A new to you series
The first book of a duology
The final (or most recently published) book in a series, or a standalone novel
A book you can finish in a day

--- Awards, challenges, lists, adaptations, etc ----
Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation
A mystery nominated for the Agatha Awards (link)
A book made into a movie that the author hated
A horror book by a top 10 horror author
A Bram Stoker Award nominees or a winner
A best seller from another country

2018 Suggestions:

--- Title ---
A book with a Q or X in the title or in the author's name
A book with a title that contains a unit of time
A book that mentions its own title in the contents
A book with a pronoun in the title
A book with a fruit or a vegetable in the title
A book with a profession or political job in the title
A book with a two-letter word in the title
A book with "girl" or "boy" in the title
A book with a 'made up' word in the title
A book with a number in the title
A book that's title makes you chuckle
A book with a contradiction/antonym in the title
A book which shares its title with a song
A title decided by die (roll a die then pick a book title with the corresponding number of words)
A book with personification in the title
A book with a celestial body as a part of the title or as part of the author name
A book with a title that is 4 letters or less in length
A book with a title that rhymes

--- Cover ---
A book with a cover you don't like
A book with 2 people on the cover
A book with a woman on the cover
A book with an artistic cover
A book with someone in profile on the cover
A book with a black cover
A book with some mode of transportation on the cover

--- Reading List/Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ/People/Recommendations/etc ---
A book that at least one of the ATY mods has rated 5 stars
A game changer (a book that had an effect on society, people, a book genre, etc)
A book picked off your TBR by a family member or a friend
A book recommended in Good Minds Suggest
A book that you read a long time ago
A book based on the flip of a coin ('heads'= a book from your favorite genre;'tails'= a book from a genre you read infrequently or is new to you)
A book you don't know why you added to your TBR / that you wish wasn't on your TBR
A book suggested by a Booktuber
A book mentioned in a GR Blog post
An average book of your TBR (pages, publishing date or avg rating)
A book that is #1 on a GR Listopia list
A book with at least one million ratings on GR
The book with the lowest rating on your TBR
A book you got as a gift or borrowed from someone
A book that none of your GR friends have read/rated
A book on your to-read shelf that someone randomly picked for you
A book that's often assigned for a high school literature class
Your book result from the Ultimate Flowchart For Finding Your Next Book
A book you first discovered in the AtY group
A book recommended by your local librarian
A book recommended by a famous person
A book recommended by one of GR's 100 Most Popular Reviewers
A book with less than 2,018 ratings
A book that you're reading as part of a reading group, buddy read, or Book of the Month
A book that you consider a guilty pleasure
A book that's perfect to be read aloud and shared
Reread a book that made you fall in love with reading
One of the 10 books in your TBR with the smallest amount of ratings
Spin the tbr wheel for your next read
A book you would recommend to someone who hates reading to get them hooked
A book you'd never heard of (before you picked it for the challenge)
A book that has been controversial
A book you discovered on Whichbook (link)
A book you read for free
MASH book edition (Set categories, play MASH & read a book that fits the winning categories)
A rainy day read

--- Inside (location, characters, time period) ---
A book with an elderly person as a main character
A book about a fictional trickster
A seasonal book
A derivative book (based on or derived from an existing book)
A book about/involving a child
A book featuring a person or people with special abilities
A book with characters who are twins
A novel set in medieval times
A book set during winter or in a snowy environment
A book where a featured character has either a title (Lord, Lady, Sir, etc) or a military rank
A book with a member of the emergency services as a main character
A book with a supernatural character
A book with an unforgettable character
A book set in a country that starts with the same letter your home country ends with
A book set in prison
A book set during holidays/celebration
A book with a character that is or becomes a life-saving hero/heroine
A book in which the protagonist has an animal companion
A book about sex, drugs, or rock and roll
A book about a dragon (or can be on cover, in title or author's name)
A book narrated by a kid (12 years old or less)
A book in which a main character has your dream job
A book where the main character is the same age as you (+/- 5 years)
A book set in a place you have been before
A book with a character that has a great name
A book set in the 22nd Century (2101-2202)
A book set in a place related to showbiz (i.e. theater, circus, movies, etc)
A book with a mythical creature as the main character or subject of the book
A book written in 2nd person (the point of view is a "you")
A book set in a location that is not found on the 2017 AtY Group Map
A book set on an island
A book with an orphan character
A book with a dinosaur
A book with a main character who is over 50 years old
A book set over the span of a day
A book with an iconic/well-known character
A Best Female Lead Characters Book
A book where the geographical setting is central to the writing or plot
A book with a character featured in an other book by the author
A book where the main character is in another age category than you
A book where a character goes by a higher, honorific or professional title
A book that passes the Mako Mori test
A book describing the experience of immigrants
A book dealing with loss and grief
A book by or about indigenous people
A book related to The Color Purple (Purple in title, cover, set in Georgia, etc.)
A book with a major plot twist or twist ending
A book in which one of the major characters has an animal companion
A book that is set during the winter or in a snowy environment

--- Genre / Format /Theme ---
A book about mental illness
A book about your favorite sport
A book with a theme about sex
A book with an Arthurian legend
A literary western or western
A graphic novel
A coming of age novel
A cross-genre book
A story centered around your dream occupation
A love story
A book about music/musicians
A book of any genre that has food or cooking as a major theme
A book with an epic battle or fight scene
A nonfiction book about women
A book that teaches you a skill of any kind
A book that features a virus/plague/bacteria or other similar large scale outbreak or threat of illness
A true crime novel
A classic everybody has read except you
A cross-genre novel that combines fantasy with major elements of at least one other major genre (excluding umbrella terms like fiction or YA)
An epic book or a book with an epic element
An oral history
A climate change fiction
A cyberpunk book
A military book
A science fiction or fantasy standalone
A book about feminism or with feminist themes
A realistic fiction
A book with artificial intelligence theme
A memoir written by a person from a country different than your own
A genre you feel will take you out of your comfort zone
A book about a relationship
A chick-lit book
A play
A book about a subject that made headlines
An audiobook
A book related to social justice
A microhistory
A book describing the experience of immigrants
A book about art or artists
An art or artists in fiction (a work of fiction about art or artists)
A classic everybody has read except you
A book related to music
A book on one of the 7 heavenly virtues
A coffee table book
A book involving advanced technology
A book related to the Olympics
A book with a connection to the Wizard of Oz
A book that inspired or is referenced in a song
A book about or based on a religion
A non-fiction book and a fiction book covering the same topic (2 weeks)
A book featuring a game as a main element or has game in the title
A book that makes you think
A book about natural disasters
A biography/memoir/autobiography
A book with the theme of human vs. nature or human vs. their environment
A book related to your favorite animal
A book that teaches you something
A genre fiction (romance, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery, western) published before 1990
A book that has something to do with Halloween
A book with a theme of Good vs Evil
A book that involves the color yellow
A book with an epigraph
A book that makes you think
A book about something celestial or containing something celestial in the title or author's name
A book that you would associate with your favourite Hogwarts House
A book read/referenced by a fictional character

--- Author / Publishing/ Length ---
A book first published in the year you were born
A book published in a year you haven't read from yet
A book published posthumously
A book by an author who writes under at least two different names
A book by a Nobel Prize-winning author
A book with less than 100 pages
A book written under a pseudonym
A book written before 1800
A book by an indie author
A memoir written by a person from a country different than your own
A book written during the 19th century (1801-1900)
A children's book published since 2010
A book written by a TED speaker
A book that was made into a movie/TV show in the decade you were born
A book that is an Audie Award winner or nominee (any format)
A book/story by an Iowa Writer's Workshop Alum
A book that won or was nominated for the PEN Translation Prize
A book written by a Russian author
A book by an author who uses initials
A book that is published in a year that has a "5" in it
A book published or set before 1900
A book written by a person of your opposite sex
A book by an author who has published at least 30 fiction books or 10 non-fiction books
A favorite author of your favorite author
A fiction book by an author famous for something other than writing (athlete/celebrity, related to a celebrity/writer/etc)
A book whose title or author's last name starts with Q, X, Y, or Z
A book that is part of a series of 5 or more books
A book set in or written by someone from a country or overseas territory with a population of less than one million

--- Awards, challenges, lists, adaptations, etc ----
A book from the 10 best top 100 book lists
A Canada Reads nominee
A book from GR Top 100 Children's Books
A book from BookRiot's 100 Must-Read Latin American Books
A book adapted into a live performance piece
A book made into a movie that has been nominated for an Academy Award

--- Multi-weeks suggestions (link)---
A book representing each point on a compass
3 different books, by different authors, from the same genre
3 unrelated books that are linked only by having the same word in the title
3 books in which a main character is at one of Shakespeare's seven ages of man
Follow the Clues Multi-Prompt [3 Weeks] (A book that is connected to the previous book)
Cross-genre (or sub-genre) [3 Weeks]
5 books whose titles make up a poker hand
3 authors who have different publishing experience, all from the same genre
A book by an author from each of the continents of Africa, Asia and South-America
3 books set in three different centuries
Read The Three R's - reading, (w)riting, (a)rithmetic
3 books about bad things happening to the main character(s)
An alternate history, fiction, and nonfiction book that are somehow related
A book set under the sea, on earth, and in outer space

Wow, I just want to say thank you Laura (and all the mods) for the amount of thought, time and effort you put into this.

I joined earlier this year so this will be my first time participating in the voting process and I'm super excited about it!