I’ll keep track of the themes here so I know what books I’ve done and don’t repeat them. (Unless I want to lol) Idea created by unknown. This specific meme and the ideas for the books created by me and me alone.
- Jamaica’s Independence Day 8/6: True True by Don P. Hooper and Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield (8/9/23)
- Texas judge grants ab0r ti0n exemption to women.: Plan A by Deb Caletti and Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan
- More Diverse Horror that I didn’t know was Diverse before I read it: The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall & Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons & Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros
- Black Christmas Books for Your TBR: Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bell & Santa’s Gotta Go by Derrick Barnes (& You Make it Feel Like Christmas by Toni Shiloh)
- True Crime in Fictional Media: How to Find a Missing Girl by Victoria Wlosok & Your Lonely Nights are Over by Adam Sass
- Black YA Horror Anthologies!: All These Sunken Souls edited by Circe Moskowitz & The Black Girl Survives in This One edited by Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell
- Black YA Novels in Verse: Salt the Water by Candice Iloh & All the Fighting Parts by Hannah Sawyer
- Graphic Novels with Kiddos that can See Ghosts: Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs & Shawnelle Gibbs & Ghost Book by Remy Lai
- New Books by Palestinian Authors: Courting Samira by Amal Awad & With or Without You by Eric Smith
- Two Books I Think Should Have Been on the Goodreads Choice Awards: Only for the Week by Natasha Bishop & The Art of Scandal by Regina Black
- My Ex is Marrying my Sister: Only for the Week by Natasha Bishop & You Make it Feel Like Christmas by Toni Shiloh
- Unexpected Guests at November Dinners!: Sinnamon & Golds by Lady Marie & A Perfect Stuffing by Danielle Allen
- Be Careful what you Wish/Make a Spell For: This Spells Love by Kate Robb & The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner
- A Cupid Comeback: Courtesy of Cupid by Nashae Jones & Okay Cupid by Mason Deaver
- Crazy Families: No One can Know by Kate Alice Marshall & And Don’t Look Back by Rebecca Barrow
- Red String Theory: Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen & If I Have to be Haunted by Miranda Sun
- Social Media Darlings: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone & __________________
- When the Going is Rough: Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen & Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson & Quinn Wyatt
- Stone Still: A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel & Medusa Katherine Marsh
- Cancer Chronicles: Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda & The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde
- Magical Flowers: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams & The Boyfriend Wish by Swati Teerdhala
- Meeting at Parties: This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan & at First Spite by Olivia Dade
- Vampires are B(L)ack!: This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings & Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
- Black People at NASA!: The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton & Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Stay Outta the Group Chat!: Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill
- Twenty Sided Dice!: Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce & The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall (Along with Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant and With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer)
- Library Lovin!: The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez & My Kind of Trouble by L.A. Schwartz
- A Haunting Good Time!: Haunt Your Heart Out by Amber Roberts & Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Along with Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann)
- Be Kind Rewind!: Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose & Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
- Happy Happy Hour!: Triple Sec by TJ Alexander & You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky
- Shift Happens!: Cross the Line by Simone Soltani & Double Apex by Josie Juniper
- Grieving Siblings: Where Was Goodbye? by Janie Lynn Mather & How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
- Lost Family Recipes!: The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson & Sisters with a Side of Greens by Michelle Stimpson
- Killer Parties: Killer House Party by Lily Anderson & Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy H.X. He
- Negro League Baseball: In a League of Her Own by Kaia Alderson & Warrior on the Mound by Sandra W. Headen
- Passing: The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson & The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
- Secrets We Keep: Everything We Never Said by Sloan Harlow & Not Dead Enough by Tyffany D. Heiheiser
- Dead on the Water: Seasick by Kristin Cast & Pintip Dunn & Cursed Cruise by Victoria Fulton & Faith McClaren
- Gaming Gone Wrong: Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne & It’s Only a Game by Kelsea Yu
- The Harlem Renaissance: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams & Do What Godmother Says by L.S. Stratton
- Heist Novels- An Onyx-pected Trend: Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus & Jewel Me Twice by Charis Reid
- Disability Pride Month: The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford & On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino
- Set in Paris: Under the Surface by Diana Urban & Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield
- Creepy Cryptids!: It Came From the Trees by Ally Russell & Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe
- Shark Week: Second Tide’s the Charm by Chandra Blumberg & Shark Night by R.L. Stine
- Climate Action: We Don’t Have Time for This by Brianna Craft & Our Shouts Echo by Jade Adia
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month!: Love is in the Hair by Gemma Cary & The Fall of Whit Rivera
- Back to School-Sororities!: Thirsty by Jas Hammonds & Zetas Till We Die by Amber and Danielle Brown
- Quince Dress the Part!: The Quince Project by Jessica Parra & Queerceanera by Alex Crespo
- I’m With the Banned (Authors)!: Twenty-Four Seconds From Now… by Jason Reynolds & Flamboyants by George M. Johnson
- Get in Touch with the Spirits! (Séances!): This Cursed House by Del Sandeen & I’ll Come Back For You by Charish Reid
- Culture in Horror: These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban & Hungry Bones by Louise Hung
- Gothic Retellings: Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui & Helga by Catherine Yu
- Killer Klownies: Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare & There’s No Way I’d Die First by Lisa Springer
- Scream-Like Slashers!: Rest in Peaches by Alex Brown & How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans
- Stroll to the Polls!: Represent by Michael Eric Dyson & MarcFavreau & Civic Minded by Jeff Flesicher
- Raising Awareness (for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women): Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell & Find Her by Ginger Reno
- Meaningful Metal…: Dead Below Deck by Jan Gangsei & Heart Shaped Lies by Elizabeth Agyemang
- Stay Toxic!: The Lies We Conjure by Sarah Henning & The Most Wonderful Crimes of the Year by Ally Carter
- Giddy Up! It’s the Holidays!: Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake & Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello
- Unhinged Clauses!: Mrs. Claus is a Serial Killer by Fatima Munroe & The Naughty List by Octavia Grant
- You’re a Mean One…: How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn & You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky
- The Fire(Fighter’s) So Delightful: Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur & A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane’
- Bring it On 2025!: The Noisemaker by Danielle Allen & Someday Maybe by Onyo Nwabineli
- It Really is Quite Puzzling…: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes & Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao
- Floating into the New Year!: Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia & Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
- Ruthless Royals!: Royal Heirs Academy by Lindsey Duga & The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley
- Dance Your Heart Out!: Leap by Simina Popescu & Ballet Brown by Bellen Woodard illustrated by Fanny Liem
- Unsung Heroes in Historical Fiction!: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray & The Unexpected Diva by Tiffany L. Warren
- Cozy Mysteries!: It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant & Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux
- Black Heritage in Horror Month!: Down Came the Spiders by Ally Russell & Make Me a Monster by Kalynn Bayron
- Black Children’s Book Week!: Kaya Morgan’s Crowning Achievement by Jill Tew & The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze by Derrick Barnes
- It’s Rodeo Time!: August Lane by Regina Black & Lady or the Tiger by Heather M. Herrman
- It’s All in the (Tarot) Cards!: Camila Núñez’s Year of Disasters by Miriam Zoila Pérez & Death in the Cards by Mia Manansala
- Women’s History Month! (Women in STEM): Solving for the Unknown by Loan Le & I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming
- Senior Sleuth Sequels!: Glory Daze by Danielle Arceneaux & Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
- We Need Diverse Books Day + Right to Read Day!: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray & The Next Best Fling by Gabby Gamez
- There’s Poetry in Music!: No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel & You Could Do Damage by K.C. Mills
- Impactful Novels in Verse!: Truth Is! by Hannah V Sawyerr & A Bird in the Air Means we Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne
- Sinners!: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark & This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
- Let It Burn!: King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby & All We Lost was Everything by Sloan Harlow
- Forever on Netflix: Audre and Bash are Just Friends by Tia Williams & Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
- We’re All Stories in the End: Malcolm Lives! by Ibram X. Kendi & Marsha The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
- Loopy Timelines: Time Loops and Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau & It’s You Every Time by Charlene Thomas
- Wanna Play?: Grin by D.W. Gillespie & Polybius by Collin Armstrong
- Life of the Party!: Plus Size Player by Danielle Allen & Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
- Black Music Appreciation Month!: The Love Lyric by Kristina Forest & Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds
- Vacation Thrillers! Stay Outta the Water!: Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson & You’ve Awoken Her by Ann Davila Cardinal
- Creepy Dolls!: Broken Dolls by Ally Malinenko & Lost on Doll Island by Cassandra Ramos-Gomez
- The Zombies are EATING!: If We Survive This by Racquel Marie & Zom Romcom by Olivia Dade
- Kissin on the Koasters: Love at Full Tilt by Jenny L. Howe & You Started It by Jackie Khalilieh
- Spaced Out!: Encounter at Owl Rock by Rucker Moses & What Fell From the Sky by Adrianna Cuevas
- What’s In a Name: August Lane by Regina Black & A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury
- Bookish Characters!: Love is an Open Book by Chandra Blumberg & The Secret Crush Book Club by Karmen Lee
- Back to School! (HBCU Edition!): You’ve Got a Place Here Too edited by Ebony LaDelle and HBCU Made edited by Ayesha Rascoe
- Seniors that Slay!: Too Old for This by Samantha Downing & Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
- #GirlBoss: How to Sell a Romance by Alexa Martin & The Game is Afoot by Elise Bryant
- Sundown Towns: Sundown Girls by L.S. Stratton & Split the Sky by Marie Arnold
- Haunted HGTv: A Little Too Haunted by Justine Pucella Winans & Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
- Happy Latine Heritage Month!: Rosa By Any Other Means by Hailey Alcaraz & The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
- It’s Fall Y’all!: Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson & If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia
- House of Horrors!: Make me a Monster by Kalynn Bayron & Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell
- Different Adaptations of Banned Books!: Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes & How the Word is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers) by Clint Smith and Sonja Cherry-Paul)
- Beast Mode Activated!: Moon Sick by Tom O’Donnell & Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis
- Books With Bite: Thirsty by Lucy Lehane & Our Vicious Descent by Hayley Dennings
- Using Your Sixth Sense: Love at First Fright by Nadia El-Fassi & Soul Searching by Lyla Sage
- Vacation Thrillers: Don’t Go There!: Who’s All Going (to Die)? by Lisa Springer & Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang
