2027 Goodreads Lists
It’s time to celebrate! The 52 Book Club’s 2027 Challenge is here with fifty-two new prompts for you to tackle! If you’re looking for inspiration for a prompt or two, you’re in the right place. We’ve created a Goodreads List for (almost) every prompt on this 2027 Challenge.
How do the Goodreads Lists work?
These lists are a great tool for those looking for book inspiration for the 2027 prompts. Use these lists to discover new ideas, track your challenge reads, or see what other members are reading for each prompt.
Everyone is welcome to add to these lists!
Important Note #1: All of our 2027 prompts can be interpreted in a variety of ways. (Creativity is always encouraged here at The 52 Book Club!) Some members prefer to be literal and strict with their interpretations, while others like to get creative and think outside the box. Use these lists for helpful suggestions, but don’t forget to double-check that the book fits your personal criteria too!
Important Note #2: The 52 Book Club is a global group. A book might fit the prompt in one language, translation, or edition but not in another. (For example, prompt 21: “Title is ten letters or fewer.” A book may have fewer than ten letters in the French title, but the English version of the title may be longer.) As long as at least one edition fits the prompt, you can read that book in any edition or format.
The 2027 Goodreads Lists:
1. Title starts with the letter “Q”
2. Audiobook with sound effects
5. A book you’ve been putting off *No Goodreads list*
6. Set in a close-knit community
7. Same series: book one *Prompts 7, 8, and 9 share a Goodreads list*
8. Same series: book two *Prompts 7, 8, and 9 share a Goodreads list*
9. Same series: book three *Prompts 7, 8, and 9 share a Goodreads list*
10. Related to the word “fate”
11. First chapter is more than ten pages
12. Book is a three-time award winner
13. Follows a character from childhood
14. 2018: By an author under 30
15. 2019: Name of a colour in the title
16. 2020: Published when you were 20 *No Goodreads list*
18. 2022: A non-fiction bestseller
19. 2023: A city or country name in the title
20. 2024: At least four different POV
21. 2025: Title is ten letters or fewer
22. 2026: Spans a decade or more
23. Any previous 52 Book Club prompt *No Goodreads list*
24. Read by a narrator in Audible’s Hall of Fame
25. Unrelated books with opposite titles (book 1) *Prompts 25 and 26 share a Goodreads list*
26. Unrelated books with opposite titles (book 2) *Prompts 25 and 26 share a Goodreads list*
27. A purple cover
29. Has a tenth anniversary edition
32. Same publisher as prompt ten *No Goodreads list*
33. Eureka!
37. Has an index
38. Low fantasy
40. Set in a fictional country
41. ISBN ends in -6
42. Includes a party
43. Copy has a misspelling or grammatical error
44. Image of a person on the spine
45. Mentions another book title
49. Over 10,000 Goodreads reviews
50. A nostalgic read
52. Your final read of the year *No Goodreads list*