Vote for 2027 Prompts!

Vote for a 2027 Prompt!

Get ready to hit the polls! It’s time to vote on four new prompts for next year’s challenge!

Every September, The 52 Book Club casts our votes in weekly polls to determine four different prompts for the following year’s challenge. This year, we’re celebrating our TENTH ANNIVERSARY here at The 52 Book Club. As part of the celebrations, our 2027 challenge will include some throwbacks to our favourite prompts over the years. This September, we will be voting for four of these favourites!

How this works:

1. Each Monday in September, a new poll will be released. Polls and results will be released on this page, so bookmark it and check back each week for updates.

2. Cast your vote and pick the option you’d most like to see on next year’s challenge. Each week, vote in our Facebook group, Goodreads group, and on our Instagram page. (One vote per site, for a total of three votes each week.) Vote as strategically as you’d like — voting for the same option three times or voting for a different option on each.

3. Once the poll closes, total votes will be tallied across all three platforms (Facebook, Goodreads, and Instagram.) Each weekly poll will be open from Monday until Sunday, closing at 9 p.m. PT. The TOP TWO picks for each week will be named finalists and entered into the final running for the 2027 challenge.

4. The winning prompts will be randomly drawn from each of our two weekly finalists. Winning prompts will appear on our 2027 challenge.

For more information, check out our YouTube video here:

THE VOTES:

WEEK ONE: Monday, September 7- Sunday, September 13

This week, we’re voting on a favourite prompt from our 2019 Challenge. While there were a ton of amazing choices that year, we’ve narrowed it down to fifteen prompts for you to choose from. Vote for your favourite from these fifteen! (Cast votes on Facebook, Instagram, and/or Goodreads. Polls close Sunday, September 13 at 9 pm PT.)

Vote One Options:

1. An author you’ve never heard of before
2. Has a strong female lead
3. A play
4. A memoir about someone you admire
5. Set in the Victorian Era
6. A graphic novel
7. Includes time travel
8. A self-published book
9. Name of a colour in the title
10. Discusses mental health
11. A humorous novel
12. Military fiction or non-fiction
13. A character that is an immigrant
14. Set in a post-apocalyptic world
15. About organized crime / the mob

VOTE HERE:

WEEK ONE RESULTS:

Our top two prompts are moving on to the next round! These two finalists will be entered into a random draw. The winner of that draw will appear on our 2027 Challenge! The two finalists from week one are:

1. An author you’ve never heard of before
2. Name of a colour in the title

The full results were: An author you’ve never heard of before (1st), Name of a colour in the title (2nd), Has a strong female lead (3rd), Includes time travel (4th), A graphic novel (5th), A humorous novel (6th), A memoir about someone you admire (7th), Set in a post-apocalyptic world (8th), Character is an immigrant (9th), Set in the Victorian Era (10th), About organized crime / the mob (11th), Discusses mental health (12th), A play (13th), Military fiction (14th), A self-published book (15th)

WEEK TWO: Monday, September 14 – Sunday, September 20

It’s time to vote on a prompt from our 2020 Challenge! This was a big year for The 52 Book Club. Help us decide which of these fifteen prompts deserves to appear on our 2027 Challenge too! (Cast votes on Facebook, Instagram, and/or Goodreads. Polls close Sunday, September 20 at 9 pm PT.)

Vote Two Options:

1. By an Indigenous author
2. A character who is a senior
3. Set in space
4. Leaves you thinking
5. Written by a blogger or journalist
6. A strong friendship theme
7. A comic book
8. Recipes inside
9. Featuring royalty
10. Containing poetry
11. With illustrations
12. Featuring the medical profession
13. On the Mensa reading list for grades 9-12
14. Published when you were 20
15. Character who wears glasses

VOTE HERE:

WEEK TWO RESULTS:

Our two finalists from this week two vote are:

1. Published when you were 20
2. A character who is a senior

These two finalists will be entered into a random draw. Our winner will appear on the 2027 Challenge as our throwback prompt for 2020.

The full results: Published when you were 20 (1st), A character who is a senior (2nd), By an Indigenous author (3rd), Featuring the medical profession (4th), On the Mensa Reading List for Grades 9-12 (5th), Recipes inside (6th), A strong friendship theme (7th), Set in space (8th), Leaves you thinking (9th), Featuring royalty (10th), Character who wears glasses (11th), With illustrations (12th), A comic book (13th), Written by a blogger or journalist and Containing poetry (tied for 14th)

WEEK THREE: Monday, September 21 – Sunday, September 27

This week we’re voting on a throwback prompt from our 2023 Challenge. Cast your votes on Facebook, Instagram, or Goodreads (links below) before Sunday, September 27 at 9PM PT. Which of these would you love to see on our 2027 Challenge?

1. Featuring an inheritance
2. A city or country name in the title
3. A book about secrets
4. Published posthumously
5. By a Caribbean author
6. Set during a war other than WWI or WWII
7. A book about siblings
8. A second-hand book
9. A fashionable character
10. Has an epilogue
11. Featuring mythology
12. Chapters have cliffhangers
13. Written by a comedian
14. Time in the title
15. A contemporary setting

VOTE HERE:

WEEK THREE RESULTS:

The results are in! Our two finalists for this week are:

1. A city or country name in the title
2. A second-hand book

The full results: A city or country name in the title (1st), A second-hand book (2nd), Featuring mythology (3rd), A book about secrets (4th), A book about siblings (5th), Time in the title (6th), Featuring an inheritance (7th), By a Caribbean author (8th), Set during a war other than WWI or WWII (9th), Has an epilogue (10th), Written by a comedian (11th), Published posthumously (12th), Chapters have cliffhangers (13th), A fashionable character (14th), A contemporary setting (15th)

WEEK FOUR: Monday, September 28 – Sunday, October 3

It’s our final vote on the month! This week, we’re voting on prompts from our 2025 Challenge. Which of these throwback prompts piques your interest most? Don’t forget to cast your votes on Facebook, Instagram, or Goodreads (links below) before Sunday, October 4 at 9PM PT.

1. Plot includes a heist
2. A prequel
3. Title is ten letters or less
4. A character who can fly
5. A fairy tale retelling
6. Found family trope
7. A sprayed edge
8. More than a million copies sold
9. A crossover (Set in a shared universe)
10. Includes a diary entry
11. Final sentence is less than 6 words long
12. Genre chosen for you by someone else
13. Non-human antagonist
14. Author releases more than one book a year
15. Read in a “-ber” month

VOTE HERE:

WEEK FOUR RESULTS:

The results are in! This week we had two ties (for 9th and 11th place) but our top two winners were very clear. The results from this week are:

1. Title is ten letters or less
2. Read in a “-ber” month

The full results: Title is ten letters or less (1st), Read in a “-ber” month (2nd), A fairy tale retelling (3rd), Found family trope (4th), A sprayed edge (5th), Plot includes a heist (6th), Genre chosen for you by someone else (7th), A character who can fly (8th), Non-human antagonist AND Includes a diary entry (tied for 9th), A prequel (10th), More than one million copies sold AND Final sentence is less than six words long (tied for 11th), Author releases more than one book per year (12th), A crossover (Set in a shared univers) (13th).

Final Results

Mark your calendars! We will be hosting a LIVE DRAW on YouTube on Saturday, October 10 at 11am PT. One winner will be chosen from each of our weekly finalists. These four winners will appear on our 2027 Challenge!

In addition to drawing our four prompts for 2027, we will also be hosting a 2027 Journal giveaway and chatting about the upcoming events and challenges here at The 52 Book Club. You don’t want to miss out! (The event will be available for replay for those unable to attend live!)