Vote for a 2026 Prompt: Results

2026 Prompt Finalists

Calling all bibliophiles! This month, we’re voting on 2026 prompts, and the results are trickling in!

Check back each week in September to see the results of our latest poll. Vote on Facebook, Instagram, Goodreads, or all three! Results are tallied across all socials, and our top two picks will be named finalists for that week.

**Our finalists have been announced NOW! Check out our reveal video on Instagram here!**

WEEK ONE:

Week one’s results are in! We’ve tallied the polls across Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads for our week one prompt, “Related to the word…” and our two finalists are…

First place: WHIMSICAL
Second place: NEMESIS (final winner!)

There was a tight race for the top three, but in the end, whimsical and nemesis edged out serendipity to grab the top two spots. The winner for our week one vote will be announced next week — so stay tuned!

The results in descending order: 1st — Whimsical, 2nd — Nemesis, 3rd — Serendipity, 4th — Perspicacious, 5th — Odyssey, 6th — Anthophile, 7th — Stellar, 8th — Sesquipedalian, 9th — Maleficent, 10th — Quixotic

WEEK ONE FINAL WINNER: Related to the word ‘Nemesis’ (Watch us draw the winner here!)

WEEK TWO:

The results from our week two poll are in, and we had two very clear winners!

First place: 800s (Literature) (final winner!)
Second place: 700s (Arts and Recreation)

The results in descending order: 1st — 800s (Literature), 2nd — 700s (Arts and Recreation), 3rd — 300s (Social Sciences), 4th — 500s (Science), 5th — 100s (Philosophy and Psychology), 6th — 200s (Religion), 7th — 400s (Language), 8th — 600s (Technology), 9th — 000s (Computer science, general works)

WEEK TWO FINAL WINNER: In the 800s of the Dewey Decimal System

WEEK THREE:

First place: Set in a castle (final winner!)
Second place: Set on an island

The final results for this poll were: 1st — Set in a castle, 2nd — Set on an island, 3rd — Set in a small town, 4th — Set in outer space, 5th — Set on a farm, 6th — Set in a hotel, 7th — Set on a boat, 8th — Set in the desert, 9th — Set in the office, 10th — Set in a park.

WEEK THREE FINAL WINNER: Set in a castle

WEEK FOUR:

First place: A book you can read in a day
Second place: Includes a map (final winner!)

The final results for this poll were: 1st — A book you can read in a day, 2nd — Includes a map, 3rd — By an Indigenous author, 4th — By an author used in an earlier category, 5th — A series that’s not finished yet, 6th — A memoir on someone you admire, 7th — A title with the same word twice, 8th — An alternate history novel, 9th — Sherlock Holmes inspired, 10th — A time loop

WEEK FOUR FINAL WINNER: Includes a map