The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

But first, I need your help!

Let me know what types of prompts you'd like to see, and I will try to incorporate them into this year's Summer Days Challenge.

Deadline for suggestions is May 10th, to give me time to create the challenges and give you all time to find your books before the challenge begins on June 1st.

Summer Days 2021 lasts from June 1st to July 31st

I would love to have a prompt(s) focused on LGBTQ+ main characters, especially with Pride Month coming up (at least here in the U.S.)

I also like the prompts that encourage me to read the classics. So maybe prompts like Read a book written in the 19th century or something along those lines.

I would also like some LGBTQ+ prompts.

I would also like prompts that will lead to reading diverse books eg: disability

maybe 'a book based at the beach' or 'where the character takes a holiday' to link to the summer theme?

I like prompts that lead me to my massive TBR list. I'm a procrastinator after all. So reading a book that's been on my TBR list for a year, two years, more than 5 years etc.

I like prompts about the authors such as 'an author who lived in X' , 'who is LGTB+' , 'who likes cats'... They are easier to search for the previous list of books.
Also some easy prompts as 'a book that has a 6 on its page count' but maybe they are So easy haha

Also happy to celebrate Pride month, June also has Juneteenth and the Father's Day to celebrate but those are also very US centric.

I loved the time periods given last summer because I really liked the option of published during OR set in that time period.

Hat on the cover or water on the cover for summer? Maybe a winter book for those south of the equator?

I'm participating as a mod but I always find cover challenges fun :))

Book about twins for Gemini and beach related for Cancer? Or the letters c r a b found in the title?

Book you would take on vacation
Book with mpg time travel
Book with dual timelines
Epistolary book
Book takes place on cruise ship or yacht
Book that features a game or games
Book title contains sun surf or sand

Book with sun or beach on cover
Biggest book on tbr
Highest rated book
Most anticipated book
Book with desert setting
A fun quick read
A book from a long series
A fantasy romance
Author name has J

- Definitely some LGBT+ prompts!
- Maybe some more generic prompts for diversity like: read a book by an Asian/ black/ European author
- read a graphic novel prompt (would be nice)

then some summer specific prompts like:

- book with a yellow/ orange cover (sun colors)
- book with a blue cover (pool, ocean colors)
- book that is set in summer
- book title that starts with S
- book that satisfies your summer nostalgia
- book that will make you cry an ocean
- book with a school setting (idk but summer always reminds me of school summer break)
- a book about/with pirates
- book set in a country you are not from (travels)

Thank you for all your suggestions! You gave me a lot to work work, and I did my best to accommodate as many suggestions as possible while trying not to make the prompts *too* hard.

Here is a sneak peak—let me know if any of these are too hard or too challenging.

Each number has a theme:

1. Character
2. Time Periods (last time we did odds, this time is evens)
3. Setting
4. Cover
5. Random

Category 1
1. Read a book where the MC or author is Black
2. Read a book set or published in the 1920s
3. Read a book that takes place on a boat
4. Read a book with water on the cover
5. Read a book with under 1,000 GR ratings

Category 2
1. Read a book where the MC or author is gay, lesbian, bisexual or ace/aro
2. Read a book set or published in the 1960s
3. Read a book with dual timelines
4. Read a book with three people or more on the cover
5. Read a book with a 4.5 or higher GR rating

Category 3
1. Read a book where the MC or author is Asian or Pacific Islander
2. Read a book set or published in the 00s (1800-1810, 1900-1910, 2000-2010)
3. Read a book that features a road trip (this does not have to be a car road trip)
4. Read a book with only words on the cover (minimal to no design)
5. Read a book from a long series (over 4 books in the series)

Category 4
1. Read a book where the MC or author is not cis gender
2. Read a book set or published before 1900
3. Read a book that features a revolution/rebellion/protesting
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book that has been on your TBR over 3 years

Category 5
1. Read a book where the MC or author is Latinx or Indigenous
2. Read a book set or published in the 1980s
3. Read a book where the MC needs to solve a mystery
4. Read a book with a half-naked person on the cover
5. Read an independently published book (that is, not from the Big 5 or their imprints)

Category 6
1. Read a book where the MC or author is Muslim, Hindu or Jewish
2. Read a book set or published in the 1940s
3. Read a book set in the summer
4. Read a book where someone is wearing a hat on the cover
5. Read a book with over 10,000 GR ratings

The prompts look great! A great balance of diverse reading and fun finds.

The one that looks most challenging to me is the 4.5 or higher rating.