Diversify your reading in 2023 with The Laydown Podcast's Reading Challenge!

Jo and Ryan have compiled a list of 24 Book Prompts for you! Click each category for examples and inspiration! 

Track your progress on Storygraph!

Download our printable list at the bottom of this page, so you can check off prompts as you go, or use the bingo card on our Instagram.

• A Novella (Under 200 Pages)

• An Audiobook from Libro.Fm

• A Book Over 500 Pages

• A Book Recommended On The Laydown

• A Book by an Indigenous Author

• A Book Published In 2023

• A Book by a Black Author

• A Book of Cultural Criticism

• A Gibson’s Bookstore Staff Pick

• A YA Horror Book

• A Social Horror Book

• A Graphic Memoir

• A Book of Essays

• A Queer Historical Fiction

• A Booker Prize Winner

• A Book In Translation

• A Nonviolent True Crime Book

• A Retelling of Shakespeare

• An Indie Next Pick

• A Romance with a BIPOC Protagonist

• A Book by a Debut Author

• A Book from one of the LGBTQ+ Bookmarks

• A Book with a Trans Protagonist by a Trans Author

• A Short Story Collection by a BIPOC Author