Hier sind die Kategorien für 2020:
1. A book that's published in 2020 Sophie Ranald: No, We Can't Be Friends
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Simon Borowiak: Alk
3. A book with a great first line Ruth Ware: Im dunklen, dunklen Wald
4. A book about a book club Leslie Nagel: The Book Club Murders
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Antoine Laurain: Der Hut des Präsidenten
6. A bildungsroman Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Ngaio Marsh: A Grave Mistake
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Taffy Brodesser-Akner: Fleishman is in Trouble
9. A book with a map Abbi Waxman: Other People's Houses
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club Albert Camus: Die Pest
11. An anthology Britta Voß: Mord im Spinat
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Helene Uri: Honigzungen
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Friedrich Kalpenstein: Gruppentherapie
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name Basil Thomson: Who Killed Stella Pomeroy?
15. A book published the month of your birthday Valentine Williams: Mr. Treadgold cuts in
16. A book by or about a woman in STEM Alan Bradley: Flavia de Luce
17. A book that won an award in 2019 Sally Rooney: Normal People
18. A book on a subject you know nothing about Klaus Püschel: Tote schweigen nicht
19. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Thomas Brezina: Auch das geht vorbei
20. A book with a pun in the title Ulrike Purschke: Hendrikje, vorübergehend erschossen
21. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Michael Kibler: Zornesglut
22. A book with a robot, cyborg or AI character E.M.Forster: The Machine Stops
23. A book with a bird on the cover Debbie Young: Trick or Murder
24. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader Robert Harris: Konklave
25. A book with "gold", "silver" or "bronze" in the title Elinor Bicks: Silberregen
26. A book by a WOC Oyinkan Braithwaite: My Sister, the Serial Killer
27. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads Claire North: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
28. A book you meant to read in 2019 Elinor Bicks: Lavendelbitter
29. A book about or involving social media Holly Bourne: How do you like me now?
30. A book that has a book on the cover Andreas Föhr: Tote Hand
31. A medical Thriller Adam Kay: Jetzt tut es gleich in bisschen weh
32. A book with a made-up language George Orwell: 1984
33. A book set in a country that begins with "C" Louise Penny: Das Dorf in den roten Wäldern
34. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Ulrich Strunz: Das Schlaf-gut-Buch
35. A book with a three-word title Josephine Tey: The Franchise Affair
36. A book with a pink cover Susanne Fröhlich: Kann weg!
37. A Western Laura Inglls Wilder: Farmer Boy
38. A book by or about a journalist Daniel Glattauer: Vier Stern Stunden
39. Read a banned book during Banned Book Week (September?) Bertolt Brecht: Dreigroschenoper
40. Your favorite prompt from a past Popsugar Reading Challenge Emma Jameson: Blue Christmas
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A book written by an author in their 20s Carolin Suttern: Bis der Tod euch findet
A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Karin Schneider-Ferber: Alles Mythos! 20 populäre Irrtümer über das Mittelalter
A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement Dorothy L. Sayers: Busman's Honeymoon
A book set in Japan (host of the 2020 Olympics) Sayaka Murata: Die Ladenhüterin
A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Rhys Bowen: Crowned and Dangerous
A book set in the 1920's Dorothy L. Sayers: Strong Poison
A book with more than 20 letters in the title Rhys Bowen: On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service
A book published in the 20th century Dorothy L. Sayers: Have His Carcase
A book from a series with more than 20 books Richards, Costello: Cherringham - A Death in the Family
A book with a main character in their 20's Rhys Bowen: Four Funerals and maybe a Wedding