Group Reads Categories 2019-2020

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

It's time to starting thinking about some fun and interesting categories for our Group Reads!

The ideas gathered from this thread will be used to build a list from which categories will be randomly chosen.

Each season's Group Reads will have 2 fiction categories and 1 non-fiction category. The year's categories will be posted in advance so Group Reads nominators will have time to research and select appropriate books. For more information about the nominating process, please see task 20.10 in the Rewards of the Challenge. As always, polls will be set up each season to choose between the nominated books for that season's Group Reads.

Choices from the past years we would prefer not to repeat:

Dystopia
Southern Literature
Fiction set in a member state of the Arab League
Poetry
Space Opera
Family Saga
Russian novels
Fiction - Short stories
Stand-alone Fantasy Novels
LGBT Mystery
Opposites Attract
2016 Debut Author Fiction
Scandinanvian Crime Fiction
Feel Good Fiction
Transgender Fiction
Fiction written by a Nobel Prize for Literature winner
Sci Fi> Aliens
Old Fashioned Christmas
Romantic Suspense
Hard Science Fiction
Adventure
Literature from South America
Arthurian Legends
Cozy Cafes
World War I Historical Fiction
Coming of Age

Non-Fiction- Modern True Crime
Climate and Weather
Space
On the Seven Seas - Naval history, sailing memoirs, etc.
History of Science
The Unexplained
Medicine
Animals
Travel
Psychology
Award Winners
Cryptology/Ciphers
Politics


Feel free to get creative and submit your ideas here! This thread will be open for ideas until March 31. We're looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

[Ed]

Classics
Boxall's 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die List

[Book Concierge]

NONFICTION - World War 2

FICTION - Debut Novel (i.e. Author's FIRST novel - not necessarily part of series)
FICTION - Latin American Literature


FICTION /or/ NONFICTION - Audiobooks

[Susan A]

Nonfiction - ancient civilizations

[Susan A]

Fiction - regency romance

Fiction - police procedural

[Dee]

Fiction - mental illness
Fiction - characters with disability
Fiction - military

Non/fiction - civil war
NF - athletics

[Maya]

NF - Humor
NF - Sports
NF - Memoir

[Celeste]

Graphic Novel Biographies (Non-Fiction)
Mystery Thriller
Cakey! <-- Cake & Frosting themed n or f
Winter's Coming <-- frost-bittened themes
Bites & Scratches <-- vampire themes, brutal violence themes
Dynamic Duos <-- n or f
Anthology
Novella
Modern American Literature

[Pam]

Fiction or nonfiction: sports

[Kristen]

Crafty fiction (quilting, knitting, scrapbooking, etc.)
Medieval fiction
I am also interested in Sports, fiction or non-fiction
I also like the idea of reading debut novels.

Non-fiction - biographies, memoirs, or narrative non-fiction related to "Rebels with a Cause" I mean a person (or group of people) that has been part of a movement for needed change (political revolutions, civil rights, women's rights, voter rights, abolitionists, worker rights, etc.) Basically, people that risked something by standing up for change when the idea of change was unpopular. Or, you could narrow this to any one of these social issues (and others) and still find plenty of options.

Non-fiction - Lesser Known World Leaders

[Laure]

Standalone Fantasy (no series)
Fantasy - New Series (to you)
YA Fantasy
Paranormal Romance
Contemporary Romance
Classic Fiction
19th Century Fiction

[Joanne]

I second Fantasy

[Nick]

I hope to see Sports in Nonfiction.

And I like the idea of "Cakey!" for fiction -- even though the intrigue is that I am not exactly sure what it is.

[Heather(Gibby)]

Time Travel (Fiction , or is it? lol)

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Fantasy or Cozy Cafes

[Pam]

Fiction- Nature theme; seaside setting; spirituality theme
Non-fiction- Reading & Writing; Medicine; Space/Astronomy

[Claire]

- Cultural MPG (used for the novels where you learn more of a country/region)
- Discoveries ( as in space, time, places)
- Hard boiled detectives
- Feminist literature (or literature about emancipation)
- comedy of manners
- award winning fiction
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[Marie (UK)]

I am not very good at thinking outside the box but imo too many past choices have been depressing

humour non biographical would be good
fantasy is good
retellings is probably my favourite genre at the moment
introduce someone to your favourite series - so first book in a series


i would like a category that vetoed anything about women groups in war - or had "girls" in title lol

[Trish]

Cozy - cats
Cozy - crafts or diy
Fiction set in Africa
Fiction set in the Arctic or Antarctic
Fiction from individual countries, or European cultural
Fantasy - dragons
Modern fairytales or urban fantasy
Novels that have been made into films.
Novels that are the basis of TV series or shows

Books about books (could be fiction or non-fiction)

Microhistories (non-fiction as there are so many options)
Polar exploration
Entertainment industry biographies
Political biographies

[Celeste]

Nick wrote: "I hope to see Sports in Nonfiction.

And I like the idea of "Cakey!" for fiction -- even though the intrigue is that I am not exactly sure what it is."

>.< Thanks! I totally was just playing around ... lol.
Cakey - Non-fiction: Dessert-themed books like memoirs from bakers or baking books.

Fiction: Again, dessert-themed. Whether it is just in the title, mc's profession, or essential ingredient to the plotline. <-- Obv I want this to be a yummy cozy mystery type of crew.

I like the idea of combining so that way we get foodies and bookworms! ^_^

[Celeste]

Trish wrote: "Cozy - cats
Cozy - crafts or diy
Fiction set in Africa
Fiction set in the Arctic or Antarctic
Fiction from individual countries, or European cultural
Fantasy - dragons
Modern fairytales or urban fa..."

This whole list ... I second. Especially micro-histories! Sounds yummy!

[Pam]

I like Marie’s Humor suggestion!

[Zach]

Fiction Ideas:
-Fiction about/starring Robots
-Fiction exploring masculinity
-Epic fantasy
-Classics

Non-Fiction Ideas:
-Silicon Valley/Start-ups
-Military

[Trish]

Celeste wrote: "Fiction: Again, dessert-themed. Whether it is just in the title, mc's profession, or essential ingredient to the plotline. <-- Obv I want this to be a yummy cozy mystery type of crew."

Or how about yummy desserts on the cover :-)

[Zach]

Non-fiction:
-Economics
-White Collar Crime

[Susan A]

Fiction set in the Middle Ages (500-1500 AD)

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

The Group Reads categories for the next year have been selected-

The results using the the List Randomizer at Random.org
8 Fiction, 4 Non Fiction

Group Read Categories 2019-2020

Summer 2019
Medieval Fiction - set in 500- 1500 A.D.
Robot Fiction - Science Fiction that has a central theme of robotics.
Robots, Androids, and Artificial Intelligences are related types of technology that are significant to Robot Sci Fi.

Non Fiction - Ancient Civilizations Ancient History Timeline

Fall 2019
Military
Urban Fantasy

Non Fiction - Sports

Winter 2019
Police Procedural
Paranormal Romance

Non Fiction - Economics

Spring 2020
Retellings
Seaside Settings

Non Fiction - Rebels With a Cause: a person (or group of people) that has been part of a movement for needed change (political revolutions, civil rights, women's rights, voter rights, abolitionists, worker rights, etc.)

[Dee]

ohhh me likey!!

[Joanne]

All sound very interesting, cannot wait to see what books come up!

[Bea]

Nice groups! Look forward to some Good Reads!

[Pam]

Love it, especially several of the categories! Can’t wait to see the choices.

[Book Concierge]

Have to say that I'm UNDERwhelmed by these choices.

[Marie (UK)]

Book Concierge wrote: "Have to say that I'm UNDERwhelmed by these choices."

me too don't think i like any of them apart from retellings

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

The Group Reads poll for the Summer 2019 challenge are now open. You can click here or click on the Polls link in the top right corner of the page.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

The Group Reads polls for the Fall 2019 challenge have been set up, and will open August 1. You can take a look at the choices now and vote tomorrow. You can click here or go to Polls in the upper right corner of the page.