2022 Upvoting Thread

[Stina]

Here is the list of suggested "genres" for 2022. Thank you all for your great ideas! I have combined some that were similar, and I have edited some into a more concise theme or concept. This may make them more open to interpretation as you're selecting your books, but that's half the fun!

To Vote:
Choose your 12 favorites from the list below and put them in a reply to this post. (This is not ranked-choice voting, so the order does not matter.) You can choose fewer than 12 if you like, but if you list more than 12, only the first 12 will be counted. If you change your mind, you can edit your list at any time before I close this thread shortly before midnight U.S. Mountain Time on Sunday, December 12th. At that point I will either present the final list (if there are 12 clear choices), randomly select some of the months (if there are 8-11 clear choices), or announce another round of voting.

Victorian (in conjunction with #Victober in October)
Flowers
UnAmerican History
Technology
Bears
Diaries and Letters
Year of the Tiger
Doubles/Twins
LGBTQIA+
Astrophysics
Climate Change
Quantum
Artificial Intelligence
Ice Age
Space Opera
Women in SF
Classic SF vs. New SF
Third World SF
African Mystery
Asian Mystery
Heritage/Culture Not Your Own
Non-Human Protagonist
Screen Adaptation You Haven't Seen
Where You Want to Visit
When You Want to Visit
Journey/Road Trip
Retelling
About Books or Reading
In Translation
To Lift Your Spirits
Cover Featuring Your Favorite Color
Featuring Human/Animal Interactions
Set Mostly Outside
Hunger-Inducing
Art/Artists
Featuring a Holiday
Nostalgia
Magic
Mystery by an AOC
A "Should Read" or "Should Have Read" Book
Book You've Been Putting Off
Age 50+ Protagonist
Author You Admire
Not On Earth
Next Book in a Series
School Setting
Immigration
Time Travel
Debut Author
Friend Recommendation
Game/Competition
Family Epic
Food/Cooking
Wartime Setting
Military History
Environment

[Cobwebs-Iced-Across-SpaceTime]

LGBTQIA+

Astrophysics

Climate Change

Artificial Intelligence

Ice Age

Women in SF

Not On Earth

Non-human Protagonist

Third World SF

Age 50+ Protagonist

African Mystery

Bears

[Leslie]

My list for 2022

Victorian (in conjunction with #Victober in October)
Bears
Women in SF
Magic
Not On Earth
Next Book in a Series
Debut Author
Artificial Intelligence
Ice Age
Space Opera
Wartime Setting
Military History

[Meg]

1. LGBTQIA+
2. Climate Change
3. Women in SF
4. Magic
5. A Book You've Been Putting Off
6. Next Book in a Series
7. Time Travel
8. Environment
9. Nostalgia
10. Flowers
11. Screen Adaptation You Haven't Seen
12. Cover Featuring Your Favorite Color

[Marie-thérèse]

Victorian (in conjunction with #Victober in October)

Diaries and Letters

Heritage/Culture Not Your Own

Where You Want to Visit

To Lift Your Spirits

Art/Artists

Nostalgia

A "Should Read" or "Should Have Read" Book

Book You've Been Putting Off

Author You Admire

Immigration

Wartime Setting

[Jacqie]

Year of the Tiger
Women in SF
Heritage/Culture Not Your Own
Where You Want to Visit
Retelling
About Books or Reading
In Translation
To Lift Your Spirits
Hunger-Inducing
Age 50+ Protagonist
Not On Earth
Next Book in a Series

[Andy]

Victorian (in conjunction with #Victober in October)
UnAmerican History
Bears
Space Opera
Heritage/Culture Not Your Own
Non-Human Protagonist
A "Should Read" or "Should Have Read" Book
Age 50+ Protagonist
Game/Competition
Food/Cooking
Military history
Environment

Thanks for all your work facilitating this group and the challenges.

[Trish]

Diaries and Letters

LGBTQIA+

Astrophysics

Quantum

Ice Age

African Mystery

Asian Mystery

Retelling

About Books or Reading

To Lift Your Spirits

Magic

Family Epic

Thanks, Stina!

Trish

[Cheryl]

My picks based on categories of books I have on my TBR

African Mystery

Asian Mystery

Where You Want to Visit

About Books or Reading

In Translation

Should Read/Should Have Read

Next Book in Series

Friend Recommendation

Wartime Setting

Flowers

UnAmerican History

Journey/Road Trip

[Angela]

UnAmerican History
Technology
Diaries and Letters
Year of the Tiger
Climate Change
Women in SF
Where You Want to Visit
To Lift Your Spirits
Cover Featuring Your Favorite Color
Featuring a Holiday
A "Should Read" or "Should Have Read" Book
Food/Cooking

(and I fell short this year, but I am blaming oct and nov surgeries...arrrrg. Hope everyone has happy holidays!!)

[Stina]

Ack, I just realized I never posted my list, so here it is real quick before I close the thread and tabulate:

1. Year of the Tiger
2. Women in SF
3. Food/Cooking
4. Diaries and Letters
5. Next Book in Series
6. Game/Competition
7. Not on Earth
8. Magic
9. Mystery by an AOC
10. African Mystery
11. Age 50+ Protagonist
12. Victorian