A notes list: 1. Read a 2025 release by a BIPOC author. 2. Reread a childhood favorite book. 3. Read a book about immigration or refugees. 4. Read a translated book. 5. Read a book about a piece of media I know little or nothing about (a TV show, a movie, a band, etc). 6. Read literary fiction by a BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and/or disabled author. 7. Read a book set in a country I’ve visited. 8. Read a book set in a country I’d like to visit. 9. Read a nonfiction book about nature or the environment. 10. Read a genre-blending book. 11. Read a book about little-known history. 12. Read a queer YA book. 13. Read a book published the year I was born (1969). 14. Read a book published the year I graduated from high school (1988). 15. Read a book published the year I graduated from college (1992). 16. Read a book published the year I graduated from seminary (1996).

A notes list: 17. Read a book published the year I finished my PhD (2004). 18. Read a book about a moral panic. 19. Read a fiction book with a non-human protagonist. 20. Read a book related to the history of Oregon. 21. Read a book related to the history of NC. 22. Read a book set in a university. 23. Read a book with a one word title. 24. Read a book based on an ancient myth. 25. Read a book selected by my spouse.

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