The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

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. Please include a short definition or description with your suggestion.

Each season's Group Reads will have 2 fiction categories and 1 non-fiction category. The Gutenberg Classics will continue.
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 5 years we would prefer not to repeat:

Fiction:
Parallel Timelines,
Cabin in the Woods
Continuation Novel
Young Adult Science Fiction
Bad Girls
Locked Room Mystery,
Knights/Middle Ages
Pun Titles,
Time Travel
Non-US Based Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Translated Short Stories
Asian Fiction
Murder Mystery
Animals
Historical Fiction 1900-1939
Popular Book Group Fiction
Feminist Dystopia
Aviation
Canadian Fiction
Families
Books Turned Into TV Shows
Indigenous
Road Trips
Biographical Fiction
Space Opera
Cryptids
Victorian
Musicals
Magical Realism
Australian Crime
Celebrity Book Club Picks
Historical Fantasy
Strong Women
Modern Classics
Psychological Thriller
Nordic Noir
Cozy Fantasy
Royalty
Historical Fiction 1939-1970
Pirates
Historical Mystery

Non fiction:
Female Artists
Food,
Disability,
Social Justice
Travel
Nature,
A President or President's Spouse
A Comedian's memoir/biography
Animals
Poetry
Medicine
Treasure Hunting
Extreme Survival
True Crime
Journalism
Witch Trials
Cults
Linguistics
Psychology
Dinosaurs
Astrology

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.

non-fiction - serial killer
non-fiction - forensics
non-fiction - maritime
Non-Fiction - Disasters


fiction - police procedural
fiction - #1 in a graphic novel series
fiction - Adventure
fiction - sports romance
fiction - dinosaur

Fiction - Made me laugh

Nonfiction - Families

Fiction -
Historical Fiction 1800-1850
LGBTQ+
Friendship

Non-fiction -
Scientists
Movies & TV
Education

Lisa MD

Fiction:
Second Chances: Another book by an author on the SRC bookshelf
Second Chances: MPG
Family Drama
Books With a City in the Title
By the Number: Titles with a number in it


Non-Fiction:
Second Chances: About someone given a second chance at life
Humor
Narrative
Personal Development

Fiction:
Healing fiction
Refugees and Asylum seekers
Quiet fiction
Aliens
Family secrets
Adoption
Angry women
Coming of middle age
Summer holiday
Horror in translation
Haunted house

Non-fiction:
Infections
Divorce or marriage memoir
Media
Gender
Immigrant memoir

Robin P wrote: "Fiction -
Historical Fiction 1800-1850
LGBTQ+
Friendship

Non-fiction -
Scientists
Movies & TV
Education"

I like Non-fiction -- Scientists. Also, tangential, Non-fiction -- Outer Space

Non-fiction -- Movies is good too.

Meg wrote: "Fiction:
Healing fiction
Refugees and Asylum seekers
Quiet fiction
Aliens
Family secrets
Adoption
Angry women
Coming of middle age
Summer holiday
Horror in translation
Haunted house

Non-fiction:
I..."

I like Quiet Fiction (open to a broad intrpretation). I also like Horror in translation (meaning, I guess, translated into English).

Thank you. The Group Reads categories for 2026-2027 will be as follows:

Summer
Fiction: Quiet Fiction
Fiction: Summer Holiday
Non-Fiction -Movies and TV

Fall:
Fiction: Haunted house
Fiction: Adventure
Non-Fiction - Serial Killers

Winter
Fiction: Humor
Fiction: Family Drama
Non-Fiction - Families

Spring
Fiction: Friendship
Fiction: Second Chances
Non-Fiction- Narrative

Nick wrote: "Meg wrote: "Fiction:
Healing fiction
Refugees and Asylum seekers
Quiet fiction
Aliens
Family secrets
Adoption
Angry women
Coming of middle age
Summer holiday
Horror in translation
Haunted house

No..."

What is quiet fiction?

If you google Quiet Fiction Books you can find some lists.

Examples: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
A Man Called Ove
Search
You Are Here

Here is the definition I found.

Quiet fiction is a character-driven genre that prioritizes emotional, internal development over plot-heavy, high-stakes spectacle. Often focusing on everyday lives and ordinary moments, these stories are meditative and subtle, emphasizing character study and Atmosphere. They offer deep, immersive experiences that are remembered for their emotional resonance rather than high-octane action

JennRenee wrote: "If you google Quiet Fiction Books you can find some lists.

Examples: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
A Man Called Ove
Search
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So navel gazing, stream of consciousness type ?
Is it a MPG genre?

Also the polls ask us which book we would like to read for the Winter 2025 challenge? Is that a typo?

Rebekah wrote: "Also the polls ask us which book we would like to read for the Winter 2025 challenge? Is that a typo?"

Yes that is a typo