The Ultimate List of TBR Jar Prompts 

A TBR (To Be Read) Jar is a fun way to pick the next book you read. It’s an extremely simple concept and very easy to create. Simply find a jar (or something similar) and write out reading prompts on slips of paper. Then mix up all the slips in the jar.

When you’re ready to pick a new book to read, pull out one of the slips of paper and pick a book that fits the theme!

Etsy has a number of adorable TBR Jars if you want a cute option to put on your bookshelf or desk. You can get the whole jar or just a decal to add to your own mason jar.

Many readers find the hardest part of creating a TBR jar is thinking of topics to write on the slips of paper. That’s where I come in! I’m here to help with a huge list of prompts!

You can choose how many you want to include in your jar, so pick however many you want from my list below.

This list of TBR jar ideas includes options based on authors, book cover designs, book titles, genres and so many more. I wanted to offer a wide variety of topics so you can pick the ones you like best!

 

TBR Jar Prompts

1. A Book That Is Over 400 Pages
2. A Book With Orange On The Cover
3. An Author You’ve Never Read
4. A Book With A Great First Sentence
5. A Book With A Cover You Don’t Like
6. A Book With A Place In The Title
7. A Book In A Series
8. A Book You’ve Had For More Than A Year
9. A Book That Fits The Current Season
10. A Book With A Number In The Title
11. A Romance Book
12. A Thriller / Mystery Book
13. A Book Written By A Male Author
14. A Book Published This Year
15. A Book Set In A Different Continent
16. A Book With A Title That Is 2 Words Or Less
17. A Book You Think You’ll Rate 5 Stars
18. A Book That Does Not Start With “The”
19. A Book With Your Favorite Color
20. A Book With A Title That Is More Than 6 Words
21. A Book By An Author That Has Written More Than 10 Books
22. A Book About Books / Reading
23. A Book With A Main Character That Starts With A, B, or C
24. A Book By An Author Who’s Last Name Starts With A Letter After M
25. A Book With Trees On The Cover
26. A Book With A Bakery / Restaurant In It
27. A Book With Bad Reviews
28. A Book With Magic
29. A Book Set In The Future
30. A Book Written By An Author With Your Initials
31. A Book That Scares You
32. A Book A Friend Recommended
33. A Book You Discovered on Social Media
34. A Book You Bought Somewhere Other Than Amazon
35. A Book With Food or Drink On The Cover
36. A Book With “Girl, Lady, or Woman” In The Title
37. A Sports Romance Book
38. A Book You’d Recommend To Your Mom or Dad
39. A Book That Became A Movie or TV Show
40. A Book Set Somewhere You’d Like To Visit
41. A Book With Less Than 300 Pages
42. A Book With Multiple POVs
43. A Book With No People On The Cover
44. A Book With A Character You’d Swap Lives With
45. The Shortest Book on Your TBR
46. A Book With A Mostly Blue Cover
47. A Book By One Of Your Favorite Authors
48. A Book With An Odd Number of Pages
49. A Book In A Genre You Don’t Usually Read
50. A Book With A Title You Love

 

How To Make a TBR Jar on YouTube!

 

 

Have fun creating your own TBR Jar with these prompts. If you have any others to add, share them in the comments!

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