The Diverse Baseline (2025 Version)LIST OF PROMPTSDisclaimer: This is NOT meant to be a comprehensive list of every single identity and genre out there. This is meant to guide you to reflect upon the baseline of YOUR reading habits. The countries are listed out under the respective prompts in the Storygraph challenge.• Black Diaspora author• Northern African author• Central/Middle African author• Southern African author• East African author• West African author• Latine Diaspora author• Caribbean author• Mexican author• Central American author• South American author• Indigenous/First Nations author• Jewish representation• Muslim representation• Buddhist representation• Hindu representation• Book about colonization• Asian Diaspora author• West Asian author• East Asian author• South Asian author• Southeast Asian author• Hawai’ian author• Pacific Islander author• Middle-age main character (35-59)• Older main character (60+)• Gay representation• Bi/Pan representation• Trans representation• Ace/Aro representation• Lesbian representation• Queer/Questioning representation• Sensory disability representation• Psychiatric disability representation• Invisible and/or undiagnosed disability representation• Cognitive and intellectual disability representation• Physical disability representation• Young Adult Book• New Adult Book• Middle Grade Book• Picture Book• Indie author• Real people on the cover• Biracial or multi-racial author• Historical Fiction• Historical Romance• Contemporary Romance• Romantic Suspense• Holiday Romance• Novella• Anthology• Fat main character• Found family• Poetry• Retelling or re-imagining• Fantasy/Science Fiction• Memoir or Biography• Horror• Thriller• Mystery• Literary Fiction• Speculative Fiction• Surrealism, Magical Realism, or Fabulism• Graphic novel or comic book• Cyberpunk• Steampunk• Dystopian• Dark Fiction• Genre-Bending• Satire/Comedy• History• Alternative History Fiction• Collection of Essays• Genre Fiction• Erotica• Slice-Of-Life• Translated work• A book originally written in a non-European language• Nonfiction about intersectional feminism• Nonfiction about fat liberation• Book about abolition• An author who comes from a country where genocide or conflict is taking place (Congo, Sudan, Palestine, Armenia, etc.)• A book about Time Travel and/or Parallel Universes• Fiction or Nonfiction about Climate Change• A sequel to a book (finish that series!)• A new-to-you author• Book of your choice• A book off your TBR• A book recommended by a friend• A book with less than 200 reviews on Goodreads/Storygraph
