30 Great Prompts For Your TBR Jar

You’ve probably seen readers all over social media creating their own TBR Jars. And they look awesome. But what about the prompts? How do you find good prompts for you TBR?

This was the problem I had when I decided to start a TBR Jar. So I thought I would put together a list of some fun prompts for your TBR. These prompts range from genre-based prompts to cover-based prompts to random book prompts.

TBR Prompt Ideas

  1. A Book With A (color) Cover
  2. A Book With A Cover You Love
  3. The Strangest Cover On Your Shelf
  4. A Book With An Animal On The Cover
  5. A Re-read
  6. The First Book of a Series
  7. A Library Book
  8. The Last Book On Your TBR
  9. A Random Book Off Your Shelf
  10. The 10th Book On Your Shelf
  11. A Mystery or Thriller
  12. A Book Set In Another Country
  13. Set In The 19th Century
  14. A Translation
  15. A Book In A Genre That You Don’t Usually Read
  16. Your Favorite Book You Read Last Year
  17. A Book That Reminds You Of Your Favorite Season
  18. Story With Multiple Points of View
  19. A Book With A Female Main Character
  20. A Book With A Male Main Character
  21. The Last Book You Bought
  22. An Award-Winning Book
  23. A Book By Your Favorite Author
  24. A Book By An Author You Haven’t Read Before
  25. The Book On Your TBR That You’ve Been Avoiding
  26. A Non-fiction Book
  27. A Book You Got From A Little Free Library
  28. At Least Four Words In The Title
  29. A Book With A Title You Love
  30. A Childhood Favorite

TBR Prompt Tips

  • Only put prompts in your jar that you will actually use.
  • Make the prompts unique to your TBR. Don’t worry about trying to be the same as everyone else.
  • You can change out prompts as often as you want. Some people change them out each month or with the seasons.

Final Thoughts

I hope this helps you get a head start on you TBR prompts. Do you have any fun prompts that you love? Let me know in the comments.

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