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Book Genre Wheel – What Book to Read Next Spinner

About this book genre wheel

Faced with a towering stack of unread books? The Book Genre Wheel directs your reading appetite toward a fresh genre to keep your reading habit vibrant all year long.

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How to use the book genre wheel

  1. 1

    Spin the wheel upon finishing your current book.

  2. 2

    Select a title matching the spun genre from your library or bookshelf.

Ways to use this wheel

  • TBR Challenge: Spin every month to read 12 diverse genres in a single calendar year.
  • Book Club Decider: Allow the wheel to pick the genre for your monthly community discussion.

A smaller shelf to choose from

A tall pile of unread books can stall your reading. The wheel picks a genre, from epic fantasy to cozy mystery, science fiction or literary fiction. Choosing a genre first leaves a manageable shortlist.

After the spin, pick the book from that genre that has been waiting longest. Set a goal such as 30 pages before deciding whether to continue.

For book clubs and challenges

Book clubs can use it to choose next month’s genre without arguments. For a reading challenge, add genres you rarely read, and spin once a month. Remove genres you do not enjoy, or give your favorites more weight.

All 8 entries on this wheel

  • Epic Fantasy & Worldbuilding
  • Cozy Mystery & Detective Whodunnit
  • Hard Sci-Fi & Speculative Fiction
  • Contemporary Literary Fiction
  • Historical Fiction Epic
  • Psychological Thriller Page-Turner
  • Memoir or Inspiring Biography
  • Non-Fiction Deep Dive (Science / History)

Frequently asked questions

Can I add specific authors or titles?

Yes, paste in specific book titles from your Goodreads or StoryGraph shelves.

What is on the Book Genre Wheel?

It opens with 8 entries: Epic Fantasy & Worldbuilding, Cozy Mystery & Detective Whodunnit, Hard Sci-Fi & Speculative Fiction and 5 more. You can keep the list as it is or replace it with your own entries.

What can I use this wheel for?

People use it when a decision needs a neutral tiebreaker. Popular ideas include TBR Challenge and Book Club Decider. For example, TBR Challenge: spin every month to read 12 diverse genres in a single calendar year.

Is this wheel really random?

Yes. Each spin uses your browser's secure random number generator. With 8 entries and equal weights, every slice has a 12.5% chance, and nothing is rigged or stored on a server. The how our randomness works page explains it in detail.

Can I stop the same result coming up twice?

Yes. Press Remove winner in the result window, or tick the option under the entries, and that result is taken off the wheel. It is the easiest way to give out several different results from this list of 8.

Can I share or embed this wheel?

Yes. The Share button gives you a link with your edited list built in, so anyone who opens it sees the same wheel. The Embed button gives you code to place it on your own page.

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