books youwill buybut neverreadUSpublicationsusing theUK coversurprisingdebut thatactuallydeserves thepraise"you'vereached yourmonthlyarticle limit"largeheartedboy's list oflists"best booksof the year(according toamazon)"exactly onepoetry orshort storycollectionnot sure ifthe guardiancounts forUS mediactrl+f [yourtitle]: "resultsnot found"(FREE)"best ofthe yearlists DOmatter""timely"politicalnonfictionangrytweetsaboutBOTY listsads thattake up90% ofthe pageincreasinglyspecificsubcategories"cancelled"author stillmakes thecuthappytweetsaboutBOTY listsamazonlinksno mention ofinternationalliteraturebeyond annieernaux80%PRHtitlesalreadystressed about2023 mostanticipated listsanothercelebritymemoir"atumultuousyear inpublishing"mediocrebestsellerincludedbc of sales"best of theyear listsDON'Tmatter"the same5 bookstop everylistbooks youwill buybut neverreadUSpublicationsusing theUK coversurprisingdebut thatactuallydeserves thepraise"you'vereached yourmonthlyarticle limit"largeheartedboy's list oflists"best booksof the year(according toamazon)"exactly onepoetry orshort storycollectionnot sure ifthe guardiancounts forUS mediactrl+f [yourtitle]: "resultsnot found"(FREE)"best ofthe yearlists DOmatter""timely"politicalnonfictionangrytweetsaboutBOTY listsads thattake up90% ofthe pageincreasinglyspecificsubcategories"cancelled"author stillmakes thecuthappytweetsaboutBOTY listsamazonlinksno mention ofinternationalliteraturebeyond annieernaux80%PRHtitlesalreadystressed about2023 mostanticipated listsanothercelebritymemoir"atumultuousyear inpublishing"mediocrebestsellerincludedbc of sales"best of theyear listsDON'Tmatter"the same5 bookstop everylist

2022 BOTY Lists - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. books you will buy but never read
  2. US publications using the UK cover
  3. surprising debut that actually deserves the praise
  4. "you've reached your monthly article limit"
  5. largehearted boy's list of lists
  6. "best books of the year (according to amazon)"
  7. exactly one poetry or short story collection
  8. not sure if the guardian counts for US media
  9. ctrl+f [your title]: "results not found" (FREE)
  10. "best of the year lists DO matter"
  11. "timely" political nonfiction
  12. angry tweets about BOTY lists
  13. ads that take up 90% of the page
  14. increasingly specific subcategories
  15. "cancelled" author still makes the cut
  16. happy tweets about BOTY lists
  17. amazon links
  18. no mention of international literature beyond annie ernaux
  19. 80% PRH titles
  20. already stressed about 2023 most anticipated lists
  21. another celebrity memoir
  22. "a tumultuous year in publishing"
  23. mediocre bestseller included bc of sales
  24. "best of the year lists DON'T matter"
  25. the same 5 books top every list