Your favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Anindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryCookbookcover tocoverunder 500GoodreadsratingsCompletedwebcomicAn authorlocal toyouFinish abookyou’veDNFedGraphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelActivismBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repShortstoriesPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Historicalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryRomancewithbisexualrepIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorYA book byanIndigenousauthorYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Anindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryCookbookcover tocoverunder 500GoodreadsratingsCompletedwebcomicAn authorlocal toyouFinish abookyou’veDNFedGraphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelActivismBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repShortstoriesPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Historicalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryRomancewithbisexualrepIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorYA book byanIndigenousauthor

BOOK RIOT’S 2023 READ HARDER - 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. Your favorite author’s favorite books
  2. That’s been challenged recently in your school district/library OR read one of the most-challenged/banned books of the year by a queer and/or BIPOC author.
  3. An independently published book by a BIPOC author
  4. Nonfiction book about BIPOC and/or queer history
  5. Cookbook cover to cover
  6. under 500 Goodreads ratings
  7. Completed webcomic
  8. An author local to you
  9. Finish a book you’ve DNFed
  10. Graphic novel/ comic/ manga
  11. Nonfiction book about intersectional feminism
  12. You know nothing about based solely on the cover
  13. Trans character written by a trans author
  14. Social horror, mystery, or thriller novel
  15. Activism
  16. Book of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author
  17. Comic or graphic novel that features disability rep
  18. Short stories
  19. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!
  20. Historical fiction book set in an Eastern country
  21. Romance with bisexual rep
  22. Ignyte awards shortlist /longlist/winner list
  23. Listen to an audiobook performed by a person of color of a book written by an author of color
  24. YA book by an Indigenous author