An authorlocal toyouComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverCookbookcover tocoverNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryFinish abookyou’veDNFedRomancewithbisexualrepYA book byanIndigenousauthorActivismCompletedwebcomicYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Socialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorShortstoriesTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismunder 500GoodreadsratingsThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Ignyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistGraphicnovel/comic/mangaHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryAn authorlocal toyouComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverCookbookcover tocoverNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryFinish abookyou’veDNFedRomancewithbisexualrepYA book byanIndigenousauthorActivismCompletedwebcomicYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Socialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorShortstoriesTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismunder 500GoodreadsratingsThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Ignyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistGraphicnovel/comic/mangaHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountry

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