Socialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Graphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryActivismRomancewithbisexualrepNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorCompletedwebcomicYA book byanIndigenousauthorYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Finish abookyou’veDNFedAn authorlocal toyouunder 500GoodreadsratingsYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorCookbookcover tocoverHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryShortstoriesSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Graphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryActivismRomancewithbisexualrepNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorCompletedwebcomicYA book byanIndigenousauthorYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Finish abookyou’veDNFedAn authorlocal toyouunder 500GoodreadsratingsYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorCookbookcover tocoverHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryShortstories

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