Pick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Book ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorAn authorlocal toyouunder 500GoodreadsratingsYA book byanIndigenousauthorHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryGraphicnovel/comic/mangaFinish abookyou’veDNFedYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelRomancewithbisexualrepShortstoriesIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistCookbookcover tocoverThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.CompletedwebcomicActivismAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Book ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorAn authorlocal toyouunder 500GoodreadsratingsYA book byanIndigenousauthorHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryGraphicnovel/comic/mangaFinish abookyou’veDNFedYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelRomancewithbisexualrepShortstoriesIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistCookbookcover tocoverThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.CompletedwebcomicActivismAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability rep

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