Cookbookcover tocoverThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Listen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorShortstoriesAn authorlocal toyouIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelunder 500GoodreadsratingsFinish abookyou’veDNFedRomancewithbisexualrepYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Historicalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryCompletedwebcomicNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repActivismTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorYA book byanIndigenousauthorGraphicnovel/comic/mangaCookbookcover tocoverThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Listen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorShortstoriesAn authorlocal toyouIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelunder 500GoodreadsratingsFinish abookyou’veDNFedRomancewithbisexualrepYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Historicalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryCompletedwebcomicNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repActivismTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorYA book byanIndigenousauthorGraphicnovel/comic/manga

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