Cookbookcover tocoverunder 500GoodreadsratingsNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismRomancewithbisexualrepNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.YA book byanIndigenousauthorCompletedwebcomicPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Ignyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorActivismTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelFinish abookyou’veDNFedGraphicnovel/comic/mangaShortstoriesAn authorlocal toyouAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorCookbookcover tocoverunder 500GoodreadsratingsNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismRomancewithbisexualrepNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.YA book byanIndigenousauthorCompletedwebcomicPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Ignyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorActivismTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelFinish abookyou’veDNFedGraphicnovel/comic/mangaShortstoriesAn authorlocal toyouAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC author

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