under 500GoodreadsratingsComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repAn authorlocal toyouActivismAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorGraphicnovel/comic/mangaCookbookcover tocoverListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistFinish abookyou’veDNFedRomancewithbisexualrepThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.YA book byanIndigenousauthorTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Historicalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryShortstoriesCompletedwebcomicBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryunder 500GoodreadsratingsComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repAn authorlocal toyouActivismAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorGraphicnovel/comic/mangaCookbookcover tocoverListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistFinish abookyou’veDNFedRomancewithbisexualrepThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.YA book byanIndigenousauthorTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Historicalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryShortstoriesCompletedwebcomicBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistory

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