Listen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorRomancewithbisexualrepGraphicnovel/comic/mangaThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Finish abookyou’veDNFedPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!under 500GoodreadsratingsAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorYA book byanIndigenousauthorYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksCompletedwebcomicYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverCookbookcover tocoverComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repAn authorlocal toyouSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryActivismNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorShortstoriesBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorRomancewithbisexualrepGraphicnovel/comic/mangaThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.Finish abookyou’veDNFedPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!under 500GoodreadsratingsAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorYA book byanIndigenousauthorYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksCompletedwebcomicYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverCookbookcover tocoverComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repAn authorlocal toyouSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryActivismNonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorShortstoriesBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer 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. Listen to an audiobook performed by a person of color of a book written by an author of color
  2. Romance with bisexual rep
  3. Graphic novel/ comic/ manga
  4. 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.
  5. Finish a book you’ve DNFed
  6. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!
  7. under 500 Goodreads ratings
  8. An independently published book by a BIPOC author
  9. YA book by an Indigenous author
  10. Your favorite author’s favorite books
  11. Completed webcomic
  12. You know nothing about based solely on the cover
  13. Cookbook cover to cover
  14. Comic or graphic novel that features disability rep
  15. An author local to you
  16. Social horror, mystery, or thriller novel
  17. Nonfiction book about BIPOC and/or queer history
  18. Activism
  19. Nonfiction book about intersectional feminism
  20. Ignyte awards shortlist /longlist/winner list
  21. Historical fiction book set in an Eastern country
  22. Trans character written by a trans author
  23. Short stories
  24. Book of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author