Your favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksYA book byanIndigenousauthorTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorAn authorlocal toyouListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorRomancewithbisexualrepCookbookcover tocoverSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelGraphicnovel/comic/mangaBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorActivismNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Nonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.ShortstoriesYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverFinish abookyou’veDNFedunder 500GoodreadsratingsHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorCompletedwebcomicYour favoriteauthor’sfavoritebooksYA book byanIndigenousauthorTranscharacterwritten by atrans authorAn authorlocal toyouListen to anaudiobookperformed by aperson of color ofa book written byan author of colorRomancewithbisexualrepCookbookcover tocoverSocialhorror,mystery, orthriller novelGraphicnovel/comic/mangaBook ofpoetry by aBIPOC orqueer authorActivismNonfictionbook aboutBIPOCand/or queerhistoryPick a challengefrom any of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Nonfictionbook aboutintersectionalfeminismComic orgraphicnovel thatfeaturesdisability repThat’s been challengedrecently in your schooldistrict/library OR readone of the most-challenged/bannedbooks of the year by aqueer and/or BIPOCauthor.ShortstoriesYou knownothingabout basedsolely on thecoverFinish abookyou’veDNFedunder 500GoodreadsratingsHistoricalfiction bookset in anEasterncountryIgnyte awardsshortlist/longlist/winnerlistAnindependentlypublishedbook by aBIPOC authorCompletedwebcomic

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