nonfictionbook aboutnature or theenvironmentwork ofweirdhorrorbook aboutimmigrationor refugeesstaff pick froman indiebookstore(Preferably, fromyour local indiebookstore.)book thattakesplace inAsiabook about apiece of mediayou love (a TVshow, a movie,a band, etc)book aboutlittle-knownhistoryqueermystery“cozy”book by aBIPOCauthor.literary fictionby a BIPOC,LGBTQIA+,and/or disabledauthorgenre-blendingbookcomic intranslationbookbasedsolely onits settingromancebook thatdoesn’t havean illustratedcoverholidayromancethat isn’tChristmasqueernormbookbanned bookand complete atask on BookRiot’s How toFight BookBans guidebookabout amoralpanicbookaboutobsessionA book thatsomeone elsehasrecommendedto youwordlesscomicthe first bookin a completedyoung adult ormiddle gradeduology2025release bya BIPOCauthorstandalonefantasybooknonfictionbook aboutnature or theenvironmentwork ofweirdhorrorbook aboutimmigrationor refugeesstaff pick froman indiebookstore(Preferably, fromyour local indiebookstore.)book thattakesplace inAsiabook about apiece of mediayou love (a TVshow, a movie,a band, etc)book aboutlittle-knownhistoryqueermystery“cozy”book by aBIPOCauthor.literary fictionby a BIPOC,LGBTQIA+,and/or disabledauthorgenre-blendingbookcomic intranslationbookbasedsolely onits settingromancebook thatdoesn’t havean illustratedcoverholidayromancethat isn’tChristmasqueernormbookbanned bookand complete atask on BookRiot’s How toFight BookBans guidebookabout amoralpanicbookaboutobsessionA book thatsomeone elsehasrecommendedto youwordlesscomicthe first bookin a completedyoung adult ormiddle gradeduology2025release bya BIPOCauthorstandalonefantasybook

2025 Book Riot 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. nonfiction book about nature or the environment
  2. work of weird horror
  3. book about immigration or refugees
  4. staff pick from an indie bookstore( Preferably, from your local indie bookstore.)
  5. book that takes place in Asia
  6. book about a piece of media you love (a TV show, a movie, a band, etc)
  7. book about little-known history
  8. queer mystery
  9. “cozy” book by a BIPOC author.
  10. literary fiction by a BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and/or disabled author
  11. genre-blending book
  12. comic in translation
  13. book based solely on its setting
  14. romance book that doesn’t have an illustrated cover
  15. holiday romance that isn’t Christmas
  16. queernorm book
  17. banned book and complete a task on Book Riot’s How to Fight Book Bans guide
  18. book about a moral panic
  19. book about obsession
  20. A book that someone else has recommended to you
  21. wordless comic
  22. the first book in a completed young adult or middle grade duology
  23. 2025 release by a BIPOC author
  24. standalone fantasy book