Gothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterGenreBook inTranslationSet inSpaceBookabout acult/cultsNonfictionComicFeaturedon a BestCoversListQueerPictureBookMicrohistoryYA bookby aLatineAuthorMC whousesthey/thempronounsNonviolentTrueCrimeBookSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterGraphicnovel/comic/mangaWritten byan AfricanAuthorWrittenby alibrarianShortstoriesBookwritten bya deafauthorA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismNonfictionBookaboutResistanceBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Nonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaWritten byanIntersexauthorGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterGenreBook inTranslationSet inSpaceBookabout acult/cultsNonfictionComicFeaturedon a BestCoversListQueerPictureBookMicrohistoryYA bookby aLatineAuthorMC whousesthey/thempronounsNonviolentTrueCrimeBookSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterGraphicnovel/comic/mangaWritten byan AfricanAuthorWrittenby alibrarianShortstoriesBookwritten bya deafauthorA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismNonfictionBookaboutResistanceBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Nonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaWritten byanIntersexauthor

BOOK RIOT’S 2026 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. Gothic novel published in the last ten (10) years
  2. Romantasy book about BIPOC and/or queer character
  3. Genre Book in Translation
  4. Set in Space
  5. Book about a cult/cults
  6. Nonfiction Comic
  7. Featured on a Best Covers List
  8. Queer Picture Book
  9. Microhistory
  10. YA book by a Latine Author
  11. MC who uses they/them pronouns
  12. Nonviolent True Crime Book
  13. Sports bookby a woman, trans, or nonbinary writer
  14. Graphic novel/ comic/ manga
  15. Written by an African Author
  16. Written by a librarian
  17. Short stories
  18. Book written by a deaf author
  19. A work of magical realism or fabulism
  20. Nonfiction Book about Resistance
  21. Book Recently Adapted for Film/TV/Musical
  22. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!
  23. Nonfiction book about AI or social media
  24. Written by an Intersex author