ShortstoriesWrittenby alibrarianWritten byanIntersexauthorBookabout acult/cultsNonfictionBookaboutResistanceNonviolentTrueCrimeBookMicrohistoryRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonfictionComicSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterYA bookby aLatineAuthorSet inSpaceBookwritten bya deafauthorGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!GenreBook inTranslationGraphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaQueerPictureBookMC whousesthey/thempronounsFeaturedon a BestCoversListShortstoriesWrittenby alibrarianWritten byanIntersexauthorBookabout acult/cultsNonfictionBookaboutResistanceNonviolentTrueCrimeBookMicrohistoryRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonfictionComicSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterYA bookby aLatineAuthorSet inSpaceBookwritten bya deafauthorGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!GenreBook inTranslationGraphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaQueerPictureBookMC whousesthey/thempronounsFeaturedon a BestCoversList

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