MC whousesthey/thempronounsWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonfictionComicSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterQueerPictureBookYA bookby aLatineAuthorMicrohistoryPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Writtenby alibrarianRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterGraphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsNonviolentTrueCrimeBookWritten byanIntersexauthorFeaturedon a BestCoversListShortstoriesGenreBook inTranslationNonfictionBookaboutResistanceA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalBookwritten bya deafauthorBookabout acult/cultsSet inSpaceMC whousesthey/thempronounsWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonfictionComicSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterQueerPictureBookYA bookby aLatineAuthorMicrohistoryPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Writtenby alibrarianRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterGraphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsNonviolentTrueCrimeBookWritten byanIntersexauthorFeaturedon a BestCoversListShortstoriesGenreBook inTranslationNonfictionBookaboutResistanceA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalBookwritten bya deafauthorBookabout acult/cultsSet inSpace

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