Written byanIntersexauthorFeaturedon a BestCoversListMC whousesthey/thempronounsGraphicnovel/comic/mangaWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonfictionBookaboutResistanceMicrohistorySports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterYA bookby aLatineAuthorGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismBookwritten bya deafauthorQueerPictureBookBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalBookabout acult/cultsNonviolentTrueCrimeBookRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterGenreBook inTranslationPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Writtenby alibrarianSet inSpaceNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaShortstoriesNonfictionComicWritten byanIntersexauthorFeaturedon a BestCoversListMC whousesthey/thempronounsGraphicnovel/comic/mangaWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonfictionBookaboutResistanceMicrohistorySports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterYA bookby aLatineAuthorGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismBookwritten bya deafauthorQueerPictureBookBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalBookabout acult/cultsNonviolentTrueCrimeBookRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterGenreBook inTranslationPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Writtenby alibrarianSet inSpaceNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaShortstoriesNonfictionComic

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