Set inSpaceNonfictionBookaboutResistanceNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaBookabout acult/cultsShortstoriesWrittenby alibrarianSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterNonfictionComicGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsMC whousesthey/thempronounsA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismFeaturedon a BestCoversListYA bookby aLatineAuthorBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalWritten byanIntersexauthorBookwritten bya deafauthorGraphicnovel/comic/mangaWritten byan AfricanAuthorMicrohistoryGenreBook inTranslationNonviolentTrueCrimeBookRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!QueerPictureBookSet inSpaceNonfictionBookaboutResistanceNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaBookabout acult/cultsShortstoriesWrittenby alibrarianSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterNonfictionComicGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsMC whousesthey/thempronounsA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismFeaturedon a BestCoversListYA bookby aLatineAuthorBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalWritten byanIntersexauthorBookwritten bya deafauthorGraphicnovel/comic/mangaWritten byan AfricanAuthorMicrohistoryGenreBook inTranslationNonviolentTrueCrimeBookRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!QueerPictureBook

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