Romantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterBookwritten bya deafauthorYA bookby aLatineAuthorQueerPictureBookNonfictionBookaboutResistanceBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalWrittenby alibrarianShortstoriesMicrohistoryPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!GenreBook inTranslationNonviolentTrueCrimeBookSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterWritten byanIntersexauthorNonfictionComicA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsSet inSpaceMC whousesthey/thempronounsBookabout acult/cultsWritten byan AfricanAuthorFeaturedon a BestCoversListGraphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterBookwritten bya deafauthorYA bookby aLatineAuthorQueerPictureBookNonfictionBookaboutResistanceBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalWrittenby alibrarianShortstoriesMicrohistoryPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!GenreBook inTranslationNonviolentTrueCrimeBookSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterWritten byanIntersexauthorNonfictionComicA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsSet inSpaceMC whousesthey/thempronounsBookabout acult/cultsWritten byan AfricanAuthorFeaturedon a BestCoversListGraphicnovel/comic/mangaNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmedia

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