MicrohistoryA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismNonfictionComicWritten byanIntersexauthorYA bookby aLatineAuthorWritten byan AfricanAuthorRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterQueerPictureBookNonfictionBookaboutResistanceNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaGraphicnovel/comic/mangaSet inSpaceBookabout acult/cultsBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalShortstoriesNonviolentTrueCrimeBookSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterGenreBook inTranslationFeaturedon a BestCoversListPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Bookwritten bya deafauthorWrittenby alibrarianGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsMC whousesthey/thempronounsMicrohistoryA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismNonfictionComicWritten byanIntersexauthorYA bookby aLatineAuthorWritten byan AfricanAuthorRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterQueerPictureBookNonfictionBookaboutResistanceNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaGraphicnovel/comic/mangaSet inSpaceBookabout acult/cultsBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalShortstoriesNonviolentTrueCrimeBookSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterGenreBook inTranslationFeaturedon a BestCoversListPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Bookwritten bya deafauthorWrittenby alibrarianGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsMC whousesthey/thempronouns

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