Pick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Graphicnovel/comic/mangaShortstoriesRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterFeaturedon a BestCoversListWrittenby alibrarianA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismBookwritten bya deafauthorSet inSpaceGenreBook inTranslationSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterYA bookby aLatineAuthorBookabout acult/cultsMicrohistoryBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalWritten byanIntersexauthorNonfictionBookaboutResistanceNonviolentTrueCrimeBookGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsMC whousesthey/thempronounsNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaNonfictionComicQueerPictureBookWritten byan AfricanAuthorPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Graphicnovel/comic/mangaShortstoriesRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterFeaturedon a BestCoversListWrittenby alibrarianA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismBookwritten bya deafauthorSet inSpaceGenreBook inTranslationSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterYA bookby aLatineAuthorBookabout acult/cultsMicrohistoryBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalWritten byanIntersexauthorNonfictionBookaboutResistanceNonviolentTrueCrimeBookGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsMC whousesthey/thempronounsNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaNonfictionComicQueerPictureBookWritten byan AfricanAuthor

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