Nonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaBookwritten bya deafauthorMC whousesthey/thempronounsWritten byanIntersexauthorBookabout acult/cultsGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsYA bookby aLatineAuthorSet inSpaceNonfictionComicWrittenby alibrarianWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonviolentTrueCrimeBookGraphicnovel/comic/mangaRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterNonfictionBookaboutResistancePick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!QueerPictureBookBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterGenreBook inTranslationMicrohistoryShortstoriesA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismFeaturedon a BestCoversListNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaBookwritten bya deafauthorMC whousesthey/thempronounsWritten byanIntersexauthorBookabout acult/cultsGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsYA bookby aLatineAuthorSet inSpaceNonfictionComicWrittenby alibrarianWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonviolentTrueCrimeBookGraphicnovel/comic/mangaRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterNonfictionBookaboutResistancePick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!QueerPictureBookBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterGenreBook inTranslationMicrohistoryShortstoriesA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismFeaturedon a BestCoversList

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