Bookwritten bya deafauthorMC whousesthey/thempronounsMicrohistoryNonfictionBookaboutResistanceRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterShortstoriesA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismWrittenby alibrarianWritten byanIntersexauthorNonfictionComicGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsQueerPictureBookWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonviolentTrueCrimeBookFeaturedon a BestCoversListBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalSet inSpaceGenreBook inTranslationNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Graphicnovel/comic/mangaBookabout acult/cultsYA bookby aLatineAuthorBookwritten bya deafauthorMC whousesthey/thempronounsMicrohistoryNonfictionBookaboutResistanceRomantasybook aboutBIPOCand/or queercharacterSports bookbya woman,trans, ornonbinarywriterShortstoriesA work ofmagicalrealism orfabulismWrittenby alibrarianWritten byanIntersexauthorNonfictionComicGothic novelpublished inthe last ten(10) yearsQueerPictureBookWritten byan AfricanAuthorNonviolentTrueCrimeBookFeaturedon a BestCoversListBook RecentlyAdapted forFilm/TV/MusicalSet inSpaceGenreBook inTranslationNonfictionbook aboutAI or socialmediaPick achallenge fromany of theprevious years’challenges torepeat!Graphicnovel/comic/mangaBookabout acult/cultsYA bookby aLatineAuthor

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