high praise(4.0 orhigher onstorygraph)collaborativeeffort (abook by 2+authors)numerology(number intitle)birthdaybuddies(publishedthe year youwere born)read a bookthat is not inyour favoriteformatreadingrainbow (bookw 4 differentcolors oncover)old news(read a bookyou've ownedfor more than2 years)you shouldread this (abook fromstorygraphrecommended)new friends(an authoryoudiscoveredin 25/26)this year forsure (read abook from2025 tbr)a man offew words(single-word title)new year,new me(publishedin 2026)cinema! (abookinspired [by]movie/tv)the more youknow! (non-fiction bookNOT bio ormemoir)outlaw(read abannedbook)nextsteps (asequel)no middleground(longer than600 or shorterthan 200)local library(read abook youdo not own)tell me astory (shortstorycollection)incognito(publishedunder penname)worldlycitizen(author fromdiff country)pick a card,any card (abook chosenat randomfrom TBR)top shelf(included inthe modernlibrary's top100 books)home sweethome (bookthat takesplace in yourcounty/state)high praise(4.0 orhigher onstorygraph)collaborativeeffort (abook by 2+authors)numerology(number intitle)birthdaybuddies(publishedthe year youwere born)read a bookthat is not inyour favoriteformatreadingrainbow (bookw 4 differentcolors oncover)old news(read a bookyou've ownedfor more than2 years)you shouldread this (abook fromstorygraphrecommended)new friends(an authoryoudiscoveredin 25/26)this year forsure (read abook from2025 tbr)a man offew words(single-word title)new year,new me(publishedin 2026)cinema! (abookinspired [by]movie/tv)the more youknow! (non-fiction bookNOT bio ormemoir)outlaw(read abannedbook)nextsteps (asequel)no middleground(longer than600 or shorterthan 200)local library(read abook youdo not own)tell me astory (shortstorycollection)incognito(publishedunder penname)worldlycitizen(author fromdiff country)pick a card,any card (abook chosenat randomfrom TBR)top shelf(included inthe modernlibrary's top100 books)home sweethome (bookthat takesplace in yourcounty/state)

natejohansen's 2026 reading bingo - 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. high praise (4.0 or higher on storygraph)
  2. collaborative effort (a book by 2+ authors)
  3. numerology (number in title)
  4. birthday buddies (published the year you were born)
  5. read a book that is not in your favorite format
  6. reading rainbow (book w 4 different colors on cover)
  7. old news (read a book you've owned for more than 2 years)
  8. you should read this (a book from storygraph recommended)
  9. new friends (an author you discovered in 25/26)
  10. this year for sure (read a book from 2025 tbr)
  11. a man of few words (single-word title)
  12. new year, new me (published in 2026)
  13. cinema! (a book inspired [by] movie/tv)
  14. the more you know! (non-fiction book NOT bio or memoir)
  15. outlaw (read a banned book)
  16. next steps (a sequel)
  17. no middle ground (longer than 600 or shorter than 200)
  18. local library (read a book you do not own)
  19. tell me a story (short story collection)
  20. incognito (published under pen name)
  21. worldly citizen (author from diff country)
  22. pick a card, any card (a book chosen at random from TBR)
  23. top shelf (included in the modern library's top 100 books)
  24. home sweet home (book that takes place in your county/state)