Shortstory/essayNovella(less than200pages)FolkloreLocalauthorOver100years oldSixwordsin a titleGAYGAYGAYJudge abook by it’scover (don’tread theblurb)Bannedbook“End oftimes”bookReleasedthe yearyou wereborn/beforeBook thatmadeyou cryBook thatmadeyou laughwritten by apseudonymauthorOn yourTBR thatlongestFinishedin a daySomethingyouabsolutelyLOVED/ 5-starsReleasedin 2026Basedon a truestoryover 500pages/largest bookof the yearNon-FictionA new-to-youclassicTranslatedbookBooktok/InstagramUnreliablenarratorTwoauthorsBandbookReceivedas a giftRomancebookSportsOnewordtitleGraphicnovel/mangaBestsellerDNF/1-starbookInternationalliteratureObamalistNaturefocusedHighschoolclassicDebutNovelNew genreto you (fromwhat youusually read)BIPOC/IndigenousAuthorPoetryEthicallysourcedcancelledauthorA non-humanmaincharacterLocalbookstorerecommendedAdaptedtoScreenSevendeadlysinsLGBTQIA+WonanawardBook youwouldrecommendFrom yourlocal library(physical orvirtual)Recommendedto youFAMILYBOOKPulitzerprizeFirstbook ina seriesCharacternamedMilesShortstory/essayNovella(less than200pages)FolkloreLocalauthorOver100years oldSixwordsin a titleGAYGAYGAYJudge abook by it’scover (don’tread theblurb)Bannedbook“End oftimes”bookReleasedthe yearyou wereborn/beforeBook thatmadeyou cryBook thatmadeyou laughwritten by apseudonymauthorOn yourTBR thatlongestFinishedin a daySomethingyouabsolutelyLOVED/ 5-starsReleasedin 2026Basedon a truestoryover 500pages/largest bookof the yearNon-FictionA new-to-youclassicTranslatedbookBooktok/InstagramUnreliablenarratorTwoauthorsBandbookReceivedas a giftRomancebookSportsOnewordtitleGraphicnovel/mangaBestsellerDNF/1-starbookInternationalliteratureObamalistNaturefocusedHighschoolclassicDebutNovelNew genreto you (fromwhat youusually read)BIPOC/IndigenousAuthorPoetryEthicallysourcedcancelledauthorA non-humanmaincharacterLocalbookstorerecommendedAdaptedtoScreenSevendeadlysinsLGBTQIA+WonanawardBook youwouldrecommendFrom yourlocal library(physical orvirtual)Recommendedto youFAMILYBOOKPulitzerprizeFirstbook ina seriesCharacternamedMiles

2026 BOOK 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. Short story/ essay
  2. Novella (less than 200 pages)
  3. Folklore
  4. Local author
  5. Over 100 years old
  6. Six words in a title
  7. GAY GAY GAY
  8. Judge a book by it’s cover (don’t read the blurb)
  9. Banned book
  10. “End of times” book
  11. Released the year you were born/before
  12. Book that made you cry
  13. Book that made you laugh
  14. written by a pseudonym author
  15. On your TBR that longest
  16. Finished in a day
  17. Something you absolutely LOVED/ 5-stars
  18. Released in 2026
  19. Based on a true story
  20. over 500 pages/ largest book of the year
  21. Non-Fiction
  22. A new-to-you classic
  23. Translated book
  24. Booktok/ Instagram
  25. Unreliable narrator
  26. Two authors
  27. Band book
  28. Received as a gift
  29. Romance book
  30. Sports
  31. One word title
  32. Graphic novel/ manga
  33. Best seller
  34. DNF/ 1-star book
  35. International literature
  36. Obama list
  37. Nature focused
  38. High school classic
  39. Debut Novel
  40. New genre to you (from what you usually read)
  41. BIPOC/ Indigenous Author
  42. Poetry
  43. Ethically sourced cancelled author
  44. A non-human main character
  45. Local bookstore recommended
  46. Adapted to Screen
  47. Seven deadly sins
  48. LGBTQIA+
  49. Won an award
  50. Book you would recommend
  51. From your local library (physical or virtual)
  52. Recommended to you
  53. FAMILY BOOK
  54. Pulitzer prize
  55. First book in a series
  56. Character named Miles