Book club bingo

A reading challenge for a book club or library group: each member marks a square when they finish a book that fits it, and the first full line wins. A host can also call the squares at a meeting.

Updated 2026-09-27

Book club bingo

Card 1

Translated bookBorrowed bookCookbookUnder 200 pagesPoetryTold in lettersShort storiesSeries starterAward winnerColor in the titleAdapted for filmAudiobookFREEPublished this yearScience fictionHistorical fictionMemoirFantasyBook with a mapBiographyClassicOver 400 pagesNonfictionLocal authorGraphic novel

Book club bingo

Card 2

Over 400 pagesCookbookAudiobookHistorical fictionTranslated bookBiographySet abroadSet where you liveScience fictionBlue coverDebut novelPublished this yearFREEUnder 200 pagesClassicSeries starterBook with a mapPicked by a friendReread a favoriteLibrary bookMemoirGraphic novelMysteryLocal authorPoetry

Book club bingo

Card 3

Adapted for filmPicked by a friendDebut novelUnder 200 pagesCookbookTranslated bookLibrary bookBiographyMemoirSeries starterFantasyGraphic novelFREEScience fictionPublished this yearShort storiesColor in the titleOver 400 pagesClassicBlue coverTold in lettersNonfictionBook with a mapReread a favoriteSet where you live

Book club bingo

Card 4

Set abroadReread a favoriteBorrowed bookPoetryUnder 200 pagesTold in lettersNonfictionPicked by a friendBook with a mapHistorical fictionSeries starterOver 400 pagesFREEDebut novelTranslated bookShort storiesMemoirLocal authorAdapted for filmPublished this yearSet where you liveLibrary bookClassicGraphic novelColor in the title

4 cards · 2 card sheets + 1 call-list sheet

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Bingo titleNumber of cardsCards per sheetGrid Free space (75-ball cards or word bingo) Show bingo title Include call list Shuffle within columns only Large printItems, one per line. For question bingo use answer | clue.

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Round timer and team scores

Seconds per turnTurns in the session

8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.

These are adjustable house rules. Pause whenever the group needs more time.

Team 1: 0

Team 2: 0

Call list: Book club bingo

Mystery
Memoir
Biography
Poetry
Short stories
Graphic novel
Classic
Debut novel
Award winner
Translated book
Historical fiction
Science fiction
Fantasy
Nonfiction
Local author
Under 200 pages
Over 400 pages
Audiobook
Library book
Borrowed book
Reread a favorite
Book with a map
Blue cover
Color in the title
Set abroad
Set where you live
Published this year
Series starter
Cookbook
Told in letters
Adapted for film
Picked by a friend