r/bookclub • u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217 Born To Read, Forced To Work | 🎃👑🧠 • Jan 15 '26

Bookclub Bingo [Bingo] Book Club Bingo 2026 Megathread

Welcome to r/bookclub's fifth annual book bingo! Hard to believe it's already been five years.

This is the Megathread for r/bookclub's 2026 Book Bingo. This is the official thread where you can post your bingo cards to share and track your progress. If this is your first year participating in Bingo, you can check out last year's Megathread post to see how this all works.

We have several options available for entering your final submissions this year. Regardless of format, you must include a link to one of your comments in the final discussion for each book to show you finished reading it.

Option 1: Comment here on the Megathread. Your Bingo card(s) may be in text format, or you may provide a link to an image of your card(s). If you are submitting multiple Bingo cards, please only post one comment per card. As you update your Bingo card(s) throughout the year, you may edit your Megathread comment as often as you like until January 8th, 2027.

Please note: Reddit comments have a character limit that makes blackout submissions challenging in the Megathread. So we're also offering the following additional options:

Option 2: Create a post on your Reddit profile and provide a link to it in the Megathread. The character limit for profile posts is much less restrictive than for comments.

Option 3: Create a Google Doc or Sheet and provide a link to it in the Megathread (make sure it's open for sharing or you give permission to view when asked!)

Option 4: Fill out this Google Form. You have the ability to fill it out multiple times if submitting multiple Bingo cards, and you may also edit your submission(s) until January 8th, 2027. If you plan to edit your submission(s) throughout the year, please bookmark each submission in your browser or save the link(s). The organizers will not be able to provide the links to edit your submissions if you lose them.

Just a reminder that ONLY r/bookclub books with a final discussion occurring within 2026 count for bingo. For all other rules and FAQs please head over to our book club bingo FAQ wiki, which is accessible through the menu at the top, under ‘MinistryOfMerriment’. You can ask questions in our Q&A post throughout the year. And here is a link to the 2026 bingo helper spreadsheet where you can find all the bingo square categories and books that fit these categories. Let us know if you're interested in helping out with the spreadsheet and we can provide editor rights.

You can find the link to a printable version of the bingo board here and here . The list of squares is also shown below:

Row 1

  • Prize Winner
  • Mystery / Thriller
  • Evergreen
  • Poetry Corner
  • Historical Fiction

Row 2

  • Runner-Up Read
  • Female Author
  • Translated Work
  • Non-Fiction
  • Fantasy

Row 3

  • Novella
  • Read the World
  • Nominate a Book
  • Published in the 2020s
  • Pick 1: Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author

Row 4

  • Gutenberg
  • Bonus Book
  • Horror
  • LGBTQ+
  • Monthly Mini

Row 5

  • POC Author
  • Mod Pick
  • Discovery Read
  • Big Read
  • Sci-Fi

Here's a reminder of your options for final card submission:

Option One: A single line for 5 total squares - standard bingo, really. The line can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. Remember: you may only submit one card with this pattern at the end of the year!

Option Two: A '×' or '+' shape on your board for 9 total squares. Remember: you may only submit one card with this pattern at the end of the year!

Option Three (new for 2026!): A '5' to celebrate r/bookclub's FIFTH year running Bingo! This pattern is the whole first row, the first block from row 2 (Runner-Up Read), the whole third row, the last block from row 4 (Monthly Mini), and then the whole fifth row. Remember: you may only submit one card with this pattern at the end of the year!

Option Four: Blackout, for the diehard bookclub peeps; nominate a book and fill in the remaining 24 spots with bookclub reads. You may submit as many blackout cards as you can fill at the end of the year!

In summary, we can accept any combination of completed board options with a maximum of 1 line submission, 1 x/+ submission, 1 '5' submission, and unlimited blackout submissions per user. You must include a link to one of your comments in the final discussion for each book to show you finished reading it in order for your submission to count.

We will be posting check-ins during the year to see how you all are doing with your Bingo cards. Enjoy and have fun, book worms! 📚🐛

❤️ r/bookclub's Ministry of Merriment

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u/maolette Bingo Bouncer Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 17 '26

A reminder that this post is for Bingo Cards ONLY. Bingo cards can be displayed as a list or a link to the image of your card. Update your comments as you make additions to you bingo card. Please do not create a new comment for every update. We want this thread to remain free from clutter so if you have any questions regarding Bingo itself please check out the Q&A post here. Thanks all, we look forward to watching everyone's progress.

Note: we will be having periodic updates where we can discuss our progress, ask advice, or clarification and generally chat about the books we have read.

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u/emygrl99 Froot Loops From a Soup Can Jan 16 '26

Oh heck yeah, I’ve been so excited for the helper spreadsheet. I want to get at least 1 of each! I’m hoping to read all of the poetry and monthly minis this year too, so maybe I’ll even get 2 blackouts?? We’ll see!

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u/fromdusktil Dragon rider | 🐉🧠 Jan 15 '26

Yaaay bingo time! I'll be ambitious and aim for a black-out, but by October my mind-set is generally "well... a line will do!"

Row 1

  • Prize Winner
  • Mystery / Thriller
  • Evergreen
  • Poetry Corner
  • Historical Fiction

Row 2

  • Runner-Up Read
  • Female Author
  • Translated Work
  • Non-Fiction
  • Fantasy

Row 3

  • Novella
  • Read the World
  • Nominate a Book
  • Published in the 2020s
  • Pick 1: Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author

Row 4

  • Gutenberg
  • Bonus Book
  • Horror
  • LGBTQ+
  • Monthly Mini

Row 5

  • POC Author
  • Mod Pick
  • Discovery Read
  • Big Read
  • Sci-Fi

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u/sunnydaze7777777 Flair Master 🐉 Jan 15 '26

Can’t wait! I will link my Board here soon.

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u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 Jan 15 '26

Yeeeeew! Let's go! I already have my first square wirh Miss Peregrine. I will edit this comment Jan next year and link my Bingo post. Happy bingo-ing peeps :)

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u/Comprehensive-Fun47 📚Bookclub Boffin📚 ||🧠🥉 Jan 15 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Let's do this!

Row 1

  • Prize Winner
  • Mystery / Thriller
  • Evergreen
  • Poetry Corner - "Postures of Devotion" by Kimberly Blaeser link
  • Historical Fiction

Row 2

  • Runner-Up Read
  • Female Author
  • Translated Work
  • Non-Fiction
  • Fantasy

Row 3

  • Novella
  • Read the World
  • Nominate a Book - link
  • Published in the 2020s
  • Pick 1: Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author

Row 4

  • Gutenberg
  • Bonus Book
  • Horror
  • LGBTQ+
  • Monthly Mini - "Stitched to Skin Like Family Is" by Nghi Vo link prize, historical, female, fantasy, 2020s, lgbtq, monthly mini, poc

Row 5

  • POC Author
  • Mod Pick
  • Discovery Read
  • Big Read
  • Sci-fi- 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke link sci-fi

Finished:

  • Welcome to the Hyunam Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum link female, translated, rtw, 2020s, poc

  • Minor Detail by Adriana Shibli link prize, historical, female, translated,

  • Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky link 2020s, bonus, sci fi

  • The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones link historical, fantasy, 2020s, indigenous, horror, poc

  • The Odyssey by Stephen Fry link historical, 2020s, bonus, lgbtq

  • Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk link prize, mystery, female, translated, discovery, novella, rtw, poc

  • Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke link prize, evergreen, historical, female, fantasy, big read

  • The Ten-Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow link prize, historical, runner up, female, fantasy, lgbtq

  • Touching the Void by Joe Simpson link prize, nonfiction

  • Independent People by Halldór Laxness link translated, rtw, big read

  • Night by Elie Weisel link runner up, translated, nonfiction novella

  • The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier link female, horror, lgbtq, discovery

  • This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone link prize, female, novella, lgbtq, poc, sci fi

  • Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah link prize, lgbtq, 2020s, poc,

  • Poetry Corner link

  • The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros link prize, female, translated, novella, rtw, YA

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt link prize, female, 2020s, mod pick

  • Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson link female, horror, discovery

  • The Correspondent by Virginia Evans link female, 2020s

  • The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman link fantasy, bonus, 2020s, big read, sci fi

  • The Alice Network by Kate Quinn link historical, runner up female, big read

  • The Mabinogion translated by Sioned Davies link translated, rtw

  • The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke link historical, female, fantasy, bonus

  • Poetry Corner - "Bjarni Thorarensen" by Jónas Hallgrímsson link poetry, translate

  • Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison link prize, female, poc, discovery,

  • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck link prize, runner up, novella

  • The Odyssey by Homer link translated, gutenberg, bonus, big read

  • The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett link prize, mystery, fantasy, 2020s, lgbtq

  • Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista link prize, female, nonfic, rtw, 2020s, poc

  • De Profundis by Oscar Wilde link non-fiction, novella, gutenberg, bonus, lgbt,

  • Monthly Mini - The Necklace by Guy link translated, gutenberg, monthly mini

  • Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng link prize, mystery, historical, poc, discovery

  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind link prize, historical, translate, horror

  • A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett link mystery, fantasy, 2020s, bonus

  • This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman link fantasy, 2020s, bonus, big read, sci-fi

  • The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai link prize, historical, female,

Reading:

  • S, or Ship of Theseus by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst [link] mystery, fantasy, mod pick

  • My Friends by Hisham Matar [link] prize , historical, 2020s, poc

  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X [link] prize, nonfic, poc, big read

  • The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman historical, fantasy, 2020s, lgbt, bonus, big read

  • The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky evergreen, gutenberg, translate

  • North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell female, gutenberg, big read

Want to read:

  • A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

  • The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie mystery female, gutenberg

Missed the boat?

  • Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka

  • Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (decided not to join)

  • Ali and Nino by Kurban Said (realistically, probably won't join)

  • Days in the Caucasus by Banine (this is a maybe)

Not continuing:

  • The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - It was a little much.

  • Nation by Terry Pratchett - Gave it a shot, but wasn't into it.

  • Beloved by Toni Morrison - not in the headspace right now.

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u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 Jan 15 '26

Flying start u/comprehensive-fun47!!

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u/Greatingsburg Vampires Suck (Armand Hater #1) Jan 15 '26 edited 2d ago

Happy Bingo 2026!

Prize Winner - Song of Solomon Mystery / Thriller Evergreen - Secret History Poetry Corner - Postures of Devotion Historical Fiction
Runner-Up Read - Night Female Author - The Blue Castle Translated Work - Drive Your Plow Non-Fiction Fantasy
Novella - Of Mice and Men Read the World - Days in the Caucasus Nominate a Book - Warm Bodies Published in the 2020s - Remarkably Bright Creatures YA/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author
Gutenberg - Bartleby Bonus Book - The Bacchae Horror - Taltos LGBTQ+ Monthly Mini - The Nearest
POC Author - Do They Hear You When You Cry Mod Pick Discovery Read - Dark Tales Big Read Sci-Fi

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u/saturday_sun4 Magnanimous Dragon Hunter 2024 🐉 Jan 16 '26

How do you get that table format?

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u/Greatingsburg Vampires Suck (Armand Hater #1) Jan 16 '26

In Desktop version, you can write in markdown format. You can browse for "markdown table" format and will get some examples.

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u/saturday_sun4 Magnanimous Dragon Hunter 2024 🐉 Jan 16 '26

Thanks!

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u/nicehotcupoftea World Reader Leader | 🎃🧠🥇 Jan 15 '26

Off we go! I will link my board here.

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u/124ConchStreet Clang Dong Jan 15 '26

I really got into the bingo last year, and read too many books. Ended up with 4 cards, 2 blackouts, and a bunch of spares, and I was only hoping to get 1 blackout. This year I'll be happy with 2 or 3 cards, 1 blackout.

I'll be back again January 8th, 2027 with a last minute edit to complete 😅

Row 1

  • Prize Winner
  • Mystery / Thriller
  • Evergreen
  • Poetry Corner
  • Historical Fiction

Row 2

  • Runner-Up Read
  • Female Author
  • Translated Work
  • Non-Fiction
  • Fantasy

Row 3

  • Novella
  • Read the World
  • Nominate a Book
  • Published in the 2020s
  • Pick 1: Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author

Row 4

  • Gutenberg
  • Bonus Book
  • Horror
  • LGBTQ+
  • Monthly Mini

Row 5

  • POC Author
  • Mod Pick
  • Discovery Read
  • Big Read
  • Sci-Fi

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u/IraelMrad Marius Hater #1 | 🐉|🥇|🧠💯 Jan 16 '26 edited May 03 '26

Okay, let's go! This year I am aiming for a blackout and a line. I already have two squares to fill :D

Here is the link to my first board.

May update: what do you mean it's May already??? Planning to have four squares filled this month

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u/ChronicallyLatte Invincible Bookclubber |🎃🃏🔍|| 🧠🥇 Jan 17 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

Ok let's try again this year... Fingers crossed I can keep this account until the end of the year... 😅

The completed card with links will be posted on my profile: card 1

Row 1

  • Prize Winner
  • Mystery / Thriller
  • Evergreen
  • Poetry Corner
  • Historical Fiction

Row 2

  • Runner-Up Read
  • Female Author
  • Translated Work
  • Non-Fiction: Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
  • Fantasy

Row 3

  • Novella: Auberon by James S.A. Corey
  • Read the World
  • Nominate a Book
  • Published in the 2020s
  • Pick 1: Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author

Row 4

  • Gutenberg
  • Bonus Book: Odyssey by Stephen Fry
  • Horror
  • LGBTQ+
  • Monthly Mini

Row 5

  • POC Author
  • Mod Pick
  • Discovery Read
  • Big Read
  • Sci-Fi

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u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217 Born To Read, Forced To Work | 🎃👑🧠 Jan 15 '26

Hey there! Great question. I'm checking with the other Bingo czars on this and we will be sure to address it in the Q&A post which will go up in the next few days.

FYI, we like to reserve this Megathread post for Bingo card tracking and submission only, so it's possible your reply could be taken down just to keep this post streamlined. The forthcoming Q&A post will be the perfect spot for this and any other square-specific questions.

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u/airsalin Womanning The Ship Jan 15 '26

Thank you very much for the explanation, I'm sorry for posting in the wrong place, I copied my comments for further use, please don't hesitate to remove it :)

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u/Lachesis_Decima77 Tea Connoisseur ⭐️🧠🥉 Jan 16 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

Woo, bingo’s back, baby! I’ll edit this comment later to add categories, but I'll try for all four shapes this year!

Full card:

Prize Winner: My Friends Mystery/Thriller: A Drop of Corruption Evergreen: The Picture of Dorian Gray Poetry Corner: Green Bee-Eater Historical Fiction: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Runner-Up Read: Of Mice and Men Female Author: The Great Believers Translated Work: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Non-Fiction: The Autobiography of Malcolm X Fantasy: The Bright Sword
Novella: This Is How You Lose the Time War Read the World: Ferdydurke Nominate a Book: I, Claudius Published in the 2020s: The Correspondent Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author: The Silver Chair
Gutenberg: Vanity Fair Bonus Book: The Odyssey Horror: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer LGBTQ+: A Desolation Called Peace Monthly Mini: Stitched to Skin Like Family Is
POC Author: The Autobiography of Malcolm X Mod Pick: Bel Canto Discovery Read: Song of Solomon Big Read: The Pickwick Papers Sci-Fi: The Stars, Like Dust

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u/Lachesis_Decima77 Tea Connoisseur ⭐️🧠🥉 Aug 04 '26

Row/column:

Prize Winner Mystery/Thriller Evergreen Poetry Corner Historical Fiction
Runner-Up Read Female Author Translated Work Non-Fiction Fantasy
Novella Read the World Nominate a Book Published in the 2020s Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author
Gutenberg Bonus Book Horror LGBTQ+ Monthly Mini
POC Author Mod Pick Discovery Read Big Read Sci-Fi

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u/Lachesis_Decima77 Tea Connoisseur ⭐️🧠🥉 Aug 04 '26

X or +:

Prize Winner Mystery/Thriller Evergreen Poetry Corner Historical Fiction
Runner-Up Read Female Author Translated Work Non-Fiction Fantasy
Novella Read the World Nominate a Book Published in the 2020s Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author
Gutenberg Bonus Book Horror LGBTQ+ Monthly Mini
POC Author Mod Pick Discovery Read Big Read Sci-Fi

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u/Lachesis_Decima77 Tea Connoisseur ⭐️🧠🥉 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

Figure 5:

Prize Winner Mystery/Thriller Evergreen Poetry Corner Historical Fiction
Runner-Up Read Female Author: Translated Work Non-Fiction Fantasy
Novella Read the World Nominate a Book: 2001: A Space Odyssey Published in the 2020s Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author
Gutenberg Bonus Book Horror LGBTQ+ Monthly Mini
POC Author Mod Pick: Remarkably Bright Creatures Discovery Read Big Read Sci-Fi

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u/Overall_Dimension597 Jan 16 '26

This will be my first try! I will edit later!

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u/barbieneedscoffee Jan 16 '26

I’m excited, this will be my first year participating but it sounds so fun!

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u/saturday_sun4 Magnanimous Dragon Hunter 2024 🐉 Jan 16 '26 edited Jun 09 '26

Last year RL got busy and my brain just... latched onto romance lol.

I will go for one line this year!

Row 1

• ⁠Prize Winner - The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
• ⁠Mystery / Thriller
• ⁠Evergreen
• ⁠Poetry Corner - January 15th Poetry Corner (Postures of Devotion by Kimberly Blaeser)
• ⁠Historical Fiction - The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones [To be linked]

Row 2

• ⁠Runner-Up Read
• ⁠Female Author
• ⁠Translated Work
• ⁠Non-Fiction
• ⁠Fantasy

Row 3

• ⁠Novella
• ⁠Read the World
• ⁠Nominate a Book
• ⁠Published in the 2020s
• ⁠Pick 1: Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author

Row 4

• ⁠Gutenberg
• ⁠Bonus Book
• ⁠Horror
• ⁠LGBTQ+
• ⁠Monthly Mini

Row 5

• ⁠POC Author
• ⁠Mod Pick
• ⁠Discovery Read
• ⁠Big Read
• ⁠Sci-Fi

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u/myneoncoffee Too Many Books Too Little Reading Time 🧠 Jan 16 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

yay bingo! i'll definitely do a table when i have time, but for now:

read:
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
The Magician King
Service Model

reading:
S
The magician's Land
Independent People
The eye of the bedlam bride

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u/toomanytequieros Book Sniffer 👃🏼📖 ||🧠🥉 Jan 16 '26

No goals this year, let's see where reading takes me!

Row 1

  • Prize Winner -
  • Mystery/Thriller -
  • Evergreen -
  • Poetry Corner -
  • Historical Fiction -

Row 2

  • Runner-Up Read -
  • Female Author -
  • Translated Work -
  • Non-Fiction -
  • Fantasy -

Row 3

  • Novella -
  • Read the World -
  • Nominate a Book -
  • Published in the 2020s -
  • YA/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author -

Row 4

  • Gutenberg -
  • Bonus Book -
  • Horror -
  • LGBTQ+ -
  • Monthly Mini -

Row 5

  • POC Author -
  • Mod Pick -
  • Discovery Read -
  • Big Read -
  • Sci-Fi -

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u/znay Jan 17 '26

Excited to join the challenge again this year! Hoping to achieve 2 blackouts!

Bingo Card 1

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u/paintedbison Jan 17 '26 edited May 23 '26

It's my second year to participate! Hoping I can actually accomplish a blackout this year!

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

  • Novella - Night
  • Read the World
  • Nominate a Book - Travels With Charley
  • Published in the 2020s
  • Pick 1: Young Adult/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author

Row 4

Row 5

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u/Jinebiebe Team Overcommitted Jan 15 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

I will try this again! Hopefully I'll be able to keep on track this time. xD Edit: I'm going for the blackout again.

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Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

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u/lazylittlelady Poetry Patron Jan 15 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

2026 Let’s Go!

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Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

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u/hemtrevlig Busting My Brain Jan 19 '26

I was such an idiot last year: I was tracking everything in my personal google sheet, and then life got too busy during the holidays and I never actually posted it in the megathread 🤡

so this year I'm making a comment here now, so that I don't forget about it later!

goal: a five or a blackout

link to the spreadsheet: will be added later

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u/thebowedbookshelf Astrology Star ✨| 🐉🧠 Jan 19 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

Happy New Year to me! I'm starting with five in a row then maybe a cross or X.

March: Finished five in a row! Might do a cross for the rest of the year.

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Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

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u/thebowedbookshelf Astrology Star ✨| 🐉🧠 Mar 09 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

March: Doing a cross.

Card Two

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Row 4

Row 5

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u/miriel41 Doubts Fantasy | 🎃🧠🥈 Jan 19 '26 edited 15d ago

Last updated: 24 August

10 July: Okay, I have 11 squares right now. I'm currently reading books for 4-5 more (depending on if I'll finish book #5). I can get 4 more with Monthly Minis/Poetry Corners. Then I'll only need like 6 more books for a blackout. That does actually sound manageable until the end of the year.

19 January: Yay, another year of Bingo!

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

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u/RichY45 r/bookclub Newbie Jan 21 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Row 1

  • Prize Winner

  • Mystery / Thriller

  • Evergreen

  • Poetry Corner

  • Historical Fiction

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

  • Gutenberg

  • Bonus Book

  • Horror

  • LGBTQ+

  • Monthly Mini

Row 5

  • POC Author

  • Mod Pick

  • Discovery Read

  • Big Read

  • Sci-Fi

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u/ProofPlant7651 Russian Literature Philosophy Professional Jan 23 '26 edited May 03 '26

Starting card no 1
Row 1

  • Evergreen
  • Poetry Corner
  • Historical Fiction

Row 2

  • Non-Fiction

Row 3

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Row 4

  • Gutenberg
  • Horror
  • LGBTQ+
  • Monthly Mini

Row 5

  • POC Author

    Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum (finished 18/2/26)

  • Discovery Read

  • Sci-Fi

Spares
Serpentine by Phillip Pullman (finished 6/2/26)
Lyra’s Oxford by Phillip Pullman (finished 6/2/26)

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u/KatiesGoldenDust My Mate Feb 06 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

Bingo sounds fun! I'm going to attempt this. Hopefully I don't get overwhelmed with trying to fill out squares!

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

For my own notes in case I need to reorder later, every category for each book I read is listed below:

  • The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Published in the 2020s, Indigenous Author, Horror, POC Author
  • This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar: Prize Winner, Female Author, Novella, LGBTQ+, POC Author, Science Fiction
  • S (Ship of Theseus) by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst: Mystery/Thriller, Fantasy, Mod Pick
  • The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier: Female Author, Horror, LGBTQ+, Discovery Read
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: Evergreen, Gutenberg, Horror, LGBTQ+
  • The Correspondent by Virginia Evans: Female Author, Published in the 2020s
  • De Profundis by Oscar Wilde: Non-Fiction, Novella, Gutenberg, Bonus Book, LGBTQ+* Brimstone by Callie Hart: Female Author, Fantasy, Published in the 2020s, Bonus Book
  • The Odyssey by Homer: Translated Work, Gutenberg, Bonus Book, Big Read
  • Perfume by Patrick Süskind: Prize Winner, Historical Fiction, Translated Work, Horror
  • Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray: Gutenberg, Big Read
  • Beloved: Prize Winner, Evergreen, Historical Fiction, Female Author, Fantasy, POC Author
  • The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett: Prize Winner, Mystery/Thriller, Fantasy, Published in the 2020s, LGBTQ+

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u/Vulkaen May 04 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

I joined this bookclub just last month so it’s a bit ambitious but I’m gonna try for a blackout :)
Row 1
• ⁠Prize Winner
• ⁠Mystery / Thriller - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennet
• ⁠Evergreen - The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett • ⁠Poetry Corner
• ⁠Historical Fiction
Row 2
• ⁠Runner-Up Read
• ⁠Female Author
• ⁠Translated Work
• ⁠Non-Fiction
• ⁠Fantasy
Row 3
• ⁠Novella - Of mice and men by John Steinbeck
• ⁠Read the World
• ⁠Nominate a Book
• ⁠Published in the 2020s
• ⁠Graphic Novel - Through the Woods by E.M. Carroll
Row 4
• ⁠Gutenberg
• ⁠Bonus Book
• ⁠Horror
• ⁠LGBTQ+
• ⁠Monthly Mini
Row 5
• ⁠POC Author
• ⁠Mod Pick - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C. M. Nascosta
• ⁠Discovery Read -
• ⁠Big Read
• ⁠Sci-Fi - 2001: A space odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

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u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217 Born To Read, Forced To Work | 🎃👑🧠 May 04 '26

Awesome, so glad you're here!

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u/Vulkaen May 04 '26

Thanks!

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u/_pineapple1865 Fashionably Late May 28 '26 edited 6d ago

28/5/26: I joined this sub a few months ago & will be joining for my first bingo! Hopefully I'll get one blackout, but we'll see where the year takes me.
2/6/26: just realised I have my first line!

Last updated: 2/9/26

Read + commented so far:

  1. Brimstone {Hart} (7, 10, 13, 18)
  2. Tender Cruelty {Robert} (7, 10, 13, 18, 20)
  3. Remarkably Bright Creatures {Van Pelt} (1, 7, 13, 23)
  4. Of Mice and Men {Steinbeck} (1, 6, 11)
  5. Everything I Never Told You {Ng} (1, 2, 5, 7, 22, 24)
  6. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop {Hwang} (7, 8, 12, 13, 22)
  7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children {Riggs} (1, 5, 6, 10, 14, 19)
  8. System Collapse {Wells} (1, 7, 13, 18, 26)
  9. Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy {Wells} (7, 11, 13, 18, 26)
  10. The Ten Thousand Doors of January {Harrow} (1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 20)
  11. The Great Believers {Makkai} (1, 5, 7, 20)
  12. Hollow City {Riggs} (1, 5, 10, 14, 18, 19)
  13. The Tainted Cup {Bennet} (1, 2, 10, 13, 20)
  14. Library of Souls {Riggs} (10, 14, 18, 19)
  15. Dark Tales {Jackson} (7, 19, 24)

Read but haven't commented yet: (Note to self: don't forget to comment! 👀)

  • Night {Wiesel} (6, 8, 9, 11)
  • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth {Keefe} (9, 13)
  • The Vegetarian {Han} (1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 22); read this on my own in April & waiting for discussions lol

Books nominated:

  1. What My Bones Know {Foo} (Quarterly Non-Fiction || Biography/Memoir || Spring 2026)
  2. Butter {Yuzuki} (May - Translated Novel)
  3. Where the Sidewalk Ends {Silverstein} (June-July | Poetry Collection)
  4. Shoko's Smile: Stories {Choi} (September-October | Non-English Prize Winners)
  5. Walking Practice {Min} (September-October | Non-English Prize Winners)

Reading atm:

  • S (Ship of Theseus) {Abrams, Dorst} (2, 10, 23)
  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X {X} (1, 9, 22, 25)
  • Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Killing in My Country {Evangelista} (1, 7, 9, 12, 13, 22)
  • Little Fires Everywhere {Ng} (6, 7, 22)
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War {El-Mohtar, Gladstone} (1, 7, 11, 20, 22, 26)
  • Yesteryear {Burke} (2, 7, 13)
  • Where the Sidewalk Ends {Silverstein} (1, 14, 24)
  • Shattered Gods {Robert} (7, 13, 18, 20)
  • The Devils {Abercrombie} (1, 10, 13, 25)

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u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217 Born To Read, Forced To Work | 🎃👑🧠 May 28 '26

Welcome! Glad to have you along for the ride.

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u/InnerGremlin99 Jul 01 '26

First time and going for blackout! 😎😎

Link to bingo post on my profile

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u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217 Born To Read, Forced To Work | 🎃👑🧠 Jul 02 '26

Excellent, glad you're joining us!

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u/Desert480 Jul 27 '26

It’s July but here I am, hopeful to get some squares! This will help me diversify my picks!

Row 1

• ⁠Prize Winner -
• ⁠Mystery/Thriller -
• ⁠Evergreen -
• ⁠Poetry Corner -
• ⁠Historical Fiction -

Row 2

• ⁠Runner-Up Read -
• ⁠Female Author -
• ⁠Translated Work -
• ⁠Non-Fiction -
• ⁠Fantasy -

Row 3

• ⁠Novella -
• ⁠Read the World -
• ⁠Nominate a Book -
• ⁠Published in the 2020s -
• ⁠YA/Graphic Novel/Indigenous Author -

Row 4

• ⁠Gutenberg -
• ⁠Bonus Book -
• ⁠Horror -
• ⁠LGBTQ+ -
• ⁠Monthly Mini -

Row 5

• ⁠POC Author -
• ⁠Mod Pick -
• ⁠Discovery Read -
• ⁠Big Read -
• ⁠Sci-Fi -

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u/PopularUsual9576 May 02 '26

I’m brand new to this sub, so I don’t know what a lot of these categories mean, but here’s a few I can already mark off this year.

Row 1

-Prize Winner - The Martian - Andy Weir
-Mystery / Thriller - Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie
-Evergreen
-Poetry Corner
-Historical Fiction - The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah

Row 2

- Runner-Up Read

  • Female Author - The Bees - Laline Paul
  • Translated Work - The Odessey - Homer
  • Non-Fiction
  • Fantasy

Row 3

- Novella - The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gillman

  • Read the World
  • Nominate a Book
  • Published in the 2020s - The Women - Kristin Hannah
  • YA / GN / Indigenous Author

Row 4

- Gutenberg

  • Bonus Book
  • Horror - Chlorine - Jade Song
  • LGBTQ+
  • Monthly Mini

Row 5

- POC Author - The Reformatory - Tananarive Due

  • Mod Pick
  • Discovery Read
  • Big Read
  • Sci-Fi - Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

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u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217 Born To Read, Forced To Work | 🎃👑🧠 May 04 '26

Hello and welcome to the sub!

Heads up that only books read with the sub in 2026 will count for this year's bingo.

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u/PopularUsual9576 May 04 '26

Yep! These are all from this year.

Sorry wait, I think I misunderstood. Is it only books that the sub is reading together?

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u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217 Born To Read, Forced To Work | 🎃👑🧠 May 04 '26

Yes, only books the sub is reading and discussing together will count. Here's a running list which we update as new books are chosen:  link