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GILMORE GIRLS
If you are not familiar with Gilmore Girls, it is a US show from the 90s. One of the main characters was a girl, Rory, who was a prolific reader. Lists have been made of the all the books in the show.
If you want to limit the Gilmore Girls reading list to those only Rory Gilmore read, here's a link to that:
https://www.listchallenges.com/books-...
If you want a list of every book every mentioned or referenced in the show, here it is.
https://candidcover.net/rory-gilmore-...
I cannot attest to the validity of these, but they're fine to reference for your choice.
If you want to see lists for any BINGO prompts, just ask and I'll add them here
TIME TRAVEL:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
GILMORE GIRLS
If you are not familiar with Gilmore Girls, it is a US show from the 90s. One of the main characters was a girl, Rory, who was a prolific reader. Lists have been made of the all the books in the show.
If you want to limit the Gilmore Girls reading list to those only Rory Gilmore read, here's a link to that:
https://www.listchallenges.com/books-...
If you want a list of every book every mentioned or referenced in the show, here it is.
https://candidcover.net/rory-gilmore-...
I cannot attest to the validity of these, but they're fine to reference for your choice.
If you want to see lists for any BINGO prompts, just ask and I'll add them here
TIME TRAVEL:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Some of the items are too fuzzy for me to read. Could you share a typed list that we can copy? Thanks!
Rhonda's BINGO:
B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
√ B - 5 - graphic novel - The Girl from the Sea by Lee Knox Ostertag
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - winner's choice - disability representation
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
√ N - 2 - sea setting - Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
√ N - 3 - FREE
√ N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors) - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital) -
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book)
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
O - 3 - author from your country
√ O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant - The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence
√ O - 5 - title with 5 words - And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison
B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
√ B - 5 - graphic novel - The Girl from the Sea by Lee Knox Ostertag
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - winner's choice - disability representation
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
√ N - 2 - sea setting - Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
√ N - 3 - FREE
√ N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors) - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital) -
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book)
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
O - 3 - author from your country
√ O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant - The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence
√ O - 5 - title with 5 words - And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison
NancyJ wrote: "Some of the items are too fuzzy for me to read. Could you share a typed list that we can copy? Thanks!"
I've put a list in my personal post, if you would like to copy that.
I've put a list in my personal post, if you would like to copy that.
NancyJ BINGOPlanning - no choices are final
B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3...
(Heartwood, atmosphere, twist, Jane Q)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme -
B - 5 - graphic novel
✅I - 1 - author using pseudonym
The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar aka Dana Marton - 1/29/26
✔️I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR -
Aud purchase 2016 Don’t let me go
Gr list 2017 Dogs purposefully
I - 3 - winner''s choice - Disability representation of any kind
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I - 4 - move/tv adaptation&
✔️ I - 5 - banned book
Night by Elie Wiesel or
Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China by Emily Feng - banned in China
✅ N - 1 - mythical creatures - Jan ancient -Beowulf 1/28/26
✅N - 2 - sea setting - The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West - 3/2/26
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital) - audible shelf
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book) Glorious Exploits Ferdia Lennon or go like a river
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media) - Obama lists - China book
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list - see list - gods of small things,passage to India, a Shakespeare play, , Peyton place. p&p, reading Lolita in Tehran, sacred heg, the trial.
G - 4 - adventure ( fiction or nonfiction) - space - Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon or
G - 5 - reread The Lightkeeper's Daughters by Jean E. Pendziwol
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)--Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President
Red flowers
O - 3 - author from your country
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquare is
O - 5 - title with 5 words
Audible purchase Tbr ( before I joined gr)
Don't Let Me GoBy: Catherine Ryan Hyde, purchased 11-17-2016
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BLANK list for completed reading
(view spoiler)
Michelle wrote: "Is this ok? I can't get G2 to be less blurry, but it says Recommended (personal/social media)"
Thanks. I was happy to see G2 . It gives me a spot for an Obama rec, which didn’t fit the celebrity b2.
Rhonda wrote: "NancyJ wrote:
I've put a list in my personal post, if you would like to copy that."
Thanks I’m sure that will be handy for all.
Connie's BINGO:
B - 1 - science fiction
*B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Reese's Book Club) 02/20
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
*B - 5 - graphic novel Green River Killer: A True Detective Story byJeff Jensen
*I - 1 - author using pseudonym Mad River by John Sandford (real name -John Camp)
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - Disability Representation
*I - 4 - move/tv adaptation A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
*N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult + Jennifer Finney Boylan
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
*G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book Searching for Terry Punchout) by Tyler Hellard
*G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media) It's Different This Time by Joss Richard (social media - Canada Reads short list)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure ( fiction or nonfiction
*G - 5 - reread Silent Prey by John Sandford
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
* O - 3 - author from your country - Canada A Minor Chorus Billy-Ray Belcourt
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquare is antiquary
*O - 5 - title with 5 words - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
B - 1 - science fiction
*B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Reese's Book Club) 02/20
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
*B - 5 - graphic novel Green River Killer: A True Detective Story byJeff Jensen
*I - 1 - author using pseudonym Mad River by John Sandford (real name -John Camp)
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - Disability Representation
*I - 4 - move/tv adaptation A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
*N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult + Jennifer Finney Boylan
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
*G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book Searching for Terry Punchout) by Tyler Hellard
*G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media) It's Different This Time by Joss Richard (social media - Canada Reads short list)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure ( fiction or nonfiction
*G - 5 - reread Silent Prey by John Sandford
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
* O - 3 - author from your country - Canada A Minor Chorus Billy-Ray Belcourt
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquare is antiquary
*O - 5 - title with 5 words - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
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👌B - 1 - science fiction - Echo by Matt Haig - 16 Mar 2026
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
👌B - 5 - graphic novel - De vreemdeling by Jacques Ferrandez - 30 Jan 2026
👌I - 1 - author using pseudonym - Tyler Green komt nooit meer vrij by Nicci French - 21 Apr 2026
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - winner''s choice - disability representation
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting
👌N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
👌G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book) - Anna O. by Matthew Blake - 11 Jan 2026
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure ( fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
👌 - 1 - outside your comfort zone - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang - 31 Mar 2026 -Dark Academia which is not my favorite
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
👌 - 3 - author from your country - De terugkeer van Bonanza by Herman Brusselmans - 17 Feb 2026
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquare is antiquary
O - 5 - title with 5 words
Wanda's Bingo:B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity) - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme - The Gathering by C.J. Tudor
B - 5 - graphic novel -
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
I - 3 - winner's choice - disability representation - Rules of Engagement by Bruce Alexander (blindness)
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting - North Sun: Or, The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther by Ethan Rutherford
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors) -
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book)
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media) - Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
O - 3 - author from your country
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant -
O - 5 - title with 5 words -
CathyG's BingoBooks are not read until they are dated
B - 1 - science fiction
Chasing the Shadows 1/29/26
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
The Women
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
The Lodge 3/25/26
B - 5 - graphic novel
A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy 3/3/26
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
When the Wolves Are Silent
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
Only Mr. Darcy Will Do
I - 3 - winner''s choice - disability representation
The Maid's Secret 1/25/26
I - 4 - movie/tv adaptation
The Housemaid
I - 5 - banned book
Where the Crawdads Sing
N - 1 - mythical creatures
Shadow Fallen 1/18/26
N - 2 - sea setting
Murder At Sea: A Destination Murders Short Story Collection
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
Beast Business 4/13/26
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
Designs on You 2/15/26
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book)
Assistant to the Villain 3/19/26
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
The Heart of Betrayal
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
G - 4 - adventure ( fiction or nonfiction)
Field Rules 2/10/26
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
Two Wars and a Wedding 4/17/26
O - 3 - author from your country
Royally Remembered 2/20/26
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquare is antiquary
O - 5 - title with 5 words
Blind Date with a Werewolf 1/22/26
Cathy wrote: "CathyG's Bingo
B - 1 - science fiction
Chasing the Shadows
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
The Women
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/..."
Hi Cathy, I assume your book additions here are planning for 2026, but just wanted to double check. Can you please mark them in some way to show that they are not yet read? Please do the same in the other challenge categories you have added books to. Thanks and happy planning!
B - 1 - science fiction
Chasing the Shadows
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
The Women
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/..."
Hi Cathy, I assume your book additions here are planning for 2026, but just wanted to double check. Can you please mark them in some way to show that they are not yet read? Please do the same in the other challenge categories you have added books to. Thanks and happy planning!
Michael's BINGO 2026:B - 1 - science fiction: Avenger William Shatner 1/2/26
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
B - 5 - graphic novel
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - Disability Representation
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne 3/9/26
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures - Bone Crossed Patricia Briggs 1/13/25
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors) - Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices Frank Viola Second author is George Barna 1/4/26
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital) Call of the Camino Suzanne Redfearn 1/24/26
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book) The Reading List Sara Nisha Adams 2/9/26
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media) L is for Lawless Sue Grafton 3/426
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction) Blood Brothers Gary McCarthy 2/25/26
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan 2/18/26
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction) K9 ODIN: The Redemptive Autobiography of a Patrol Tracking Canine that Transformed a Community and Inspired the World Lisa Slater 2/23/26
O - 3 - author from your country - Shatner is Canadian The Ashes of Eden William Shatner 1/31/26
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant
O - 5 - title with 5 words
B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
✔️B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme Book: De roep van de wildernis
Author: Jack London
Read: 6 January
Pages: 215
B - 5 - graphic novel
✔️I - 1 - author using pseudonym Book: Rome
Author: Kiki van Dijk
Read: 8 January
Pages: 224
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - winner's choice - TBD disability representation
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
✔️N - 2 - sea setting . Book:Zomerboek
Author: Tove Jansson
Read: 10 January
Pages:158 p.
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
✔️G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book) Book: Adem, ogen, herinnering
Author: Edwidge Danticat
Read: 3 January
Pages: 249
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
https://candidcover.net/rory-gilmore-...
✔️G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction)
Book:Isola
Author: Allegra Goodman
Read: 4 January
Pages: 346
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
O - 3 - author from your country
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant
✔️O - 5 - title with 5 words
Book: Dead in the Dining Room
Author: Leighann Dobbs
Read: 5 January
Pages: 168 p.
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Carolyn's BINGO:B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
B - 5 - graphic novel
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - winner''s choice - TBD
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book)
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure ( fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
O - 3 - author from your country
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquare is antiquary
O - 5 - title with 5 words
Neer's BINGO:B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
B - 5 - graphic novel
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - winner's choice - Disability representation: THE BEAUTIFUL MISS BURROUGHES by Anne Meredith - 12/4/2026
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I - 4 - movie/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book)
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure ( fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone: Raven's GatebyAnthony Horowitz - 28/1/26
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
O - 3 - author from your country
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant: The Cretan Counterfeit by Katharine Farrer - 22/4/2026: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
O - 5 - title with 5 words
Ann-Marie´s BINGO:📚B - 1 - science fiction : The Shackleton Signal by Josua T Calvert
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
B - 5 - graphic novel
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - winner's choice - TBD
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
📚N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital): Letter to the Future: A Novel by Micael D O´Brien
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book)
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
📚O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis by Alan Jacobs
📚O - 3 - author from your country; Småsystrar och gråbröder by Alva Dahl
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant
O - 5 - title with 5 words
Linda's Bingo:
B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme - Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood
B - 5 - graphic novel -
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
I - 3 - WC - Disability representation - El Deafo by
Cece Bell
I - 4 - movie/tv adaptation - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures - Zomromcom by Olivia Dade
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book) - Surprised by Imperfection: Essays and Stories on Wonder by Shari Brand Ray
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media) - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list - Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction) - The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
G - 5 - reread -
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone - Little Alleluias: Collected Poetry and Prose by Mary Oliver
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction) - Waheenee: An Indian Girl's Story by Waheenee and Gilbert Livingstone Wilson
O - 3 - author from your country - Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant
O - 5 - title with 5 words
B - 1 - science fiction
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme - Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood
B - 5 - graphic novel -
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
I - 3 - WC - Disability representation - El Deafo by
Cece Bell
I - 4 - movie/tv adaptation - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures - Zomromcom by Olivia Dade
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book) - Surprised by Imperfection: Essays and Stories on Wonder by Shari Brand Ray
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media) - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list - Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction) - The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
G - 5 - reread -
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone - Little Alleluias: Collected Poetry and Prose by Mary Oliver
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction) - Waheenee: An Indian Girl's Story by Waheenee and Gilbert Livingstone Wilson
O - 3 - author from your country - Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant
O - 5 - title with 5 words
Hi all, the BINGO card has been updated in my earlier comment with the Winner's Choice category - disability representation of any kind.
Thank you Lyndi!
Thank you Lyndi!
Michelle's BINGO
B1 - science fiction - The Road
B3 - time travel - Before the Coffee Gets Cold
B5 - graphic novel - Absolute Batman, Vol. 1: The Zoo
I1 - author using pseudonym - Naked in Death (Nora Roberts)
N5 - on your shelf (physical or digital) - The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic
G1 - debut author - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
G4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction) - James
O1 - outside your comfort zone - The Seven Year Slip
O3 - author from your country - The Handmaid's Tale
O5 - title with 5 words - How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
B1 - science fiction - The Road
B3 - time travel - Before the Coffee Gets Cold
B5 - graphic novel - Absolute Batman, Vol. 1: The Zoo
I1 - author using pseudonym - Naked in Death (Nora Roberts)
N5 - on your shelf (physical or digital) - The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic
G1 - debut author - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
G4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction) - James
O1 - outside your comfort zone - The Seven Year Slip
O3 - author from your country - The Handmaid's Tale
O5 - title with 5 words - How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
Rhonda wrote: "Here is the 2026 BINGO board. Have fun! Let us know if you have any questions.
Points earned: You will receive 5 points for a single line BINGO (across, down, 4 corners, diagonal), up to 2. For bl..."
question: Would Oprah's or Reese's Book Club count for the Monthly book club square?
Points earned: You will receive 5 points for a single line BINGO (across, down, 4 corners, diagonal), up to 2. For bl..."
question: Would Oprah's or Reese's Book Club count for the Monthly book club square?
Connie wrote: "Rhonda wrote: "Here is the 2026 BINGO board. Have fun! Let us know if you have any questions.
Points earned: You will receive 5 points for a single line BINGO (across, down, 4 corners, diagonal), ..."
Hi Connie, yes those celebrity book clubs count!
Points earned: You will receive 5 points for a single line BINGO (across, down, 4 corners, diagonal), ..."
Hi Connie, yes those celebrity book clubs count!
B - 1 - science fictionB - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
B - 5 - graphic novel
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR
I - 3 - winner's choice - disability representation
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
G - 1 - debut author - The Bombshell by Darrow Farr (02.01.2026)
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media)
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
O - 3 - author from your country
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant
O - 5 - title with 5 words
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B - 1 - science fiction: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
B - 2 - monthly book club (local, virtual, celebrity)
B - 3 - time travel
B - 4 - winter/snow/ice theme
B - 5 - graphic novel
I - 1 - author using pseudonym
I - 2 - one of 5 oldest on your TBR: On Beauty
I - 3 - winner's choice - disability representation
I - 4 - move/tv adaptation
I - 5 - banned book
N - 1 - mythical creatures
N - 2 - sea setting
N - 3 - FREE
N - 4 - multiple authors (co-authors)
N - 5 - on your shelf (physical or digital)
G - 1 - debut author (author's debut book)
G - 2 - recommended (personal or social media): Golden Son
G - 3 - Gilmore Girls reading list
G - 4 - adventure (fiction or nonfiction)
G - 5 - reread
O - 1 - outside your comfort zone
O - 2 - based on a true story (fiction or nonfiction)
O - 3 - author from your country
O - 4 - library, bookshop, or antiquary is significant
O - 5 - title with 5 words: A Closed and Common Orbit
Banned books - I always have trouble finding a book for this category that haven't already read or is a children's book or is something I'm just not going to read (too violent). I saw this list of books Texas has banned from schools (so sad) and was wondering if these would be acceptable.
https://pen.org/1500-books-banned-in-...
Some are hard to believe. Why would anyone ban a book about Fred Rogers??
Wanda wrote: "Banned books -
I always have trouble finding a book for this category that haven't already read or is a children's book or is something I'm just not going to read (too violent). I saw this list of..."
Hi Wanda,
Yes these count! Lots of surprising choices on there indeed!
I always have trouble finding a book for this category that haven't already read or is a children's book or is something I'm just not going to read (too violent). I saw this list of..."
Hi Wanda,
Yes these count! Lots of surprising choices on there indeed!
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