Make your 2027 reading bingo card
A reading challenge you can see. Pick a size and a few prompt packs, change any square, then print it, set it as your phone wallpaper, or send the link to your book club. Free, no sign-up.
Replaces every square, including ones you've written.
Tap a square to change its prompt or write your own.
Set a 2027 goal in books, pages or reading time, keep a gentle daily streak, and get an annual recap of everything you finished. Free on iPhone and Android.
How reading bingo works
Each square is a prompt, like "a book set somewhere you've never been" or "a book under 200 pages". Read a book that fits, write its title in the square, and cross it off. Five in a row, down or across, or corner to corner, is a bingo. On a 5 × 5 card the middle square is free: any book you like.
Pick the size that fits your goal
A 3 × 3 card is nine books, a gentle goal for a busy year or a single season. A 4 × 4 is sixteen, a little over one a month. A 5 × 5 is twenty-four plus the free square, about two a month. Not sure how many books suit you? The 2027 goal planner works it out from the time you have.
House rules worth deciding first
Can one book fill two squares? Do audiobooks and rereads count? Does a book you started in December count for January? There's no right answer, but decide on January 1 and the card stays fun in October. Many group challenges ask for a different book in every square; on your own card it's up to you.
Playing with a book club
Make one card, tap Copy link and send it to the group. Everyone opens the same prompts and ticks off their own books on their own phone, so you can compare progress at each meeting. A first-to-a-line prize keeps the early months lively.
Need a number first? The 2027 goal planner turns your free time into a goal. Want a ready-made list instead? See the 2027 reading challenges roundup, or look back first with Goodreads Wrapped.
166 reading bingo prompt ideas
Every prompt in the maker, by pack. Steal them for a journal spread or your own card.
Something for everyone · 36 prompts · A bit of everything, for any reader.
- A book published this year
- A book set somewhere you've never been
- A debut novel
- A book a friend loves
- A book with a one-word title
- A book over 500 pages
- A book under 200 pages
- A book in translation
- A book by an author new to you
- A book you've owned for over a year
- A book set in the past
- A book set in the future
- A mystery or thriller
- A book of short stories
- A book with a map in it
- A book recommended by a bookseller or librarian
- A book that won a prize
- A book with a color in the title
- A memoir
- A book you picked for the cover
- A book from the library
- A book set in your home town or country
- A book with an animal on the cover
- A book from the year you were born
- A book told by more than one narrator
- A book you started once and never finished
- A book that was made into a film or show
- A book of poetry
- A book by an author from another continent
- The first book in a series
- A book with a number in the title
- A book you'd normally skip
- A book set over a single day
- A reread of an old favorite
- A book everyone talked about this year
- A book chosen at random from your shelf
Cozy reads · 28 prompts · Warm, gentle and low-stakes.
- A book set in a bookshop or library
- A book with food on the cover
- A cozy mystery
- A book set in a small town
- A book you can finish in a weekend
- A book with a cat or dog in it
- A book set in winter
- A book about found family
- A romance that made you smile
- A book set by the sea
- A comfort reread
- A book with a garden in it
- A book read under a blanket on a rainy day
- A book with a happy ending
- A book set at a holiday
- A book about a kind stranger
- A book about a fresh start
- A book with a tea or coffee shop
- A book you read in a single sitting
- A book about friendship
- A book set in a cottage or old house
- A book with letters or diary entries
- A children's book you never read as a kid
- A book that feels like a hug
- A book with an older main character
- A book about baking or cooking
- A book set in autumn
- A book with an illustrated cover
Fantasy & sci-fi · 28 prompts · Dragons, starships and other worlds.
- A book with a dragon
- A book set in space
- A standalone fantasy
- A book with magic school
- A book with a heist
- A book with an appendix or glossary
- A retelling of a myth or fairy tale
- A book with time travel
- A book with a robot or AI character
- A book with a sequel you'll read next
- A novella
- A book first published before 1980
- A book with an unreliable narrator
- A book with a villain you liked
- A book set in a city
- A book with a quest
- A book with a talking animal
- A book with a non-human narrator
- A book with a second world that isn't Europe-inspired
- A book with a ship on the cover
- A book from a series you've never tried
- A dystopia
- A book with gods or spirits
- A book with a magic system you could explain
- A cozy fantasy
- A book with an epic battle
- A book that won a genre award
- A book by an indie or self-published author
Non-fiction · 28 prompts · Learn something every month.
- A book about history
- A book about science
- A biography
- A memoir by someone very different from you
- A book about a place you'd like to visit
- A book about money or work
- A book about nature or the outdoors
- A book about the mind or psychology
- A book about a hobby you have
- A book about a hobby you don't
- A book by a journalist
- A book about food
- A book about art or music
- A book about an invention
- A book about health
- A book of essays
- A book about a sport
- A true crime book
- A book about language or words
- A book about a decade before you were born
- A book about the ocean
- A book about animals
- A book about a city
- A book that changed your mind
- A book about writing or reading
- A book published by a university press
- A book under 250 pages
- A book about the future
Classics · 24 prompts · The books that lasted.
- A classic you pretended to have read
- A classic under 200 pages
- A classic over 600 pages
- A classic by a woman
- A Russian classic
- A classic from the 1800s
- A classic from the 1900s
- A classic play
- A classic of science fiction
- A classic poem or collection
- A classic set in a city
- A classic from outside Europe and North America
- A gothic novel
- A classic told in letters
- A classic with a film you've seen
- A classic children's book
- An ancient epic
- A classic you were assigned at school
- A classic mystery
- A free classic from the public domain
- A classic first published in a magazine
- A classic by an author you already love
- A classic short story collection
- A classic novella
Quick wins · 24 prompts · Short books and easy picks to build momentum.
- A book under 150 pages
- A graphic novel
- An audiobook under 6 hours
- A book of poetry
- A novella
- A book you can read in one evening
- A middle-grade book
- A book of letters or diaries
- A book of essays you dip into
- A play
- A picture book you missed as a kid
- A book in a genre you love
- A book under 100 pages
- A book a friend can lend you today
- A book you can read on your commute
- A book with big print or lots of white space
- A manga volume
- A book with chapters under 10 pages
- A book you'd rate five stars from the blurb
- A book from the library's quick picks shelf
- A book recommended in a booktok or bookstagram post
- A book you finish in a week
- A book from your own shelf
- Any book at all
The 2027 Reading Journal Kit
19 printable pages, with a dated calendar for every month of 2027. Enter your email and we'll send the PDF straight to your inbox.
- 2027 reading goals
- Year at a glance
- 12 dated months
- Reading log
- TBR planner
- Ratings & reviews
- Reading bingo
- Year in books
Questions about reading bingo
What is reading bingo?
A reading challenge laid out as a bingo card. Each square is a prompt, such as a debut novel or a book in translation, and you cross it off when you read a book that fits. Complete a row, a column or a diagonal for a bingo, or fill the whole card for a blackout.
How do I make a 2027 reading bingo card?
Choose a size and one or more prompt packs above and the card fills itself. Tap any square to change its prompt or write your own, shuffle for a new mix, then print it, save it as a phone wallpaper, or copy a link to share it.
Is there a printable reading bingo card?
Yes. Tap Print, and your browser's print window opens with the card on its own page, at full width on US Letter or A4. Choose Save as PDF there if you'd rather keep a file, or print a copy for your journal or fridge.
Can I use it as a phone wallpaper?
Yes. Save as wallpaper makes a 1080 × 1920 picture with the grid below where the lock-screen clock sits. As you read, switch to Mark books read, tick the square, and save it again: the wallpaper shows your progress and any bingos.
Can one book count for two squares?
On your own card, that's your call. Strict players use a different book for every square, which makes a 5 × 5 card 24 books. A looser rule, letting a book fill up to two squares, makes the card easier to finish in a busy year.
Does reading bingo count toward my Goodreads Reading Challenge?
The books do. The Goodreads Reading Challenge only counts books, so every book you read for a square also counts toward your Goodreads goal once it's marked Read with a date in the year. The bingo card itself lives here, not on Goodreads.
Where can I find other reading bingo challenges?
Our 2027 reading challenges roundup lists the big ones with their dates, including r/Fantasy's annual Book Bingo, which runs from April to March rather than with the calendar year.
Is my card saved?
Your card and ticks are saved in this browser on this device, so you can come back to it. Nothing is sent to us. To move a card to another device, copy its link and open it there; the ticks stay behind.