Visit BOTNS Book Bingo and print one copy of this game card for each player, refreshing the page before each print, or have the players print their own bingo cards. These instructions will not be printed. You can also select an embeddable card only version of the game or a multiple card version of the game when playing on line, or with a smart phone.
Click/Mark each block when you see or hear these words and phrases. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout "BOOKS ON THE NIGHTSTAND!". Or play as a drinking game and for every block you mark off, take a sip, and finish your drink each time you get five blocks in a row.
| Six words or more in the title | By a small press | Recommended in a BOTNS episode | Cozy Mystery | Borrowed from the library |
| Currently on the bestseller list | That you think you will dislike | Nonfiction | A classic that you should have read in school | That you saw someone else reading |
| A novella | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | With a one-word title | Set in another country |
| Longer than 500 pages | Recommended by a family member | A play | Historical Fiction | Fantasy |
| With time travel | Reread something | 10 short stories | With an animal on the cover | That you started but never finished |