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.
| By or about a member of the LGBTQ community | By an author of a different culture | A play | Graphic novel | With time travel |
| That “everyone” but you has read | With a number in the title | With food as the theme | An audiobook | Recommended in a BOTNS episode |
| A classic that you should have read in school | Set in another country | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | That you started but never finished | A prize-winner |
| With a one-word title | That you think you will dislike | Set in the place where you live | A presidential biography | Six words or more in the title |
| Nonfiction | Published before 1970 | Reread something | Poetry collection | Published before 1900 |