Visit Summer 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 "WOOHOO!". 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.
| An author of color | Prize-winning author (but not a prize-winner) | Mystery | Originally published in the 19th century | Recommended by a librarian |
| Translation | An author with a disability | Blurbed by someone you admire | About nature | Audiobook with one narrator |
| About politics | Biography | ANY BOOK (free square) | About food | Romance |
| Recommended by a podcast | Set in a place you'd like to know more about | Debut | Prize runner-up (e.g. short or long list, finalist) | Backlist from an author on your current year favorites list |
| Written in the first person | Set in more than one time period | An author from the state where you live | Originally published posthumously | Biography of a US political figure |