The 2020 Genre Bingo challenge was listed in a group I am in on Goodreads. The goal is to read books to make as many “bingos” as you want. This challenge has 25 prompts (genres). I like a challenge, so I hope to complete all of them. So far, I have completed the Genre Bingo challenge twice (2018 and 2019). I have fun trying to make the various “bingos”, and am often surprised which genres I check off first. I will update this list as I work on the challenge.

To make a 2020 Genre Bingo card, visit https://osric.com/bingo-card-generator/. The genres suggested are Adventure, Biography, Chick-lit, Classics, Coming of Age, Crime, Dystopian, Family Saga, Fantasy, General Nonfiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Historical Nonfiction, Humor and Comedy, Horror, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Memoir, Mystery or Thriller, Paranormal, Poetry, Romance, Satire, Science Fiction, Science Nonfiction, Self-Help, Short Stories or Novella, Suspense, Tragedy, Travel, Westerns, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy.

UPDATE: I completed this challenge in June 2020.

MY BINGO CARD

PROMPTS

1. Biography – Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris
2. Historical Fiction – Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
3. Paranormal – Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
4. Graphic Novel – Locke & Key: Clockworks by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
5. Historical Nonfiction – Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
6. Young Adult – Puddin’ by Julie Murphy
7. Self-help – The Fringe Hours by Jessica N. Turner
8. Chick-lit – Trophy Life by Lea Geller
9. Adventure – Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
10. Coming of Age – I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
11. Young Adult Fantasy – Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
12. Magical Realism – Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
13. Any Book – How Quickly She Disappears by Raymond Fleischmann
14. Satire – Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
15. Dystopian – Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
16. Science Fiction – Artemis by Andy Weir
17. Horror – The Twelve by Justin Cronin
18. Travel – Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
19. Suspense – The Look-Alike by Erica Spindler
20. Humor – Naked by David Sedaris
21. Literary Fiction – White Oleander by Janet Fitch
22. General Nonfiction – Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
23. Family Saga – Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
24. Tragedy – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
25. Science Nonfiction – Cosmos by Carl Sagan