I enjoyed our Summer Bingo Readathon so much, I thought it might be fun to try my hand at a Holiday version. It’s a mix of Autumn/Thanksgiving and Winter/Christmas prompts and fits nicely between the Canadian and American Thanksgivings.
And this time there will be TWO WINNERS! The Prize? $20 gift certificates: Baker Book House for US winners Indigo or Amazon for Canadian winners.
Once again, I conquered Canva and managed to create a Bingo card, only I have one typo. Can you spot it? Extra point if you do!
How to play (and have a chance to win):
- Bingo runs from Monday October 13 2025 Friday November 27 2025
- Read a book that fits a prompt (or prompts) to fill in a square (or squares)
- So yes, that means, one book could fit multiple prompts. Example: if you read a book featuring a heroine traveling home to spend Christmas with her family and the cover has a snowy scene including a night sky on the cover, you could mark off 5 squares (Christmas activity, snow on the cover, star or night sky on the cover, book set in the winter and family centered story)
- 10 chances at a Bingo – 4 rows across, 4 rows down, 2 diagonal rows
- Your name will be entered into a draw every time you get a Bingo (so the potential for 10 times)
- Bonus round: Fill your entire card to have your name entered 5 more times
- Once you’ve achieved a Bingo, submit the prompts and corresponding books to me at kavluvstoread@yahoo.ca. using BINGO in the subject field
- Technically, you have until midnight EST November 27 to submit all your entries, but it would be easier on me to have them trickling in throughout October and November.
- Winner will be announced on Saturday November 28 2025
More About the Prompts
- Gold or Brown on the Cover : self-explanatory
- Christmas Activity in the Story : at least one significant scene where the hero and/or heroine participate in some kind of Christmas activity. Could be church related, family oriented, community focused etc.
- Atmospheric Read : this is going to mean different things to different people. Basically it’s a story that evokes strong emotions and a distinctive mood. The kind of story a reader becomes immersed in.
- Book Set in the Winter: self-explanatory
- Story with a Dinner Scene: this should be a significant type of dinner. Maybe a Thanksgiving feast or a Christmas brunch but it could also be a restaurant date, or friends grabbing dinner after a day of shopping. The scene should move the story forward somehow, so like in a mystery, they might be discussing clues, or a couple on a date could be getting to know each other better or working out a problem. Should be more substantial than “They grabbed a bite to eat and headed over to the movie theatre.” 🙂
- Travelling home – Either the hero or heroine travel home for a holiday, some sort of celebration, to help an ailing relative/friend, attend a funeral, accept an inheritance…etc, you get the idea.
- Giving thanks for good friends – a story with a strong friendship in the plot or subplot
- Star of night sky on the cover – self-explanatory
- Book by an author you are thankful for – read a book by a fave author
- Family centered story – any sort of family makeup – siblings, extended family even found family. These characters play an important role in the story.
- Red AND green on the cover – both colours need to be represented on the front cover.
- Book set in Autumn – self-explanatory
- Gift giving is featured in the story – any kind of gift, doesn’t have to be Christmas, could even be the gift of service.
- Snow on the cover – self-explanatory
- Thankful for Christian Fiction – read a Christian Fiction novel
- Cozy Read – whatever you think of as a cozy, comfort read. For me that’s usually a cozy mystery or a reread.
Phew! I think that’s everything. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments. And let the holiday reading begin!
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This looks like another fun bingo game. I’ll be making a bingo card for sure, I’m nerdy like that, haha! Thanks for always looking for new ways for readers to find more books.
Happy reading Sunday everyone. After church that is 🙂
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Us nerdy bibliophiles must stick together! 🙂 Happy Reading…and it’s so wretchedly hot and humid today that I’m watching church from home. Just too hot to make the 40 minute walk! Whatever did we do before churches started live broadcasting their services?!
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Looks fun. Hoping tomorrow the cooler weather finally comes in.
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I hope you’ll find it fun and a wee bit challenging too. And yes, ugh to summer weather in the fall. Happy Reading, Kim!
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Hi Kav. The typo is in the “Travelling Home” prompt. Traveling should have ONE L instead of two. Have a great Sunday! Connie cps1950ATgmailDOTcom
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Nope not the typo. Travelling with two ‘l’s is the British spelling and since I’m in Canada, that’s the way we spell it. 🙂 Good observation though. Happy Reading, Connie!
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I missed the Summer book bingo, but I’m going to try this one. Looks fun!
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Yay! Hope you have some fun with it. Happy Reading, Jolene!
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What fun!! I found the typo and I’ll email it to you. So others can guess it also. It doesn’t matter when the book was released, correct? Just as long as we read it between Oct 13-Nov 27? Have a great day!
P.S. Book nerd alert! I made a bingo card last time and I’m going to make another this time! I can’t do it without one. lol
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You’re right!!!! 🙂 And yes, books can be released anytime, even Net Galley early reads. Book Nerds Unite!
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Book nerds unite. Yay! As a matter of fact I already made my BINGO card. I showed it to hubby & I think he thought it was total book nerdism. He’s just learned after 50+ yrs of marriage not to say so. hahaha
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Kav, Your reading BINGO’s are my jam! Thank you for another fun one!
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Yay! Hope you enjoy this one! Happy Reading, Caryl!
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Is the typo Scene with a dinner scene?
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Bingo! Ha, see what I did there? Yep. And I noticed it after I’d already downloaded it and it was late and I was hot and……excuses, excuses! Happy Reading Paula. Adding a point to your tally!
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How fun!!
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🙂
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This sounds like fun! I’m not sure that I read too many holiday books, but we’ll see.
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They don’t really have to be holiday books — just the obvious Christmas prompt – the other can fit into any genre and don’t have to be any kind of holiday. I guess I should have made that clearer in my directions. Happy Reading, Perrianne!
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That’s good to know! Thank you!
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Hoping to do better this time. Printed out and by computer so as I read I can mark off.
It’s hot here too! So ready for cooler weather. Notice I said cooler – not COLD. I fear fall will be like spring – actually here only for a few days regardless of what the calendar says.
2clowns at arkansas dot net
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I can’t believe that last week I was contemplating putting flannel sheets on the bed while I sipped hot chocolate! Crazy weather. The last few nights I haven’t even needed a light blanket! Happy Reading, Kay!
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Yay! Another bingo game! 🙂 The next few weeks don’t promise a lot of reading time for me, but I’ll do my best! 🙂
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I’m guessing you will be busy in the bestest kind of bookish way. 🙂
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Should say Story with a dinner scene instead of scene with a dinner scene.
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Typo is the square with the word “scene” twice. Your text confirmed it with the first “scene” replaced with “story.”
This looks fun. Whether I’ll remember to do it is a whole other matter! I meant to last time but forgot. I’m in several reading challenges this year. Lololol!!
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Yay! I’m excited for this 🙂
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I sent my Bingo blackout. Did you receive my two emails?
thanks. paulamarys49ATgmailDOTcom
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