Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to Canada Reads Inspired first annual (2026) Summer Reading Bingo Challenge!
• Rebecca and Tara have filled in the boxes with books they’ve read or that are on their TBR
• The Challenge will begin June 5 and run through September 5, 2026
• When you complete a bingo line, dm Rebecca (@canadareadsinspired) or Tara (@onabranchreads) on Instagram or email them craspod2019@gmail.com with a screenshot or list of titles
• You may enter more than one Bingo line; one completed line equals one entry
• If you have already read a book on the card, you can count it towards your bingo
• At the end of the Challenge, they will draw the name of one winner and that person will receive a $50 gift card from the independent bookstore of their choice.
• The Bingo card and list of titles will be pinned to Rebecca and Tara’s Instagram accounts; you are encouraged to follow them both
• The giveaway is not affiliated with YouTube or Instagram
2026 BINGO TITLES:
• Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards – Indigenous fiction, 368 pages
• Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive by Alison Gadsby — short stories, 200 pages
• The Distance of a Shout by Michael Ondaatje – poetry, 240 pages
• Nowhere by Jon Claytor – graphic novel, 445 pages
• Doubles by Nora Gold – novella, 86 pages
• Lies I Told My Sister by Louise Ells – literary fiction, 268 pages
• Opposite Sully’s Gym by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson – mystery, 320 pages
• Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin – cozy mystery, 329 pages
• Lilac People by Milo Todd – LGBT historical fiction, 303 pages
• The Hunger We Pass Down by Jen Sookfong Lee — horror, 367 pages
• Finding Flora by Elinor Florence – historical fiction, 384 pages
• All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whittaker — crime fiction, 576 pages
• I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together by Maurice Vellekoop – graphic novel, 496 pages
• Vanished Beyond the Map by Adam Shoalts – non-fiction, 288 pages
• Legendary Frybread Drive-In by Indigenous authors – YA short stories, 352 pages
• Nosy Parker by Lesley Crewe – historical fiction, 264 pages
• Outsider by Brett Popplewell – non-fiction, 384 pages
• Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson — memoir, humour, 363 pages
• Palm Meridian by Grace Flahive – LGBT romance
• Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey — literary fiction,320 pages
• Pennies by Lora Senf – middle grade horror, 384 pages
• Chasing Summer by Frankie Scott – romance, 368 pages
• Suddenly Light by Nina Dunic – short stories, 240 pages
• Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo — literary fiction, 498 pages
#summerreading
#summerreadingchallenge
#canlit
#canadianauthor
Welcome to Canada Reads Inspired first annual (2026) Summer Reading Bingo Challenge!
• Rebecca and Tara have filled in the boxes with books they’ve read or that are on their TBR
• The Challenge will begin June 5 and run through September 5, 2026
• When you complete a bingo line, dm Rebecca (@canadareadsinspired) or Tara (@onabranchreads) on Instagram or email them craspod2019@gmail.com with a screenshot or list of titles
• You may enter more than one Bingo line; one completed line equals one entry
• If you have already read a book on the card, you can count it towards your bingo
• At the end of the Challenge, they will draw the name of one winner and that person will receive a $50 gift card from the independent bookstore of their choice.
• The Bingo card and list of titles will be pinned to Rebecca and Tara’s Instagram accounts; you are encouraged to follow them both
• The giveaway is not affiliated with YouTube or Instagram
2026 BINGO TITLES:
• Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards – Indigenous fiction, 368 pages
• Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive by Alison Gadsby — short stories, 200 pages
• The Distance of a Shout by Michael Ondaatje – poetry, 240 pages
• Nowhere by Jon Claytor – graphic novel, 445 pages
• Doubles by Nora Gold – novella, 86 pages
• Lies I Told My Sister by Louise Ells – literary fiction, 268 pages
• Opposite Sully’s Gym by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson – mystery, 320 pages
• Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin – cozy mystery, 329 pages
• Lilac People by Milo Todd – LGBT historical fiction, 303 pages
• The Hunger We Pass Down by Jen Sookfong Lee — horror, 367 pages
• Finding Flora by Elinor Florence – historical fiction, 384 pages
• All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whittaker — crime fiction, 576 pages
• I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together by Maurice Vellekoop – graphic novel, 496 pages
• Vanished Beyond the Map by Adam Shoalts – non-fiction, 288 pages
• Legendary Frybread Drive-In by Indigenous authors – YA short stories, 352 pages
• Nosy Parker by Lesley Crewe – historical fiction, 264 pages
• Outsider by Brett Popplewell – non-fiction, 384 pages
• Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson — memoir, humour, 363 pages
• Palm Meridian by Grace Flahive – LGBT romance
• Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey — literary fiction,320 pages
• Pennies by Lora Senf – middle grade horror, 384 pages
• Chasing Summer by Frankie Scott – romance, 368 pages
• Suddenly Light by Nina Dunic – short stories, 240 pages
• Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo — literary fiction, 498 pages
#summerreading
#summerreadingchallenge
#canlit
#canadianauthor
