Reading the Rainbow Challenge 2025 – The Chronicles Of A Children’s Book Writer – Earl Dizon

This June and July, I invite you to read the rainbow with me by reading books by and/or about LGBTQ+ people. (There are also non-reading options, too.)

We’re gamifying it by playing BINGO.

Print or create a game board and randomly number each square a number from 1 to 25. When you complete reading- or doing- any of the categories below, color in the corresponding square. Get five in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to get a BINGO.

If you’re feeling ambitious, try and get a blackout- hopefully, a colorful one.

The categories are:
1. Adult Fiction- Contemporary
2. Adult Fiction- Classic
3. Adult Fiction- Genre
4. Adult Nonfiction- Contemporary
5. Adult Nonfiction- Classic
6. Adult Graphic Novel
7. Award Winner
8. Non-American and Non-European Writer
9. Banned/Challenged
10. Intersectional
11. LGBTQ+ Identity Not Read Yet
12. Play
13. Poetry
14. Picture Book
15. Kid/Teen Novel
16. Kid/Teen Graphic Novel
17. Kid/Teen Nonfiction
18. Biography/Memoir of Someone Living
19. Biography/Memoir of Someone Dead
20. Watch a Documentary
21. Attend a Pride Event
22. Watch a Film or Play
23. Listen to an Album or Podcast
24. Donate to a Non-profit or Support a Business
25. Reader’s Choice

Here’s my game board for this year.

The game runs from June 1st through July 31st. You can be strategic or you can play it casually. Just have fun!