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Southern Books Bingo

Southern Books Bingo is a printable card of 25 titles set in or about the American South: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Color Purple, Beloved, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Help. Use it solo to work through a stack of Southern literature, or bring it to a local book club built around regional reads. No signup, completely free. Print it for your next book club meeting or keep it handy as a reading list all year.

All 30 board items

  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • The Color Purple
  • Beloved
  • The Secret Life of Bees
  • Where the Crawdads Sing
  • A Time to Kill
  • The Prince of Tides
  • The Help
  • Salvage the Bones
  • Sing Unburied Sing
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God
  • As I Lay Dying
  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
  • Cold Mountain
  • The Nickel Boys
  • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
  • The Optimist's Daughter
  • All the King's Men
  • The Known World
  • The Underground Railroad
  • The Vanishing Half
  • The Water Dancer
  • The Revisioners
  • The Prophets
  • Swamplandia
  • The Last Gentleman
  • The Moviegoer
  • A Lesson Before Dying
  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
  • The Member of the Wedding

How to use this bingo card

  1. Print the card or open it on your phone.
  2. Mark a square whenever that item happens.
  3. Get 5 in a row, across, down, or diagonal, to win.

FAQ

What's the theme of this card?

25 novels set in or written about the American South, spanning classics like As I Lay Dying to modern titles like The Nickel Boys and The Vanishing Half.

Solo reading or a book club?

Both. Work through it on your own, or hand it out at a book club focused on Southern literature.

Can I swap the titles?

Yes, the free bingo card maker lets you replace any book, handy if you want to focus on a specific era or author.

Is it free?

Completely free, no signup. New England Books Bingo and Midwest Books Bingo cover other regions if you want to keep exploring.

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