Please note: Cards as show below are not full size. If you find either card hard to read, please click on it to view the full size and see if that helps. I will also link each full size card below its image.



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And here is the alternate version of the card with no images and plain text.



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New for 2019 are category substitutions. You will have two category substitutions that you may use in addition to two wild cards.

Substitutions work like this:

Below is a list of 12 categories that did not make the 2019 card. You may choose to substitute a category on the card with one on the posted list if necessary (if you're having trouble filling a square, etc.). So, somewhat like a wild card, but it's not as anything goes.

Some notes:

• Only the categories listed below can be used as substitutions.


• You may only use a category one time.


• In order to make it easier for us to track, you need to indicate in your master post that you're using a substitution or a wildcard. (Here's my master post from this year as an example. You can see where I indicated a wildcard used.)

2019 Category Substitutions List

1. Romance
2. Less than 200 pages long
3. A book that won an award
4. Spin-off or shared universe
5. First person POV
6. A Classic
7. An anthology of short stories
8. A book that features a character with a disability
9. An author's debut novel
10. Set in the future
11. Animal on the cover
12. 100k+ word fanfic

Here's the graphics I made for use in book review posts or to place on the card if wanted:



Wild cards operate the same as they did last year:

Wildcards are just that: wild. That means you may use any book to fill the square you are choosing to use the wildcard on. Fanfic is also eligible to be used for wildcards. They must, however, be over 30k long. No drabbles, ficlets, etc. You have a limit of two to use throughout the year.

Graphics:



There will be an updated rules post coming soon. Please bear with us as it takes a bit to get all the pieces in place and we're working on this in our spare time. Thank you for your patience.

We are going to do things a bit differently for the 2019 ljbookbingo. We will have one prize that will be drawn from those who achieve bingos throughout the year. Each bingo will get your name in the drawing, with an extra given to those who blackout their cards. So in essence, you have FOURTEEN chances to get your name in the drawing.

Therefore, instead of having quarterly reportings, we will have just one continuous thread in which you will report your bingo(s).

Please comment below each time you achieve a bingo, with BINGO #1, BINGO #2, etc., in the subject line.

As like 2018, you can either link to your master post (which should contain an updated version of your card), or if your master post is locked and not viewable to all, you can also post a direct link to your card itself and list the books you used for each square in a comment.

Reminder - Ways to Bingo

- Across (5 chances to bingo)



- Down (5 chances to bingo)



- Diagonal (either direction - 2 chances to bingo)



- Four Corners + Center Square (1 chance to bingo)

If you have any questions regarding any square, or if a particular book will fit any square, please don't hesitate to ask either stellar_raven or myself (keli).

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Paranormal - Books containing any of the following: magic, space, time travel, aliens, ufos, parallel universes, ghosts, etc.
Mystery/Crime/Thriller/True Crime - Mysterious death or a crime to be solved, etc.
Audiobook or Ebook - A CD recording of a reading of a book or an electronic version of a book.
Number or Color in the Title - Self-explanatory, with the reminder that for the numbers Regular/Cardinal numbers (one, two, three, etc.) and Ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) count for this square. Roman numerals count too (I, II, III).
Diverse Reads - We are going to follow the American Library Association and include books that recognize all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities.

Children's or YA book - Books geared towards the under 18 set.
Biography/Autobiography/Non-Fiction - Books based on facts, real events, and real people.
Historical (fiction or nonfiction) - Stories that are written to portray a time period or convey information about a specific time period or an historical event. Usually the event or time period is about 30 years in the past.
Set in your State/Country or Written by a Local Author - If you’re from Scotland, you’d read a book set in Scotland. If you are from the US you need to read a book set in the State you live in (Michigan, Arkansas, etc.).
Title Starts with the First Letter of Your Name - This refers to the first letter of your first name. You can use the first letter of your LJ username if you’d like. Also, you don't have to count "a, and, or the" at the beginning of a title.

Female Author - Self-explanatory.
One Word Title - Self-explanatory, but with the reminder that "The" counts as a word.
Free Space - Any book of your choosing.
Movie Tie-in/Turned into a Movie - This would be the place for any novels based on theatrical movies or those books that have been turned into movies (Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, etc.). These do not include TV movies.
Title is at least 6 words long - Self-explanatory. The title can include conjunctions (the, but, and, a, etc.).

Published this Year - 2019
Horror - Fiction whose purpose is to create feelings of fear, dread, repulsion, and terror in the reader.
Chosen Based on the Cover - No peeking at the contents of the book. Choose this book solely on how the cover makes you feel.
A Banned Book - Books or other printed works such as essays or plays which are prohibited by law or to which free access is not permitted by other means.
A New-to-You Author - A book by an author that you have never read before.

Comic/Graphic Novel - Series of comic strips.
A book that is part of a series (4+books) - Self-explanatory.
TV Tie-in/Turned into a TV Show - This would be the place for any novels based on popular tv shows, or those books that have been turned into tv shows (Outlander, Game of Thrones, White Princess, etc).
Fairy Tale or Fairy Tale Retelling - A book involving fantastic forces and beings such as fairies, wizards, and goblins.
Cookbook or Food Memoir - A book containing recipes and other information about the preparation and cooking of food or an author’s experiences with food as told from his/her memories and imagination. For extra fun, post a pic of a recipe you tried from the book!