Days 177 & 178 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had seven entries in total:
competitive • electric • geopolitical • international • tense • unchanged • yellow
'Electric' and 'competitive' make their second 2026 appearances.
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@dvbishop.comDays 177 & 178 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had seven entries in total:
competitive • electric • geopolitical • international • tense • unchanged • yellow
'Electric' and 'competitive' make their second 2026 appearances.
@dvbishop.comDay 176 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has three entries:
government • stunning • vacuum
'Stunning' makes a fourth 2026 appearance.
@dvbishop.comDay 175 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has five entries:
funny • human-centred • measured • meditative • remaining
'Funny' extends its lead as 2026's most used adjective of the year in British publishing, ahead of 'major' and 'AI'.
@dvbishop.comDay 174 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has just 2 entries:
long-awaited • stand-out
'Stand-out' makes its second 2026 appearance.
@dvbishop.comDays 172 & 173 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 bulged with #FrankfurtBookFair entries:
AI • bold • charming • classic • creative • dark • dazzling • deep • disturbing • enchanting • fine • ground-breaking • hilarious • implosive • largest • main • manosphere • mesmerising • seductive
@dvbishop.com#UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 Frankfurt Book Fair Day 1 bonus edition has six entries:
cultural • dark • sexy • thrilling • veneer • wry
'Dark' and 'thrilling' both make their fourth 2026 appearances.
@dvbishop.comDay 171 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has two entries:
addictive • human-authored
'Addictive' makes its second appearance of 2026.
@dvbishop.comDays 169 & 170 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:
diverse • inspired • inspiring
'Inspiring' makes its second appearance of the year.
@dvbishop.comDay 168 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:
freaky • grotesque • magnificent
'Magnificent' makes its fourth appearance of 2026.
@dvbishop.comDay 167 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:
exceptional • quirky • sorry
'Exceptional' makes a third appearance of 2026.
@dvbishop.comDay 166 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:
little • mind-bending • speculative
'Mind-bending' makes its third appearance of the year.
@dvbishop.comDay 165 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:
enthralling • epic • perception
'Epic' makes its seventh appearance of 2026.
@dvbishop.comDay 164 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:
first • sketchy • trained
First ever appearance of 'sketchy' on this list.
@dvbishop.comCatch-up for #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026; Days 160-163 had 17 entries in total:
critical • dazzling • diversification • extraordinary (twice) • fearless • homogenise • human • irresistible • landmark • pirate • practical • rising • shift • social • thrilling • vital
'Extraordinary' hits 9 uses
@dvbishop.comDay 159 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has six entries:
challenging • escapist • Irish • keen • most • steeped
'Most' has made the most 2026 appearances of this half dozen entries: two.
@dvbishop.comDay 158 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has four entries:
forgotten • pacy • stunning • twisty
'Stunning' makes its third appearance of the year.
@dvbishop.comDay 157 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has two entries:
persevilience* • riveting
'Riveting' makes its third appearance of 2026.
*yes, this is how it was spelled in the headline
@dvbishop.comDay 156 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had two entries:
national • personal
'Personal' makes a second 2026 appearance.
@dvbishop.comDay 155 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has four entries:
beautiful • musical • rich • single
'Rich' and 'single' both make their second 2026 appearances.
@dvbishop.comDay 154 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has two entries:
formidable • record
Both are making their first appearance of 2026.