Day 174 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has just 2 entries:

long-awaited • stand-out

'Stand-out' makes its second 2026 appearance.

Days 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

#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.

Day 171 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has two entries:

addictive • human-authored

'Addictive' makes its second appearance of 2026.

Days 169 & 170 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:

diverse • inspired • inspiring

'Inspiring' makes its second appearance of the year.

Day 168 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:

freaky • grotesque • magnificent

'Magnificent' makes its fourth appearance of 2026.

Day 167 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:

exceptional • quirky • sorry

'Exceptional' makes a third appearance of 2026.

Day 166 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:

little • mind-bending • speculative

'Mind-bending' makes its third appearance of the year.

Day 165 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:

enthralling • epic • perception

'Epic' makes its seventh appearance of 2026.

Day 164 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had 3 entries:

first • sketchy • trained

First ever appearance of 'sketchy' on this list.

Catch-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

Day 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.

Day 158 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has four entries:

forgotten • pacy • stunning • twisty

'Stunning' makes its third appearance of the year.

Day 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

Day 156 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had two entries:

national • personal

'Personal' makes a second 2026 appearance.

Day 155 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has four entries:

beautiful • musical • rich • single

'Rich' and 'single' both make their second 2026 appearances.

Day 154 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 has two entries:

formidable • record

Both are making their first appearance of 2026.

Days 150-153 of #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2026 had ten entries in total:

cosy-but-spiky • freelance • lost • monumental • new • revelatory • silenced • sparkling • storytime • unflinching

"New" makes a seventh appearance of 2026.