Summer Book Bingo 2026: The Books That Stood Out
In this episode of Galaxies and Goddesses, Andrea and Elizabeth wrap up Summer Book Bingo by sharing some of their favorite reads from the challenge. They talk about books that they couldn’t put down, the strange ways a Bingo category can change how you look at a book, and some thought provoking weird little books. A few are sci-fi, a few are fantasy, and some are just really great stories about community and character.
01:36 Books We Couldn't Put Down
07:22 The Books That Made Us Look Twice
12:35 Excellent Standalone Novels
18:32 Weird Little Books
26:17 One Word Title
27:34 A Book to Make You Smile
Books discussed in the episode:
Good People — Patmeena Sabit
(Debut Novel)
The Correspondent — Virginia Evans
(Bird on the Cover)
White Fang — Jack London
(Bird on the Cover)
Dungeon Crawler Carl — Matt Dinniman
(First Person POV)
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter — Stephen Graham Jones
(Standalone Novel)
The Everlasting — Alix E. Harrow
(Time Travel)
This Is How You Lose the Time War — Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
(Time Travel)
The Factory — Hiroko Oyamada
(In Translation)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune — Nghi Vo
(Novella)
Small Things Like These — Claire Keegan
(Novella)
Beartown — Fredrik Backman
(One Word Title)
Lobster Is the Best Medicine — Liz Climo
(Read in a Day)
Books also listed on our Bookshop.org affiliate storefront:
https://bookshop.org/shop/galaxiesandgoddesses
Additional References:
The Tales Behind the Branding of 32 Storied Book Publishers. Brian LaRossa.
https://brianlarossa.medium.com/the-tales-behind-the-branding-of-32-storied-book-publishers-f14679107742
