{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Galaxies and Goddesses: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Bookcast","title":"Summer Book Bingo 2026: The Books That Stood Out","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d7752dde\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1785,"description":"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.\n\n01:36 Books We Couldn't Put Down\n07:22 The Books That Made Us Look Twice\n12:35 Excellent Standalone Novels \n18:32 Weird Little Books\n26:17 One Word Title\n27:34 A Book to Make You Smile\n\nBooks discussed in the episode: \nGood People — Patmeena Sabit \n(Debut Novel)\n\nThe Correspondent — Virginia Evans \n(Bird on the Cover)\n\nWhite Fang — Jack London \n(Bird on the Cover)\n\nDungeon Crawler Carl — Matt Dinniman \n(First Person POV)\n\nThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter — Stephen Graham Jones \n(Standalone Novel)\n\nThe Everlasting — Alix E. Harrow \n(Time Travel)\n\nThis Is How You Lose the Time War — Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone \n(Time Travel)\n\nThe Factory — Hiroko Oyamada \n(In Translation)\n\nThe Empress of Salt and Fortune — Nghi Vo \n(Novella)\n\nSmall Things Like These — Claire Keegan\n(Novella)\n\nBeartown — Fredrik Backman \n(One Word Title)\n\nLobster Is the Best Medicine — Liz Climo \n(Read in a Day)\n\nBooks also listed on our Bookshop.org affiliate storefront:\nhttps://bookshop.org/shop/galaxiesandgoddesses\nAdditional References: \nThe Tales Behind the Branding of 32 Storied Book Publishers. Brian LaRossa.\nhttps://brianlarossa.medium.com/the-tales-behind-the-branding-of-32-storied-book-publishers-f14679107742","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bnX4vU-OLjNeTuZiDcsuCA3k6RYXisfD4BX5ojImheg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMzA3/M2IzN2M3MzMwNjc5/OTY0OTFhMGM0Yzdk/N2Y4Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}