What Did You Read Over the Summer?
By Madz Lutz
Did you complete your summer reading? Our booksellers sure did! Just like we couldn’t let the kids have all the fun and issued a summer reading BINGO challenge to our adult customers—we also couldn’t let our customers have all the fun, so we took up the challenge ourselves! We even threw in a “Hard Mode” BINGO card!
So whether you are searching for your next great read or want to find out who your book twin is at BaM, here’s what we read over the summer and some fast facts on how we did with this challenge.
Most Commonly Completed BINGO Squares
Book by a Black author
Book that came out in 2023
Book by a New York author
Queer love story
Most Popular Summer Reading Books
The Guest by Emma Cline
Junior High by Tegan & Sara Quin
Jane, A Murder by Maggie Nelson
Betting on You by Lynn Painter
Give me A Sign by Anna Sartinto
Dirtbag by Amber A’lee Frost (available December 5th of this year!)
Most Commonly Completed Hard Mode Squares
Book that is 400+ pages
Book with a queer BIPOC protagonist
Book by a neurodiverse author
Romance
Book set in the Midwest
Non-western fantasy
Here are our Staff Bingo Cards for your Viewing Pleasure!
