For the 3rd year running, much fun was had by participants in our summer reading bingo initiative. Here are some key takeaways from this year’s game (with the board for reference):

• Atmosphere (Jenkins Reid) was the most cited title
• All bingo players except for one read a book based on a recommendation*  (82% of players chose books from a display, so keep up the good work putting those together!)
• All but one read a mystery
• Many made a dent in their TBR pile
• Only two forayed into Japanese cat literature
• A lovely variety of summer beverages were enjoyed

*Shoutout to Sara K at Germantown Academy for creating an awesome list of book recommendations!

A total of 65 successful bingo lines were submitted: a ballot for each was put into a live draw for gift cards from an independent bookstore in each winner’s neighbourhood. Congratulations to Allison O’Rear, Claire Hazzard, Evelyn Pratt and Rebecca Moore!

After the draw, we had a great chat about favourite summer reads, including:

• This time tomorrow
• You think it, I’ll say it
• Dungeon Crawler Carl
• The Correspondent
• The Names
• A Beautiful Family (audio)
• Isola
• Ordinary Time
• Project Hail Mary
• The God of the Woods
• Culpabilities
• Wild Dark Shores
• Tilt
• Shark Heart

Thank you to everyone who played, and to Catherine for partnering with me to make this happen!