Got into my library's summer reading around the same time I found this bingo. So I've got several squares filled, but still a way to go. I've dropped off with my reading habit, so glad there's still time.

So far, going for the second column.

Supplemental material - Dragon's Teeth and Thunderstones, a book I didn't especially like about how past civilizations perceived and used fossils. OR, Professor and the Madman, a fun narrative history of the creation of the Oxford dictionary. TBH, I'm not 100% that they both had extra material, but I believe they did. Non-fiction will usually have a bibliography or something.

Author from a different continent (+translated) - Ogawa's Memory Police. Author is Japanese. Haunting, near sureal atmosphere in a dystopian novel. One of my favorite books actually.

Group forms for a reason - Nothing yet, but I saw The Hobbit as a suggestion for it, and I've been meaning to read that for a while.

Prominent nature aspect - Hatchet. I remember always seeing the cover in school libraries and the bookshelf in my old house. But I never tried to read it. Picked it up since my niece was trying to read it. It's all about a kid stranded and trying to survive in nature.

Author deceased - I, Robot by Asimov felt like a good thing to read in today's world, and I rather enjoyed my time with it.

I have 11/25 squares complete so far, with two bingos: top row and middle column. Hoping to be able to finish the board again this year!

I'm at 13/25 in an attempt at an all hard mode, all TBR blackout (close to finishing book 14!). No bingo yet, unless I shuffle something to a different square. A number of the books I have left are on the longer side (for me), so hopefully I keep pace.

The new release square may be tricky as HM TBR: my original self-imposed rule was that anything I read had to be on my pile before we started putting the 2026 card together, but I may have to relax that if I don't gel with anything I'd earmarked. We'll see.

Here's how I've scored my card so far:

Not claiming bingo yet, but could drop one quickly, especially if I reclassify a few things. Currently reading something by an Australian lady and intend to mark B2 next.

Time to go through my reading log and fill this in.

Beginning of May I was finishing up the last of the Revelation Space universe with Machine Vendetta. That checks off a bunch of the bottom. It's a sci-fi mystery novel with multiple perspective characters, one of which is nearing retirement. I've marked this purple.

May to July, I read the Dungeon Crawler Carl books. As a series, they cover a lot of the missing cells on the right and finish columns D and E. I've marked this yellow.

I then read The Faith of Beasts, James S. A. Corey's new book. Doesn't really hit any cells I haven't already.

In August, I re-read the Bartimaeus series, one I loved as a child. Delightful little series. Importantly for this, it has footnotes. This is marked dark green.

At the end of August, I read John Scalzi's Android's Dream, which was excellent. At the beginning of September, I read Alastair Reynolds' House of Suns, which was also excellent. Neither hits anything new, so not marking for them.

Next, I read Sanderson's Isles of the Emberdark, which has a prominent nature component. I concluded September and spent the first half of October on Robert Jackson Bennett's latest series, starting with The Tainted Cup. This also has a strong nature focus. Emberdark in black, Corruption series in light green.

In early October, I went on a road trip with my wife. On the trip, we listened to two audiobooks. The first was Tusks, Tails & Teacakes, the best part of which was that it had punctuation in the title. I kid, it was a cute fantasy romance with enough other stuff going on to keep it interesting. Marking this one red. The other one we listened to was the latest Bobiverse book, but that hits so many of the same cells that I'm skipping it.

I'm currently reading the Old Man's War series by Scalzi. Very good. Doesn't hit anything new, but I marked it in pink anyway.

Still haven't completed any Bingos since Dungeon Crawler Carl. That center space is hard.

Oh, what a fun and neat idea! I hope everyone's making good progress and enjoying themselves! :)