## The Paperback Post -- WEEK OF 10/26/2025

Bindery refers to a studio, workshop or factory where sheets of (usually) paper are fastened together to make books, but also where gold and other decorative elements are added to the exterior of books, where boxes or slipcases for books are made and where the restoration of books is carried out.

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### BINGO CARD PROMPTS
1. Read a book set at the beach
2. Read a book where the character completes a bucket list
3. Read a novella
4. Read a book that starts with 'J'
5. Attend reading sprints
6. Read a book featuring ice cream
7. Read a book published in July
8. Read a book with disability/neurodivergent rep (It's Disability Pride Month!)
9. Read a book on your summer TBR
10. Read a book with your favorite color on the cover
11. Read a graphic novel, comic, or manga
12. Read a book set during the summer
13. Read a romance book
14. Read a middle grade book
15. Have a summer treat
16. Write a book review

### RECOMMENDATIONS  
**Disability & Neurodivergent Rep**  
- _Here We Go Again_ by Alison Cochrun _(ADHD)_  
- _Hell Followed with Us_ by Andrew Joseph White (Autism)  
- How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby (anxiety & depression)  
- Someone to Daydream About by Sydney Langford (deaf FMC, MMC w/ ADHD, dysgraphia & dyslexia)  
  
**Graphic Novels**  
- _Magical Boy_ by The Kao  
- _The Chromatic Fantasy_ by H.A.  
- _Homebody_ by Theo Parish  
- _This One Summer_ by Mariko & Jillian Tamaki  
  
**Manga**  
- _Blue Flag_ by KAITO  
- _Dinosaur Sanctuary_ by Itaru Kinoshita  
- _Confessions of a Shy Baker_ by Masaomi Ito (CW: Dieting, calorie counting)  
- _Cat + Gamer_ by Wataru Nadatani  
  
**Summer (Beach) Reads**  
- _Melt My Heart_ by Bethany Rutter  
- _The House of Now and Then_ by Edward Underhill  
- _The Summer of Everything_ by Julian Winters  
- _If You Change Your Mind_ by Robby Weber  
- _Our Way Back to Always_ by Nina Moreno  
  
**Books starting with 'J'**  
- _Just As You Are_ by Cameron Kellogg  
- _Jonny Appleseed_ by Joshua Whitehead  
- _Just Between Us_ by Adeline Kon  
- _Joy, to the World_ by Lisa Bunker, Kai Shappley  
- _Junior High_ by Tegan & Sara  
  
**Books Published in July**  
- Buried Feelings by Kit Rosewater (July 7, 2026)  
- Heartstopper: Volume Six by Alice Oseman (July 2026)  
- Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter (July 23, 2020)  
  
**Middle Grade books**  
- _The Beautiful Something Else_ by Alder Van Otterloo  
- _The House of Sunrise Lagoon series_ by Nicole Melleby  
- _Glitch Girl!_ by Rainie Oet  
- _Dear Mothman_ by Robin Gow  
  
**Novellas**  
- _Finna_ by Nino Cipri  
- _Peter Darling_ by Austin Chant  
- _Read Between the Lines_ by Bee Medina  
- _Loading...The Machine Child_ by T.T. Wadden  
  
**Romance Books**  
- _The Next Chapter_ by Cameron Kellogg  
- _And They Were Roommates by_ Page Powars  
- _Xeni_ by Rebekah Weatherspoon  
- _The Broposal_ by Sonido Reyes

Join us for our readathon this weekend!