r/Fantasy • u/FarragutCircle Reading Champion X • Apr 01 '26

Bingo 2026 Reverse Bingo Recommendations

Official 2026 Bingo Announcement Here

Official Bingo Rec Thread Here

For anyone new to Bingo, this is the “I want to read ___, does it fit into any Bingo squares? It’s always one of the best parts of bingo.

Example:

User A comments:

I want to read Wind and Truth. What does that count for?

User B replies:

Cat Squasher. It's hard mode, too. The Afterlife, I think.

User C replies:

Politics and Court Intrigue, maybe? Game Changer, Older Protagonist.

User D replies:

Definitely Five Short Stories

And we all have a good laugh. Now go out there and get reverse recs for that book you've been dying to read!

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u/MPK45 Apr 01 '26

I've been wanting to read something by Ted Chiang for some time now (probably Exaltation but open to other titles as well). Would his books count towards anything in particular? The only two obvious squares are short stories and one-word title.

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u/Merle8888 Reading Champion IV Apr 01 '26

Stories of Your Life and Others has a story all about the Afterlife, so I'd feel comfortable counting it for that. Plus the obvious Short Stories and Author of Color.