Summer Reading List 2026 (S5E20)

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Aug 6, 202632:59Games & Hobbies

It’s summertime, which means it's time for our annual summer reading list! Featured books include Veil by Jonathan Jans, Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove, Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Deniman, God Emperor of D...

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