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EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 11 MIN

Your summer reading list starts here

from Science Quickly · host Scientific American

Kick off Scientific American’s first-ever Summer Reading Challenge with book recommendations from our editors, including mind-bending fiction, ecohorror and fascinating nonfiction. Host Rachel Feltman and editor Bri Kane share some of the titles on their summer reading lists and offer tips for tackling our science-themed book bingo challenge. Recommended Reading: The alien stories Scientific American editors keep coming back to 10 best dinosaur books, according to a paleontologist Join our Summer Reading Challenge  E-mail us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Sushmita Pathak and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by Marielle Issa and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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