Episode 124 || Summer Reading Recs

Summer has officially begun, so Annie and Chris are here to tell you what you should be reading--whether you're inside to escape the rain or outside with the sand and sun. Also, what happens when children become club promoters? 

Beach Books
+ The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close
+ The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor
+ Hello, Sunshine by Laura Dave
+ Windfall by Jennifer Smith
+ The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

Page-Turners
+ Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
+ Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
+ Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy
+ American Fire by Monica Hesse (on sale July 11)

Stories with a Twist
+ Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
+ Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane

Family Dramas
+ Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
+ Last Things by Marissa Moss
+ Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
+ Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett

Heavy Thinking
+ Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
+ Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
+ The Leavers by Lisa Ko
+ Theft by Finding by David Sedaris
+ Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu

You can read Maile Meloy's interview with Ann Patchett here.

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