Ep. 140: 2023 Summer Reading Special with Susie (@NovelVisits)

2023-05-17

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Susie Boutry (@NovelVisits) and I share our favorite books that missed last year's Summer Reading Guides, some nonfiction books we think are great for summer reading, and our #1 picks for four categories, including what I have featured in my 2023 Summer Reading Guide. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Get Even More Summer Reading Recommendations with Summer Shelves: In addition to my annual 2023 Summer Reading Guide, I'm once again offering Superstars Patrons ($7/mo) exclusive access to Summer Shelves,...

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Get Even More Summer Reading Recommendations with Summer Shelves:

In addition to my annual 2023 Summer Reading Guide, I'm once again offering Superstars Patrons ($7/mo) exclusive access to Summer Shelves, featuring even more recommendations for the season.
Summer Shelves features BACKLIST summer reading recommendations from 17 former podcast guests, our team members, and — for the first time — 20 Superstars patrons!
The Summer Shelves design is clean, crisp, and unique and you'll receive it in a PDF file format via Patreon.
If you'd like to get the Summer Shelves companion guide, you can sign up to be a Superstars patron here. You'll also get access to a monthly bonus podcast series called Double Booked (where Catherine or Susie and I share our own book recommendations in the same format as the big show) and my Rock Your Reading Tracker.

Summer Reading [4:33] Books That Missed Last Year's Summer Reading Guides [5:29]

Sarah

Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister | Amazon | Bookshop.org [5:53]
Red Widow by Alma Katsu | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:30]
Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer | Amazon | Bookshop.org [16:24]

Susie

The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark | Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:25]
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet | Amazon | Bookshop.org [13:30]
Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [19:09]

Nonfiction Books That Are Great for Summer Reading [22:35]

Sarah

True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Michael Finkel | Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:52]
Memorial Drive by Natasha Tretheway | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:31]
Still Points North by Leigh Newman | Amazon | [34:44]

Susie

Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste by Luke Barr | Amazon | [25:02]
Stash: My Life in Hiding by Laura Cathcart Robbins | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:27]
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal al-Sharif | Amazon | Bookshop.org [37:00]

Our #1 Summer Picks by Category [40:16]

Something Light / Fun

Sarah: A Likely Story by Leigh McMullan Abramson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [41:12]
Susie: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:28]

Something Fast-Paced / Intense

Sarah: Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421 by T. J. Newman (May 30, 2023) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:45]
Susie: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:05]

Something With Substance

Sarah: Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:24]
Susie: Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah | Amazon | Bookshop.org [56:53]

Something Different

Sarah: Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World by Lauren Fleshman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [59:33]
Susie: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:02:13]

Other Books Mentioned