A Summer Book Recommendation Bonanza
5 June - 43 minsJune is here and the long summer days are stretching out ahead, which means it’s time to settle in front of the air-conditioner with a pile of books. (Just us?) But which ones should you read this summer? The “Book Review” podcast’s Gilbert Cruz talks with the Book Review editors Joumana Khatib and MJ Franklin about the titles they’re most excited about.
Books discussed in this episode:
“Red Sheet,” by James Ellroy
“Villa Coco,” by Andrew Sean Greer
“They All Fall in Love at the End,” by Haili Blassingame
“Whistler,” by Ann Patchett
“As If,” by Isabel Waidner
“The Housewives Underground,” by Kaitlyn Tiffany
“Nebraska,” by Monica Datta
“Cool Machine,” by Colson Whitehead
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