Episode 138 - Summer 2024 Book Preview

It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to, publishing June through August! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (releases June 4)– The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry– The Essex Serpent (show) Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay (releases June 11)– A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay– The Blair Witch Project (film) It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant (releases July 9) Nicked by M.T. Anderson (releases July 23)– Feed by M.T. Anderson Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (releases July 30)– Landline by Rainbow Rowell The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava (releases August 6) A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (releases August 6)– The Goose Girl We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft– “I Love the Nightlife” (song)– Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft Halle’s picks: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (releases June 11) Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller (releases June 18)– The Change by Kirsten Miller A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (releases June 25)– The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston– Rebecca Serle books The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (releases July 2)– The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamai– Elena Ferrante books– Khaled Hosseini books The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (releases July 2)– Tana French books– Long Bright River by Liza Moore– Lisa Jewell books– Jane Harper books All This & More by Peng Shepherd (releases July 9)– The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd– Blake Crouch books The Wedding People by Alison Espach (releases July 30) The Friend Zone Experiement by Zen Cho (releases August 6)– Succession (TV) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann:  You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto– Jesse Q. Sutanto books– Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter Halle: The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on InstagramWell-Read on Bookshop