🏖️10 Buzzy Beach Reads For Summer (Out of 1,000+ Read)

Welcome to Friday Night Readers, a virtual book club inspired by Gilmore Girls, hosted by Julianne Buonocore, who has run a Rory Gilmore reading challenge since 2020 and wrote the Unofficial Guide to the Books on Gilmore Girls. Fueled by coffee, we break down the books on the show, so you actually understand what the characters are talking so fast about, and help you read, live, and write like Rory.Listen to the podcast on: Substack | Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTubeRead the full post and subscribe to our book club community: Beach ReadsTimestamps:00:16 Meet the Expert Beach Reads Panel: Jules, and Kirsten and Jackie of Beyond the Bookends, the Read Carpet Report podcast, and Beach Reads Bonanza 04:51 American Fantasy by Emma Straub 07:13 Go Gentle by Marie Semple09:34 Strangers by Belle Burden13:17 Summer State of Mind by Kristy Woodson Harvey16:19 Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Jackie’s Yesteryear summary)20:54 More Beach Reads to Consider: The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey, These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean, Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney, The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson, and The Five-Star Weekend by Elin HilderbrandAdvertise: Do you have a book, product, or service you'd like to share with our engaged audience? Learn more and contact me.Follow: Instagram, Threads, Facebook, GoodReads, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, X, Reddit, LinkedInDisclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fridaynightreaders.substack.com/subscribe