443 YOUR Awesome guide to summer reading!

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Explore the best books to read this summer with Meg and Sorta Awesome regular Katie Proctor, from buzz-worthy novels to inspiring non-fiction! If it's hot on TikTok's BookTok, you know Meg knows about it, and Katie brings selections for every kind of reader that you definitely want to check out in the summer months ahead. Looking for MORE Sorta Awesome? It’s a great time of year to become a Super Star! Get ad-free versions of Friday episodes, plus many, many hours of ad-free exclusive episodes created just for our Super Stars that you can download and binge right now! Plus text with Meg and the team and join our Super Star community on Facebook! Check it out at patreon.com/sortaawesome We’ve done your spring gifting season shopping FOR YOU! Check out the idea lists for Graduation 2023 in our Sorta Awesome Amazon store! Did you know Sorta Awesome is on YOUTUBE? You can watch full-length episodes on the Sorta Awesome YT channel! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: *OneSkin: Get 15% off with code AWESOME at oneskin.co *Caraway: Visit Carawayhome.com/AWESOME for 10% off your next purchase (or use code AWESOME at checkout) *Babbel: Get up to 55% off your subscription when you go to BABBEL.com/awesome SHOW NOTES: Awesomes! Find ALL the books mentoined in today’s episode on Amazon or on Bookshop! Or use the individual affiliate links included below! Meg AotW: Can We Read? newsletter by Sarah Miller Katie’s AotW: The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop LibroFM audiobook platform MEG’S LIST: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Amazon | Bookshop What I Carry, Jennifer Longo Amazon | Bookshop Icebreaker, Hannah Grace Amazon | Bookshop Twisted Games, Ana Huang Amazon | Bookshop Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros Amazon | Bookshop KATIE’S LIST: Literary Books That Will Make You Feel Things: Go As a River by Shelley Read Amazon | Bookshop Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Amazon | Bookshop Pure Fun: The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley Amazon | Bookshop Nonfiction on the Lighter Side for Beach Reading: Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May Amazon | Bookshop (also mentioned Wintering by Katherine May Amazon | Bookshop) The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs by Laura Tremaine Amazon | Bookshop YA Goodies: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Amazon | Bookshop (also mentioned Lovely War by Julie Berry Amazon | Bookshop) Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley Amazon | Bookshop Fun, Frothy, and Spicy: Happy Place by Emily Henry Amazon | Bookshop (also mentioned Book Lovers by Emily Henry Amazon | Bookshop) Yours, Truly by Abby Jimenez Amazon | Bookshop The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen Amazon | Bookshop What Else I’m Looking Forward To: The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate Amazon | Bookshop The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Amazon | Bookshop The Asventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty Amazon | Bookshop The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro Amazon | Bookshop MORE EPISODES FROM SORTA AWESOME: Ep. 442: Say this, not that! Ep. 441: DNG angst: the dreadful feeling of abandoning books Ep. 430: What to do when your reading life feels broken Ep. 408: The books that shaped who we are You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can find Katie at her website or on Facebook and Instagram! And be sure to order her latest book Color Coded! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! This post may contain affiliate links, which means we receive a tiny commission from the seller at no additional cost to you, if you purchase from them. We only share products and services we have used, tested, and love ourselves! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode was published on May 26, 2023.

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Explore the best books to read this summer with Meg and Sorta Awesome regular Katie Proctor, from buzz-worthy novels to inspiring non-fiction! If it's hot on TikTok's BookTok, you know Meg knows about it, and Katie brings selections for every kind...

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