Best of Books Part 2: Top Summer Reads for 2026

Welcome to the Your Morning weekly podcast and the second installment of our best of books series! In case you missed it, a few weeks ago we had author and book expert Vikki Van Sickle who shared her must-reads for the summer—so go back and have a watch or a listen because on today’s episode, we have sit-downs with some amazing authors talking about their work. We have something for everyone in this episode: • Kagiso Lesego Molope discusses her novel ‘We Inherit the Fire’ • Sadeqa Johnson shares insights on her historical fiction, ‘Keeper of Lost Children’ • Patrick Radden Keefe dives into his new investigative book ‘London Falling’ • Kathryn Blaze Baum shares her personal story navigating the big business of fertility • Best-selling author and leading anti-racist scholar Ibram X. Kendi on his latest book ‘Chain of Ideas’ • Librarian and Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets with his picture book ‘I’m So Happy You’re Here’ • Consumer futurist Doug Stephens discusses ‘The Future of Competitive Advantage’ • Journalist Lyse Doucet talks about her book, ‘The Finest Hotel in Kabul’