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EPISODE · Jun 20, 2025 · 45 MIN

Ep 12: Sun, Sea and Page-Turners - Our Best Beach Reads

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This week’s episode is about the perennial conundrum that faces every reader at this time of year - what to read at the beach? We talk about which genres are best suited for reading al fresco and give you our favourite holiday read recommendations. Of course, we also share our latest book news, current reads and what we plan to read next.Book NewsThe Mars Room by Rachel KushnerQuestion 7 by Richard Flanagan Albion by Anna HopeFair Play by Louise HegartyPetals Of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong’o Current readsThe Husbands by Holly GramazioWild Boar by Hannah LutzBeach readsThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayAriadne by Jennifer SaintElektra by Jennifer SaintStone Blind by Natalie HaynesCirce by Madeline MillerSong Of Achilles by Madeline MillerWhere The Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Trio by Johanna Hedman The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller The Overstory by Richard PowersThe Guest by Emma ClineThe Girls by Emma Cline The Swimmer by John CheeverWalking On The Ceiling by Ayşegül Savaş Summer by Edith WhartonLast Resort by Andrew LipsteinMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteBrutes by Dizz TateSpent by Alison Bechdel  Fun Home by Alison BechdelDykes to Watch Out For by Alison BechdelYou Killed Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Sunset by Jessie Cave Girlfriends by Holly Bourne What we’re reading nextA Marriage At Sea by Sophie ElmhurstNecessary Fictions by Eloghosa OsundeLonely Crowds by Stephanie WambuguAlso mentioned@BeesBookShareThe Garden Gate Project MargateLouisiana Channel by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek in DenmarkThe Hay PlayerHay FestivalsOpen Water by Chris KentisFollow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast for more recommendations in between episodesCurious Readers is mixed by the incredibly talented James at Fish Island Studio (@fishislandstudio) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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