Ep. 61 The best books to read right now!

Track down your library cards, charge up the Kindles, and find a bag big enough to haul all of your books to the pool this summer! This week, Megan welcomes regular co-host Laura Tremaine and returning guest Cara Pence to Sorta Awesome to spill on the best books you're going to want to read right now. From gorgeously crafted fiction to engaging true stories to books they can't wait to be released, this list won't let you down! Awesome of the Week Unreal Raise You Up/Just Be, Kinky Boots A Color Story SHOW NOTES Voxer app SortaLiterary Facebook group Books mentioned in this episode (in order of discussion) Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson East of Eden, John Steinbeck A Man Called Ove, Fredrick Backman The Neopolitan Novels, Elena Ferrante Pretty Baby, The Good Girl, Mary Kubica Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty Ruby, Cynthia Bond Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi I Shall Not Hate, Izzeldin Abuelaish While The City Slept, Eli Sanders The Stranger Beside Me, Ann Rule Becoming Wise, Krista Tippett The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander Girls & Sex, Peggy Orenstein Life After Life, Kate Atkinson City On Fire, Garth Risk Hallberg The City of Mirrors, Justin Cronin Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty The Trespasser, Tana French Find Laura on her blog, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! You can find Megan on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices