Ep. 86: Summer 2021 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)

Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out June – July 2021. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Announcements Join our Patreon Community ($5/mo) to get (get more details about all the goodies available to our patrons and sign up here!): Our new monthly bonus podcast episode series called BEYOND BOOKSTAGRAM where a featured patron shares 3 books she/he loves that are not splashed all over Bookstagram. Our semi-new quarterly bonus podcast episode series called Book Preview Extras! In these episodes, Catherine and I share at least 4 bonus books that we're excited about that we did not share in the regular Preview episode.  Highlights Sarah's and Catherine's #1 Summer book picks. Summer 2021 Book Preview [5:57] June Sarah's Picks: Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike Iyimide (June 1) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [7:17]  One Last Stopby Casey McQuiston (June 1) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [13:12]  Catherine's Picks: One, Two, Threeby Laurie Frankel (June 8) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [10:12] God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney (June 22) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [16:42]  The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi (June 22) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [23:23]  July Sarah's Picks: Falling by T.J. Newman (July 6) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [19:43] Embassy Wife by Katie Crouch (July 13) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [27:17] Intimacies by Katie Kitamura (July 20) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [33:16] The Second Season by Emily Adrian (July 27) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [40:58] Catherine's Picks: The Husbands by Chandler Baker (August 3 – NEW PUBLICATION DATE) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [30:29] Dear Miss Metropolitan by Carolyn Ferrell (July 6) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [36:27] The Startup Wife by Thamima Anam (July 13) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [45:00] Other Books Mentioned Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Buy from Amazon [6:42] Seven Days in June by Tia Williams | Buy from Amazon [6:42] The Takedown by Corrie Wang | Buy from Amazon [9:12] All Girls by Emily Layden | Buy from Amazon [9:17] This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [10:15] Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston | Buy from Amazon [13:39] The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:07] Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson | Buy from Amazon [19:19] The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi | Buy from Amazon [23:44]  Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch | Buy from Amazon [27:50] What Could Be Saved by Liese O'Halloran Schwarz (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:39] The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:39] Abroad by Katie Crouch | Buy from Amazon [29:36] Whisper Network by Chandler Baker | Buy from Amazon [31:56] A Separation by Katie Kitamura (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [34:14] Room by Emma Donoghue | Buy from Amazon [39:27] The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [39:27] An Untamed State by Roxane Gay (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [39:54] Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza | Buy from Amazon [44:27] About Catherine Gilmore Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.