Episode 138 - Summer 2024 Book Preview

It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to, publishing June through August! Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (releases June 4) – The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry – The Essex Serpent (show) Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay (releases June 11) – A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay – The Blair Witch Project (film) It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant (releases July 9) Nicked by M.T. Anderson (releases July 23) – Feed by M.T. Anderson Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (releases July 30) – Landline by Rainbow Rowell The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava (releases August 6) A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (releases August 6) – The Goose Girl We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft – “I Love the Nightlife” (song) – Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft Halle’s picks: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (releases June 11) Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller (releases June 18) – The Change by Kirsten Miller A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (releases June 25) – The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston – Rebecca Serle books The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (releases July 2) – The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamai – Elena Ferrante books – Khaled Hosseini books The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (releases July 2) – Tana French books – Long Bright River by Liza Moore – Lisa Jewell books – Jane Harper books All This & More by Peng Shepherd (releases July 9) – The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd – Blake Crouch books The Wedding People by Alison Espach (releases July 30) The Friend Zone Experiement by Zen Cho (releases August 6) – Succession (TV) What We’re Reading This Week: Ann:  You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto – Jesse Q. Sutanto books – Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter Halle: The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Instagram Well-Read on Bookshop