Summer Reading Recommendations 2024

Avid and casual readers alike will enjoy listening to this annual episode (12th year running!), in which hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Ellison Weist serve up 14 book suggestions. Before switching to the literary conversation around 08:55, Sarah shares why her son’s life is a bit like Tom Lake these days. Sarah shares why her son’s life is a bit like Tom Lake these days. Need more book-talk? Miles of Books is at the end of the episode, and Coach Liz recommends two books about finding balance in a busy life. Here are the fiction and non-fiction books the hosts dive into: James by Percival EverettNight Watch by Jayne Anne PhillipsThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreThe Safekeep by Yael Van Der WoudenWhale Fall by Elizabeth O’ConnorThe Cliffs by J. Courtney SullivanSandwich by Catherine NewmanThe Stolen Child by Ann HoodClose to Death by Anthony HorowitzLike Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberley McCreightChasing Beauty by Natalie DykstraThe Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin DunneRebel Rising by Rebel WilsonShakespeare’s Sisters by Ramie Targoff  When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! 26.2 or 13.1 in Portland! Use code AMR20 for $20 off registration at portlandmarathon.com Get Chomping: Get 20% off your first order + free shipping at Chomps.com/AMRLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices