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

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