Explore the best books to read this summer with Meg and Sorta Awesome regular Katie Proctor, from buzz-worthy novels to inspiring non-fiction! If it's hot on TikTok's BookTok, you know Meg knows about it, and Katie brings selections for every kind of reader that you definitely want to check out in the summer months ahead.

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Meg AotW: Can We Read? newsletter by Sarah Miller

Katie’s AotW: The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop

LibroFM audiobook platform 

MEG’S LIST:

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Amazon | Bookshop

What I Carry, Jennifer Longo Amazon | Bookshop

Icebreaker, Hannah Grace Amazon | Bookshop

Twisted Games, Ana Huang Amazon | Bookshop

Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros Amazon | Bookshop

KATIE’S LIST:

Literary Books That Will Make You Feel Things:

Go As a River by Shelley Read Amazon | Bookshop

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Amazon | Bookshop

Pure Fun:

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley Amazon | Bookshop

Nonfiction on the Lighter Side for Beach Reading: 

Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May Amazon | Bookshop

(also mentioned Wintering by Katherine May Amazon | Bookshop)

The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs by Laura Tremaine Amazon | Bookshop

YA Goodies:

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Amazon | Bookshop

(also mentioned Lovely War by Julie Berry Amazon | Bookshop)

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley Amazon | Bookshop

Fun, Frothy, and Spicy:

Happy Place by Emily Henry Amazon | Bookshop

(also mentioned Book Lovers by Emily Henry Amazon | Bookshop) 

Yours, Truly by Abby Jimenez Amazon | Bookshop

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen Amazon | Bookshop

What Else I’m Looking Forward To:

The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate Amazon | Bookshop

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Amazon | Bookshop

The Asventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty Amazon | Bookshop

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro Amazon | Bookshop

MORE EPISODES FROM SORTA AWESOME:

Ep. 442: Say this, not that!

Ep. 441: DNG angst: the dreadful feeling of abandoning books

Ep. 430: What to do when your reading life feels broken

Ep. 408: The books that shaped who we are

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