Next on Books, Beach, & Beyond is Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich, We All Want Impossible Things, and Wreck, (forthcoming from HarperCollins in October 2025.) Elin and Tim begin by gushing about Catherine’s writing and how much they love her books. Catherine takes us back to her first writing projects, and then her pivot into writing auto-fiction with her three novels. They talk about family summer vacations, what keeps them up at night, health scares, grief, food in her books, her beloved characters, family dynamics, and all the themes and layers upon layers in Catherine’s novels. Don't miss this episode and make sure to pre-order Wreck coming out this fall.

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Catherine Newman Reading List:

• We All Want Impossible Things
• Sandwich
• Wreck (coming October 28, 2026. Pre-order now!)

What else are we reading in this episode?

• The Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute
• Small Rain by Garth Greenwell
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingall’s Wilder
• Black Hearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken
• The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
• The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes
• Real Americans by Rachel Khong
• Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt
• The Girls in Queens by Christine Kandic Torres
• Heartwood by Amity Gaige
• Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker
• Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
• Straight Man by Richard Russo
• The Risk Pool by Richard Russo
• The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

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