Megan, Debra, and Lance bring Page Turners into the Fourth of July with summer reads, shop updates, July book clubs, listener shout outs, and the kind of American holiday traditions that only sound normal until someone asks you to explain them.

Chapter Thirty Five: Page Turners Pt. 6

Red, White, and Books

This chapter moves from Independence Day conversations into what everyone has been reading, what is coming up at Middle Ground Books, and why the show keeps reaching readers beyond Emporia. There is also a questionable used book find, and the growing threat of a Harlequin romance reading once the podcast reaches 500 subscribers.

💬 Comment Question:

What summer read would you recommend to someone visiting America for the first time?

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📚 Covered Pages

• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister
• A Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
• Five by Ilona Bannister
• Redwall by Brian Jacques
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
• A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman
• The Children by Melissa Albert
• Hollow Spaces by Victor Suthammanont
• The Close Encounters Man by Mark O’Connell
• Why Paint Cats: The Ethics of Feline Aesthetics by Burton Silver and Heather Busch
• Bunnicula by James Howe and Deborah Howe
• The Necronomicon

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🌎 Physical books and ebooks are available worldwide through the shop’s Bookshop page, and audiobooks are available through the store as well.

📖 Print and Ebooks

https://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks

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https://libro.fm/middlegroundbooks

🏪 If you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS to browse in person, meet the team, and find your next great read.

📅 You can also explore upcoming events, book clubs, and everything happening at:

https://www.middlegroundbooks.com

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🗓️ Store Events and News:

• First Friday comes to downtown Emporia on Friday, July 3rd from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, with artists in residence at Middle Ground Books and other downtown shops, plus specials throughout the evening.
• Page to Screen Adaptation Book Club is discussing Project Hail Mary in July.
• Diego’s Hair Raising Horror Club is discussing The Bog Wife.
• Fantasy Book Club is discussing A Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez.
• Mystery Book Club is discussing Five by Ilona Bannister.
• Hobbit Second Breakfast Club is reading Redwall by Brian Jacques in July.
• The full book club schedule will be posted on the Middle Ground Books website soon.

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