In Episode 176, Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books and I catch up on the 12 new releases from the Summer 2024 Book Preview. We share our reading stats, chat about what we liked, and what didn’t work out. Listen in as we share our reviews on these books and get some recommendations for your next read! 

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Highlights

• Catherine says she had a “hummingbird” summer of flitting from book to book to book.
• Sarah’s prediction of THE BOOK of summer definitely panned out!
• Despite some DNFs, Sarah and Catherine both ended up with a fairly successful summer.
• Catherine calls out one author as serving up wonderful “Jimmy Stewart fiction.”
• Sarah had a weird reading experience with one book.
• Plus, two of Sarah’s picks were 5 stars!
• They name the best and worst books from their summer picks!

Books We Read Before the Preview [4:27]

Sarah’s Picks

• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore  (July 2) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:47] 
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (June 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[5:14]

Other Books Mentioned

• The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe [6:09]

Summer 2024 Circle Back [7:36]

June

Sarah’s Picks

• Fire Exit by Morgan Talty (June 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:10]
• What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris (June 18) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:39]

Catherine’s Picks

• Swift River by Essie Chambers (June 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [7:44]
• Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (June 18) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[14:59]
• All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (June 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [23:10]
• How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard (June 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[29:04] 

Other Books Mentioned

• Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty [11:35]
• The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo [15:09]
• All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris [20:55]
• Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris [20:58]
• We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker [27:01]

July

Sarah’s Picks

• The World After Alice by Lauren Aliza Green (July 2) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [30:39]
• Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner  (July 9) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [37:42]

Catherine’s Picks

• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (July 2) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[33:43]
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (July 2) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [42:28] 

Other Books Mentioned

• Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead [33:01]
• The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo [33:04]
• Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane [33:09]
• A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella [36:53]
• Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner [37:48]
• The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali [42:35]