What is the best thing you read this summer? My guest Carmel Phillips and I are sharing the books that made the greatest impression over the last few months, including backlist titles and the buzziest books of the season. (And yes, of course we mention the NYT Best Books of the 21st century list that dropped in July.)

Carmel Phillips is a design and style blogger who regularly shares bold interiors, budget-friendly fashion, and a splash of book talk! I've wanted to have her on the show forever and this felt like the perfect time to chat.

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Carmel’s picks:

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

The Women by Kristen Hannah

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Laura’s picks:

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

You Like It Darker by Stephen King

Sandwich by Catherine Newman

ALSO MENTIONED:

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

The Humans by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

James by Percival Everett

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah

The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Ep. 224: Best Books of the Year (So Far)

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