Claire and Linda were each inspired to bring four saucy summer reading picks (plus some honorable mentions) to discuss in May I Recommend’s first-ever minisode! Shout-out to Union Jack’s in Glenside, PA for their buffalo wing menu spice-level spectrum, which we borrowed for our own book-ranking purposes: Mild, Medium, Hot, and Suicidal (oh my). Whether you’re vay or staycationing this summer, we think these options will serve as a perfect complement to some well-deserved R&R. 

Books discussed during the episode:

• Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

• A Theater for Dreamers by Polly Samson

• Objects of Desire by Clare Sestanovich

• Double Blind by Edward St. Aubyn

• Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

• Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karella Stetz-Waters

• Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney 

• Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Eagan

• House of Holes by Nicholson Baker 

• Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill