11. Summer Beach Reads TBR

1. Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
2. Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
3. The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
4. This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
5. Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman

Also mentioned in this episode:

• One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
• What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
• Lilac People by Milo Todd
• Briar Club by Kate Quinn

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Happy Reading! x

Big three:

1. Reese’s Book Club
2. Read with Jenna
3. GMA

7 other celebrity book clubs I found interesting:

1. Belletrist by Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss
2. Tea Time Book Club by Dakota Johnson
3. Service95 Book Club by Dua Lipa
4. Nat’s Book Club by Natalie Portman
5. The Katie Couric Book Club by Katie Couric
6. The Queen’s Reading Room by Queen Camilla
7. The Fallon Book Club by Jimmy Fallen

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A short episode in celebration of US booklovers’ favorite holiday, Independent Bookstore Day. It’s an inspiring day that I recommend to all booklovers.

Currently reading books mentioned:
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

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In honor of Earth day, here are some eco-friendly ways to enrich your reading life discussed in this episode:

Library resources

• Borrow the traditional way
• Libby
• Hoopla

Amazon resources

• Prime Reading
• Kindle Unlimited
• Kindle First Reads

Secondhand

• Facebook marketplace
• Goodwill
• Library book sales
• Ebay and Amazon

Friends and fun

• Book swap with friends
• Friends Scholastic book fair
• Swap books in little free libraries

Happy Earth Day and happy reading! You can always find me on Instagram @Kristinsnextchapter

April new releases I am really looking forward to:

1. American Fantasy - Emma Straub (April 7)
2. The Girls Trip - Ally Condie (April 7)
3. Yesteryear – by Caro Claire Burke (April 7)
4. Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth (April 21)
5. The Island Club - Nicola Harrison (April 28)

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Inspired by my recent visit to London, this episode contains my observations of London’s book culture. A bit more serious and multicultural like the city itself. 🫶

London bookstores mentioned:

1. Hatchards
2. Daunt Books
3. Lala Books
4. Book Bar
5. Foyles
6. Goldsboro Books

Books mentioned:

1. Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
2. Departures by Julian Barnes
3. The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce
4. The Ex-Girlfriends Murder Club by Gloria Chao
5. The Mortal Enemy Murder Club - Gloria Chao
6. Anatomy of an Alibi - Ashley Elston
7. Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q Sutanto

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Here are some ideas of how to incorporate your love of books into your next trip:

1. Read a book set in the place you are visiting
2. Bring a book with you that matches the vibe of the location (i.e. a beach read to Cancun)
3. Buy a book at a local attraction
4. Visit (support) a local bookstore
5. Visit a local library
6. Check out a book bar
7. Bring your book and read in a beautiful park or café
8. Visit locations from books

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Episode 4. Gushing about book clubs

Bookish Moments:

· Blue House Books in Kenosha hosted an author event with Mary Kubica, moderated by Jeneva Rose.

· Schaumburg library is hosting an afternoon with Kate Quinn on February 15

Currently Reading: It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica

Deep dive topic: Book clubs

· New friends

· Experiment

· Where to find them

· What might you get out of them?

Reading intentions:

· Book club at Read Between the Lynes on February 16: It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica

· Book club at About Time Bookstore on February 18: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

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In this episode, we cover why its important to support debut authors, where you can look to discover debut authors, some of my recent favorite debuts and some I'm looking forward to, and, finally, some ways you can support debut authors.

Ideas for bookish goals in 2026:

1. Try reading a book from a new genre

2. Try reading a new format

3. Read a new-to-you author or a debut author

4. Read a banned book

5. Read a classic book

6. Read a seasonal book

7. Try an immersive read

8. Do a buddy read or attend a book club

9. Keep a reading journal

10. Read the book before seeing the movie

11. Support local libraries

12. Buy books from indie booksellers

13. Check out more bookish podcasts

14. Attend an author event

15. DNF a book if you don’t like it

You can find me on Instagram at @Kristinsnextchapter, all one word. I’d love to hear from you and know what your bookish goals are for 2026!