Season 2 kicks off with Beach Read by Emily Henry - because nothing says “new season energy” like enemies-to-lovers, lakeside cottages, and a whole lot of emotional baggage.

Join Corrie and Lucia as they unpack what makes this rom-com more than just summer fluff, from grief and writer’s block to banter that actually delivers.

Previous episode: Bonus Questions with Corrie and Lucia

Episode Timepoints:

00:00 Intro

01:44 A Discussion of Beach Read by Emily Henry

01:00:04 Summary

01:03:18 Outro

Other books mentioned in this episode:

Beach Read by Emily Henry

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry

You and Me on Vacation/People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

In at the Deep End by Kate Davies

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

One Day by David Nicholls

The Flat Share or The Switch or The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin

Other podcasts mentioned in this episode:

99% Invisible

Links:

Emily Henry's website

Emily Henry on Instagram

NaNoWriMo

Reading Materials on Goodreads

Lucia on Goodreads

Corrie on Goodreads

Reading Materials on Instagram (run by Lucia with minimal input from Corrie!!)