The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

S12:Ep258 - Summer Reading with Bookseller Sam Miller - 5/21/25


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This week we have Sam Miller, manager at Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville, with us to chat about books readers might want to consider for their summer reading. It is always fun to hear what is new and notable from Sam. 

 

This is our last episode of the season.  We will be back in July after our summer hiatus with all new episodes. Happy Reading!

 

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

 

1- The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebowitz
 
2- Northern Spy by Flynn Berry
 
3- Big Girl Small Town by Michelle Gallen
 
4- Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen
 
5- Cat's People by Tanya Guerrero
 
6- The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
 
7- Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
 
8- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
 
9- Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
 
10- So Far Gone by Jess Walter
 
11- A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle
 
12- A Lesser Light by Peter Geye
 
13- Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippmann
 
14- El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott
 
15- Big Bad Wool by Leonie Swann
 
16- Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann
 
17- First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
 
18- King of Ashes by SA Cosby
 
19- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
 
20- Katabasis by RF Kuang
 
21- Country Under Heaven by Frederic Durbin
 
22- A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
 
23- Isabella Nag and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire
 
24- The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar
 
25- Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
 
26- Plato and the Tyrant by James Romm
 
27- Turning to Birds by Lili Taylor
 
28- Is A River Alive? by Robert McFarlane
 
29- Mark Twain by Ron Chernow
 
30- Charlottesville by Deborah Baker
 
31- Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser
 
32- Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
 
33- Fulfillment by Lee Cole
 
34- If You Love It, Let it Kill You by Hannah Pittard
 
35- The Fire Concerto by Sarah Landenwich
 
36- Black Cohosh by Eagle Valiant Brosi
 
37- Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
 
38- I Am the Arrow: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath in Six Poems by Sarah Ruden
 
39- Red Comet by Heather Clark
 
40- Bad Badger : A Love Story by Maryrose Wood
 
Media mentioned--
 
1- Derry Girls (Netflix, 2018-2022)
 
2- Christoph Waltz on Jimmy Fallon --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0jr-HQeT74
 
3- Floyd Collins Broadway show--https://floydcollinsbroadway.com

 

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