Ep 490: Our team's best books of summer (Part 1)

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Readers, we’re back today with an annual tradition we know so many of you look forward to, as our team joins Anne to talk about their favorite books of the summer and what’s happening in their reading lives right now. As always, our team’s range of reading tastes ensures we share titles from a wide range of genres and styles that will appeal to all kinds of readers. You’ll hear titles that might especially appeal to readers looking for your next family drama, who are open to a unique blend of sci-fi/horror, are ready to be pleasantly surprised by memoir, or would love to add a witty read that Jane Austen fans might especially love to your TBR. You will not be surprised to hear that when the team and Anne get together to talk books, they can talk. So this year, for the first time, we’ve split our best books of summer into two episodes. Today you’ll hear from What Should I Read Next Patreon Community Manager and Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club Co-Host Shannan Malone and our Resident Spreadsheet Queen Donna Hetchler and then you’ll hear the conversation between Anne and Community Coordinator Brigid Misselhorn. Find the list of titles discussed today and let us know any of today's titles are on your list of summer favorites—or your TBR—at our show notes page, which you'll find at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/490. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey readers, I'm Ann Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next?
0:13.7	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:18.4	What should I read next? We don't get bossy on this show.
0:22.2	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.
0:27.0	Every week we'll talk all things books and reading, and today we are talking summer superlatives.
0:32.4	It's become an annual tradition to invite our team members to come on and share what they've been reading and
0:37.9	capital L loving in this season.
0:45.1	Today, we're talking best books of summer, so maybe it sounds silly, but I want to start by
0:49.8	telling you about our upcoming fall book preview. Today, we're looking back to greatest hits of the summer,
0:55.9	but fall is right around the corner. And at What Should I Read Next, and Modern Mrs. Darcy
1:00.3	H.Q, we've got all you need for back-to-school book lover style. We are hosting this year's
1:05.7	fall book preview on Thursday, September 18th. Our seasonal previews are always a ton of fun. We get together for our
1:13.9	virtual book party while I share my most anticipated upcoming releases of the season. And this year,
1:19.8	our fall book preview has a fun back-to-school theme for all those readers who think a bouquet of
1:24.0	freshly sharpened pencils is just what they need to go with their new fall reads.
1:28.1	We're talking big, buzzy fall releases, under the radar gems, books from a wide range of genres,
1:34.3	and publishing between now and years end. So much good stuff awaits. Find out more about our
1:40.3	fall book preview at Modern Mrs. Darcy.com slash Fbp. That's fbp for fall book preview.
1:50.3	Hey everyone, it's Dan Sousa from America's Test Kitchen. I'm super excited to let you all know that we're
1:55.7	launching a new video podcast that takes you behind the scenes into the messy, imperfect, but riveting day-to-day
2:01.3	life right here in our test kitchen. Not only do I get to talk to my colleagues about the
2:05.4	latest taste test they attended. I just came from a tasting of salted caramel waffle
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