Ep 491: Our team's best books of summer (Part 2)

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Today we're sharing Part 2 of our summer superlatives episode, featuring four more of our team members talking about the books they've loved most this season. Our executive producer Will Bogel joins Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club Community Manager Ginger Horton to talk about their favorite summer reads. Then, you'll hear from Modern Mrs Darcy Editor and Social Media Manager Leigh Kramer and What Should I Read Next Media Production Specialist Holly Wielkoszewski. Today's picks feature our team members and their wide-ranging preferences: romance to sci-fi, classics to outdoor adventure, literary fiction to narrative nonfiction, and beyond. No matter your reading tastes, we bet you'll hear a title that appeals. Find the list of titles mentioned today on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/491. While we're soaking up the rest of summer, fall is just around the corner, and we have the best new and timeless back-to-school book merch in our shop. Check out all these items and more at modernmrsdarcy.com/shop. 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.
0:18.8	What should I read next? We don't get bossy on this show. What we
0:22.9	will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk
0:28.0	all things books and reading, and today we're back with part two of our summertime favorite
0:32.4	episodes, where members of our team pair up to talk about their recent favorites and recent
0:37.4	favorite summer reading experiences. where members of our team pair up to talk about their recent favorites and recent favorite
0:37.7	summer reading experiences.
0:45.1	Before we dive in, I have to tell you about our merch. We have the best new and timeless
0:50.4	back-to-school book merch in our shop, ready for fall. From great readerly pencils to a sorority-style sweatshirt I think is going to be a new
0:58.4	team favorite, tons of great stickers, and the much-heralded return of beautiful custom
1:03.9	loitem journals to our shop now is a great time to load up on your favorites and discover
1:09.3	new ones to love.
1:10.5	Enter write with or on. Check out all these items and more at modern mrs.darsi.com slash shop.
1:18.7	Throughout history, royals across the world were notorious for incest. They married their
1:25.6	own relatives in order to consolidate power and keep their blood
1:30.5	blue. But they were oblivious to the havoc all this inbreeding was having on the health of their
1:37.7	offspring. From Egyptian pharaohs marrying their own sisters to the Habsburg's notoriously oversized lower jaws.
1:47.2	I explore the most shocking incestuous relationships and tragically inbred individuals in royal history.
1:54.7	And that's just episode one. On the History Tea Time podcast, I profile remarkable queens and LGBTQ plus royals, explore royal family trees, and delve into women's medical history and other fascinating topics.
2:10.7	I'm Lindsay Holiday and I'm spilling the tea on history.
2:15.0	Join me every Tuesday for new episodes of the History Tea Time podcast, wherever
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