Ep. 92: Circling Back to Summer 2021 Preview Books with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
Sarah's Bookshelves Live
Sarah Dickinson
4.7 • 785 Ratings
🗓️ 25 August 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In the Summer 2021 Book Preview (Ep. 86), Catherine and I shared our most anticipated books coming out June – July 2021. But, we often haven't read the books we share in the Preview Episodes.
So, in this new series, we will "circle back" to update you on all the books we presented in the previous season's Book Preview now that we've at least attempted to read them.
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Bonus Books
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Highlights
- Sarah's and Catherine's success rates from the Summer Preview.
- Our Best and Worst picks from the Summer 2021 Preview episode.
- How Sarah differentiates between a DNF and a sample.
- How Catherine and I would prefer teenage characters speak in YA books.
Summer 2021 Books We Had Already Read When We Recorded the Preview [5:31]
Sarah's Picks:
- Falling by T.J. Newman (July 6) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org
[5:34]
- The Second Season by Emily Adrian (July 27) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org
Catherine's Picks:
- The Husbands by Chandler Baker (August 3 – Catherine's Review) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [8:54]
Circling Back: Summer 2021 Books [10:29]
June
Sarah's Picks:
- Ace of Spades
by Faridah Abike Iyimide (June 1) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org
- One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston (June 1) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org
Catherine's Picks:
- One, Two, Three
- God Spare the Girls
- The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
July
Sarah's Picks:
- Embassy Wife by Katie Crouch (July 13) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org
- Intimacies by Katie Kitamura (July 20) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org
Catherine's Picks:
- Dear Miss Metropolitan by Carolyn Ferrell (July 6) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [33:51]
- The Startup Wife by Thamima Anam (July 13) | Buy from Amazon | Buy from Bookshop.org [43:53]
Other Books Mentioned
- Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza [8:34]
- This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
[17:13]
- Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston [20:03]
- The Book of Essie
by Meghan MacLean Weir [25:43]
- The Dearly Beloved
- The Henna Artist
- The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee
[33:35]
- A Separation by Katie Kitamura [41:43]
About Catherine Gilmore
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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sarah's Bookshelves Live. I'm talking with one bookish guest about two old books they |
| 0:12.8 | love, two new books they love, one book they don't love, and one new release they're excited about. |
| 0:18.9 | We're going to get real, and sometimes a bit snarky, |
| 0:21.8 | about all things books. If you like the show, I'd really love your support. Spread the word |
| 0:27.0 | to your reader friends, subscribe to the show, rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:32.8 | Let's get rolling. Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Summer 2021 circle back episode, which is an extension of |
| 0:40.7 | the quarterly book previews. Catherine from the blog Gilmore Guide to Books and Gilmore Guide |
| 0:46.5 | on Instagram is joining me. Y'all know that for the quarterly book previews, Catherine and I |
| 0:52.1 | have generally not read the majority of the books that we share. |
| 0:56.1 | So in these episodes, Catherine and I circle back to share our thoughts on the books we included |
| 1:02.2 | in the preview now that we've had the chance to read them in most cases today. |
| 1:08.0 | So since today you're getting the summer circle back episode, next week you will be |
| 1:12.7 | getting the fall 2021 book preview episode. Catherine, welcome back. Thank you. And may I just say, |
| 1:20.8 | Sarah, I hope everyone appreciates the tremendous sacrifice you've made in having to even think about |
| 1:26.4 | recording this podcast while |
| 1:27.8 | the Olympics are going on. I know, it has been difficult. It cuts into your viewing time. |
| 1:33.4 | I, for one, am greatly appreciative. Well, we are recording on Tuesday, August 3rd, |
| 1:39.8 | which is week two of the Olympics, which I care less about week two. Right. Swimming's over. |
| 1:45.8 | Swimming and gym. Well, there's a little last piece of gymnastics has already happened, |
| 1:50.2 | but is airing in prime time tonight. Right. Yeah. And then I will truly care a lot less about what's |
| 1:55.6 | going on. I only fully block off my calendar for week one. Okay. And y'all, I should say, we will be doing |
| 2:02.9 | some Olympics talk in the superlatives episode for patrons. How could we not? Yeah, of course we are. So if you |
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