In Ep. 195, Susie (@NovelVisits) and Sarah are back to share their favorite books that missed last year’s Summer Reading Guide and our #1 picks for each category featured in my 2025 Summer Reading Guide. Plus, they begin by sharing how their summer reading habits have evolved over the years.
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Once again, we are happy to offer a Printable Cheatsheet for this year’s Guide:
Summer Reading [7:42]
The Evolution of Our Summer Reading Journeys [8:41]
Books Mentioned by Susie
- London by Edward Rutherfurd (1997) [15:09]
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (2005) [16:09]
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2008) [16:12]
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2005) [16:15]
- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (2009) [16:31]
- The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (2013) [16:32]
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King (2011) [16:34]
Books Mentioned by Sarah
- Jaws by Peter Benchley (1974) [17:57]
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (1943) [21:02]
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1957) [21:03]
- Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (2010) [21:06]
Books That Missed Last Year’s Summer Reading Guide [24:23]
Sarah
- JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:27]
- Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:08]
- Hunted by Abir Mukherjee (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:51]
Susie
- The Most by Jessica Anthony (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:10]
- The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (2015) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:52]
- Blue Light Hours by Bruna Dantas Lobato (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:01]
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