Kelly joins me for June's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.
Kelly's Selections:
Last:
Whistler by Ann Patchett
Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel
Now:
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
The Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
Next:
No Exit by Taylor Adams
Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult
DNFs:
Land by Maggie O’Farrell
Book Mail highlights:
Sunlight Finds You by Liane Moriarty
Dead Batteries by Kate Maupin
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
Few and Far Between by Jan Carson
Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray
Now:
Rising Thunder by Neal Shusterman
Hysteria by LJ Ross
Next:
Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi
Singles Girls by John Searles
Didn’t Work/DNFs:
The Gulf of Lions by Caitlin Shetterly
Book Mail highlights:
Peck and Peck by Bonnie Garmus
The Butterfly Season: What 64 Butterflies Taught Me about Nature’s Great Mysteries and the Meaning of Life by Lea Korsgaard
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Kelly and I recorded a fabulous conversation for my Patreon community about our Summer Reading Guides. How we decide what goes on it, our processes, and much more. You can purchase it here.
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Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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