14 Summer Reading Recs from Our Fave Bookstagrammers!

Published: June 1, 2022, 4 a.m.

This week we\u2019re helping you build your summer reading list with recommendations from some of our favorite bookstagrammers! They each share two books they recommend we read this summer and answer a pressing question: If you could have a meal with any book character at any chain restaurant, which character and restaurant would you choose? \xa0

Sarah\u2019s Picks:\xa0 Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett (esp for fans of Nothing To See Here)\xa0

The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (Out July 5)

Find Sarah at @sarahsbookshelves

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Amber\u2019s Picks

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola (Out July 5)

Hope and Glory by Jendella Benson

Find Amber at @byamberburns and www.byamberburns.com

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Pheobe\u2019s Picks

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune\xa0

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (Out July 26)

Find Phoebe at @readandwright\xa0

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Morgan\u2019s Picks

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Find Morgan at @nycbookgirl (and check out our last ep with morgan here!)

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Ashley\u2019s Picks

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Out July 5)

Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore (Out June 14)

Find Ashley at @ashleyspivey, @spiveysbookclub

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Becca\u2019s Picks

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

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Olivia\u2019s Picks

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes (out June 14)

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (Out August 16) (check content warnings for this one!)

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Obsessions\xa0

Olivia: New Boden dresses

Becca: Ten Percent via Amazon Prime

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What we read this week!

Becca:

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

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Olivia:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The It Girl by Ruth Ware (Out July 12)

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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This Month\u2019s Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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