20 - Summer Reading!

Betty and Alex dig into all things Summer Reading--best genres, reading challenges, and their own seasonal reading philosophies. Plus, of course, lots of book recs. **Media Mentioned:** **Summer Reading Memories** *Harry Potter* series by She Who Must Not Be Named *Life of Pi* by Yann Martel *Wuthering Heights* by Emily Brontë *Twilight* series by Stephenie Meyer *The Magicians* trilogy by Lev Grossman **Favorite Summer Reads** *All Princesses Die Before Dawn* by Quentin Zuttion The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante **What Makes a Great Summer Comic Read?** *Maison Ikkoku* by Rumiko Takahashi *Hirayasumi* by Keigo Shinzo *Rare Flavours* by Ram V and Filipe Andrade *This One Summer* by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki *The Lord of the Rings* series by J. R. R. Tolkien *The Hobbit* by J. R. R. Tolkien *Dracula* by Bram Stoker *Cat Companions: Maruru and Hachi* by Yuri Sonoda John Grisham books *Wise Blood* by Flannery O’Connor *Beloved* by Toni Morrison *Harrow County* by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook *Medalist* by Tsurumaikada *Dogsred* by Satoru Noda *Nancy for All Seasons* by Ernie Bushmiller *The Apothecary Diaries* by Hyūganatsu, Itsuki Nanao, and Nekokurage *The Virgin Suicides* by Jeffrey Eugenides  **Beach Reads** *Beach Read* by Emily Henry *Moomin* series by Tove Jansson *Lore Olympus* by Rachel Smythe *Everything in Color* by Stephanie Stalvey *Absolute Batman Vol. 2: Abomination* by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta *Love Bullet* by inee *Neighborhood Story* by Ai Yazawa *Flash Point* by Imai Arata *Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End* by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe  *Delicious in Dungeon* by Ryoko Kui *BL Metamorphosis* by Kaori Tsurutani **Summer Reading Challenges** *Jersey Shore* *Holy Lacrimony* by Michael DeForge *All the Cameras in My Room* by Michael DeForge *Love Bullet* by inee *Cat Companions: Maruru and Hachi Vol. 6* by Yuri Sonoda *Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 2* by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman*Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow* by Tom King and Bilquis Evely *Little Women* by Louisa May Alcott *Identical* by Leah Hayes (avail. September 15) *Birdseye Bristoe* by Dan Zettwoch *Nancy Wears Hats* by Ernie Bushmiller *Masks* by Margaret Rae, Brian Nathanson, and Beck Kubrick *Pastimes* by Pascal Girard *Witch Hat Atelier* by Kamome Shirahama **What We’re Reading** *Little Women* by Louisa May Alcott *Nancy Wears Hats* by Ernie Bushmiller *Charity and Sylvia* by Tillie Walden *The Odyssey* by Homer (Emily Wilson translation) *The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel* by Homer and Gareth Hinds *The Apothecary Diaries* by Hyūganatsu, Itsuki Nanao, and Nekokurage *And the Strange and Funky Happenings One Day* by Natsujikei Miyazaki *Stages of Rot* by Linnea Sterte *Superman vs. Meshi* by Satoshi Miyagawa and Kai Kitago *Love Bullet* by inee **The Sandwich and Next Time** *Mrs Dalloway* by Virginia Woolf