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The Reading Lounge

The Reading Lounge

Summer Reading in The Reading Lounge

Aug 4, 2026 · 12 min · 10 segments

We know it is already August, but it feels like we have a stretch of hot, summer days ahead of us. In this bonus episode, we add a few new selections to our TBR list. We love that we each select…

We know it is already August, but it feels like we have a stretch of hot, summer days ahead of us. In this bonus episode, we add a few new selections to our TBR list. We love that we each select books the other has not heard of! Listen in to find some of your late summer reads. Here are the books we discuss. Whistler by Ann Patchett Land by Maggie O'Farrell Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer Contrapposto by Dave Eggers An Infinite Love Story by Chanel Cleeton Social Animals by Camille Perri You'll Love It Here by Natalie Sue Sunrise by Tea Obreht Let's not forget a bright summer cocktail for your outdoor reading. Peach & Thyme Prosecco Spritz 1 oz frozen peach puree 4 oz Prosecco Splash of soda Spring of thyme Sounds like dessert in a glass! Enjoy your summer reading!

We know it is already August, but it feels like we have a stretch of hot, summer days ahead of us. In this bonus episode, we add a few new selections to our TBR list. We love that we each select…

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And Patchett.

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I mean, come on.

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Of course.

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Whistler, yeah.

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And I think the most important thing is it's not about a horse.

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There's a horse on the cover and every interview she's had, it's not about a horse.

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So I have picked that up, but I haven't read it yet, but I will.

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I heard it's very good.

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And then Maggie O'Farrell, who wrote Hamnet, who, of course, that won a bunch of awards for the movie and for the book.

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She's coming out with a new one called Land.

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And I think that's about her.

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Well, she's Irish.

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So it has to do, I think it's a historical, perhaps historical fiction about early Ireland.

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So those ones are kind of the top of everybody's list.

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Right.

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So let's just get those ones out there.

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We all want to read those.

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But then we have, we pick some other ones.

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Highly Anticipated Summer Releases0:53 – 1:38

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And Patchett.

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I mean, come on.

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Of course.

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Whistler, yeah.

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And I think the most important thing is it's not about a horse.

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CynthiaHost

0:59

There's a horse on the cover and every interview she's had, it's not about a horse.

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CynthiaHost

1:03

So I have picked that up, but I haven't read it yet, but I will.

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CynthiaHost

1:07

I heard it's very good.

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CynthiaHost

1:08

And then Maggie O'Farrell, who wrote Hamnet, who, of course, that won a bunch of awards for the movie and for the book.

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CynthiaHost

1:15

She's coming out with a new one called Land.

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CynthiaHost

1:18

And I think that's about her.

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CynthiaHost

1:20

Well, she's Irish.

C

CynthiaHost

1:21

So it has to do, I think it's a historical, perhaps historical fiction about early Ireland.

C

CynthiaHost

1:28

So those ones are kind of the top of everybody's list.

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CynthiaHost

1:31

Right.

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CynthiaHost

1:32

So let's just get those ones out there.

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CynthiaHost

1:34

We all want to read those.

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But then we have, we pick some other ones.

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