01: The 10 Best Books We Read This Summer

Show notes: Here we go, it’s our first episode! We wanted to kick things off with our favorite topic: BOOKS. We are chatting about the genres we like to read, the book formats we enjoy, new releases vs. backlist titles, and best of all, we share our 10 best books of the summer. We have very different reading tastes, so this list will absolutely have something for everyone. Come chat books with us and add some titles to your TBR.  Show quotes:  “I always love a good classical book. Me and Charles Dickens are BFFs.” -Mia “I discovered historical fiction a few years ago and that was all I read for basically an entire year.” -Sarah Related links: Books mentioned: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (Shadow and Bone; Siege and Storm; Ruin and Rising) Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton and Robert K. Oermann Most Likely by Sarah Watson Circe by Madeline Miller What Comes After by Joanne Tompkins 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links. Click here to join The Fireside, our private community, to talk about all things life and books.