Episode
9 books to read this summer
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- Happy To Be Here
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- May 22, 2026
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- 1927
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Summary
Host Greta Johnsen talks to two of her favorite readers -- MJ Franklin , an editor at the New York Times Book Review and host of The Book Review Book Club podcast, and Traci Thomas , who hosts the wonderfully bookish podcast The Stacks . Even though the three of them have WILDLY different reading tastes, they also have an abundance of respect for each other, so these conversations are always a treat. Here’s a list of each of their recommendations: Greta’s picks: The Children , Melissa Albert (June 2) Land , Maggie O’Farrell (June 2) Etna , Paul Yoon August 4 Traci’s picks: Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life , Dusty Baker (June 9) The Great Wherever , Shannon Sanders (July 7) Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America , Rozina Ali (August 25) MJ’s picks: Country People , Daniel Mason (July 7) Fixer Chao , Han Ong (July 14) The Mortons , Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld (July 21) SHOW CREDITS Creator and host: Greta Johnsen Senior Producer: Ben Goldberg Composers: Ross Bellenoit and Jeremy Thal Tile art: Mac Maclean See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .