# 9 books to read this summer

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Podcast: [Happy To Be Here](https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-to-be-here-445507)
Published: 2026-05-22T05:00:00+00:00
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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 .

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