# 2026 Summer Reading Recs

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Podcast: [With Good Reason](https://stenobird.com/podcast/with-good-reason-1041442)
Published: 2026-05-08T17:20:31+00:00
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## Resource

It’s time for our annual summer reading recommendation round-up! From a book that traces the Cold War history of our “Made in China” goods, to a witchy novel about an old woman in the woods, we’ve got suggestions for every kind of summer. We even threw in a few podcast recs! You’ll hear from Megan Doney on reading translated fiction and Austin Jersild on international history. Later in the show: Michael Carhart on understanding pre-history and Matt Brent shares a speculative Japanese novel.

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