Our favorite books of summer

Hey, listeners!

Our summer season has come to an end and in today’s episode we’re taking a look back to discuss our favorite episodes and our best non-podcast reads of the season. We also took this opportunity to chat about some of the books we both read, including a few big buzzy releases. You know we love reflecting on our reading lives, so these episodes are always some of our favorites. We hope you enjoy this look back and find a few new books to add to your reading list!

Listen to the episode in your favorite podcast app (don’t forget to rate and subscribe!).

Check out these summer episodes you may have missed:

• Sweeping family sagas for classic and contemporary reading tastes

• A short story to read in one sitting this summer: The Prairie Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

• The Women of Brewster Place and stories of friendship, community, and resilience

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Coming up:

Tonight at 7pm ET, on IG Live, we’ll be sharing our Autumn reads and some additional plans, so make sure you’re following us on Instagram.

On Tuesday, we’ll release a Patreon exclusive episode to the public feed on our September book selection, including tips for reading a Victorian classic and which motifs to look out for while reading.

Currently reading:

Chelsey is making her way through the very science-y but very fun Andy Weir novel Project Hail Mary as well as revisiting some of her favorite children’s books. Sara is slowly listening* to Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead and hopes to pick up A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasm next.

*You can support your favorite independent bookstores and get two Libro.fm audiobooks for the price of one by signing up with our link, or entering code NOVELPAIRINGS at checkout!

Where to find us:

Download episodes of Novel Pairings wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our blog for bonus pairings, reading tips, and book recommendations. Find Chelsey at @chelseyreads or @hereadsheread. Find Sara at @fictionmatters and her newsletter. We love hearing what you’re reading, so tag us in your #bookstagram posts!

We declare after all, there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!

-Sara and Chelsey