Beyond the Shelves: Beach Reads

We're talking Vacation Reads on the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves! Jes and Sarah are talking about what makes a great vacation read, as well as some great "escapism" books if you can't get out on vacation for awhile. Plus, what they're reading, best bets, and first dibs!

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Show Notes

Vacation Read Recs

• Dial A for Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
• The Dead Romantics, by Ashley Poston

Escapism Books

• Lake Books
  • Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
  • It Happened One Summer, by Tessa Bailey
• Road Trip Books
  • Mrs. Nash's Ashes, by Sarah Alder
  • In the Face of the Sun, by Denny S. Bryce
• Beach Books
  • The Perfect Ruin, by Shanora Williams
  • The Unhoneymooners, by Christina Lauren
• Books Abroad
  • Who is Maud Dixon?, by Alexandra Andrews
  • My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante

What We're Reading

• All-Night Pharmacy, by Ruth Madievsky
• Excavations, by Hannah Michell
• Seven Year Slip, by Ashley Poston
• A Court of Thorns and Roses series, by Sarah J. Maas

First Dibs

• The Future, by Naomi Alderman
• Death Valley, by Melissa Broder

Best Bets

• Untethered Sky, by Fonda Lee
• The Man Who Could Move Clouds, by Ingrid Rojas Contreras