May 17, 2023
Summer is on our mind and we are ready to break out the beach reads! This week we talk about what characteristics make up a perfect beach read, share some books we loved reading at the beach and pool, and play listener voicemails about YOUR favorites!
Olivia’s favorite beach reads
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
Becca’s favorite beach reads
Winter in Paradise series by Elin Hilderbrand (honorable mention for The Five Star Weekend)
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu
You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akaeke Emezi
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (June 6)
Our listeners favorite beach reads
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand
Obsessions
Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Linques Sandals
Olivia: Queer Eye on Netflix
What we read this week!
O: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Bramer out 5/9
B: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (out 5/30); Will They Or Won’t They by Ava Wilder (out 6/27)
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)
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