Anne Bogel

She's episode 421, fittingly called Go Ahead, Judge That Book By Its Cover, because she is a designer and she has an eye for that kind of thing.

And so in this year's guide, she brought her eye to our summer reading explorations.

And the final result is just like...

I mean, we gushed.

We gushed about it.

Full circle.

Okay.

What I'm looking forward to for our readers this summer, I wish everyone the pleasure of reading,

and deeply, deeply enjoying a book from a favorite author that caught their eye, that they thought, oh, that book's for me.

And I want them to read it and love it and go, yes, that was so worth waiting for.

And also, I imagine with joy, and I do wish for them the experience of finding a book that makes them go, I'm intrigued.

I don't even know why.

This isn't what I was looking for.

I'm going to take a chance on this unfamiliar thing that feels a little bit outside my lane and read it and go, oh, I had no idea I wanted a book like that, but I'm so glad I read it.

All the books, all the things, all the feelings.

Oh, Ginger, thank you for joining us as collaborator and co-discoverer and creator.

The pleasure is mine, and I hope all of yours, and that it's just a really wonderful reading summer.

Readers, I hope you enjoyed our conversation today.

I'd love to hear your summer reading guide questions or whether there are any titles you're expecting or hoping to see featured in this year's guide.

Although, mom's gonna be the word, so that thing is out on May 14th.