Whose summer #TBR looks like yours? Call it a game, a competition or just an excuse to talk about books: this week we’re doing something new. Each of us will share 6 summer reading recommendations—some we’ve read, some we’re stockpiling for when our own vacations arrive. Your job is to pick whose list looks most like yours—which of us would you let choose the books for YOUR next vacation? (Fellow fans of the Bookriot podcast, yes, this is absolutely blatant theft—ahem, homage. Love you Jeff and Rebecca!)The Lists:KJWho Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie Embassy Wife by Katie Crouch The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford JessA Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter The Weight of Air by David PosesNew Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan (pronounced Downith), Dear Ann by Bobbie Ann Mason Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Fox and I by Catherine RavenSarinaMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano Life is Too Short by Abby JimenezRosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Valedictorians at the Gate by Becky Munsterer Sabky Also mentionedDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto Bookriot Podcast Episode 447: Summer Draft Results and Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley FordWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzles) on TwitterVOTING: If you receive the shownotes by email, vote by replying. Otherwise, send your picks to [email protected] WEEK Our summer series, The Working Bookshelf, starts! Every week, KJ and Jennie Nash choose two beloved writing books on a variety of topics, from productivity to editing, and debate: which is better? Which helps more? Which should be on your shelf? Jess and Sarina will be back in the fall, and we have a great new series up our sleeves. Sign up for our weekly emails HERE so you won’t miss it.#AmWriting is, as always, sponsored by Author Accelerator. Our advice this week: Follow founder Jennie Nash on Instagram for her breakdowns on book coaching lessons learned from We Should All Be Millionaires. No matter where you are in your writing journey, there’s something there for you. Find out more about getting a book coach HERE or learn more about becoming one HERE. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe
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