Join us for a super-fun, laugh-out-loud Summer Reading Picks episode! Carolina and Alyssa talk: books they love, books they can’t wait to read, horror movies, celebs they went to high school with, tips for writing, finding inspiration and reading al fresco.

 CAROLINA RECOMMENDS: 

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/718580/natural-beauty-by-ling-ling-huang/ 

Homegoing by Yah Gyasi: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533857/homegoing-by-yaa-gyasi/ 

Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/57953/dreaming-in-cuban-by-cristina-garcia/ 

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669846/giovannis-room-by-james-baldwin/ 

ALYSSA RECOMMENDS: 

Happy Place by Emily Henry: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704944/happy-place-by-emily-henry/ 

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/702704/pineapple-street-by-jenny-jackson/  

Say Nothing: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/90837/say-nothing-by-patrick-radden-keefe/ 

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/678943/the-marriage-portrait-by-maggie-ofarrell/ 

Persuasion by Jane Austen: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/286398/persuasion-by-jane-austen-edited-with-an-introduction-and-notes-by-gillian-beer-cover-illustrated-by-coralie-bickford-smith/

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