I’m knee deep in vetting the last books on my list for my 2019 Summer Reading Guide (coming on May 21)! That means lots of DNF’s, quick sampling (I’m always really quick to DNF if something’s not working for me this time of year), and skipping around with publication dates. I’m now looking at mostly June releases.
Podcast
Episode 16, featuring Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb of the Currently Reading Podcast, aired last week! This one is a great one!
Episode 17, featuring Jaclyn and Rachael of The Pingel Sisters book blog, is coming on Wednesday.
New on the Blog
- 2019 Rock Your Reading Tracker – I used my “Rock Your Reading Tracker” this year to track all my reading stats in real time and figure out who my best recommendation sources are…and, my reading QUALITY improved 42% from last year! The new and improved 2019 tracker is now available for $14.99…get more details here!
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I finished reading…
Ask Again, Yes
Another 5 star character-driven novel I couldn’t put down! This one is a family drama involving two families. Mini review coming.
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Save Me the Plums
This memoir by long-time restaurant critic and Editor-in-Chief of Gourmet Magazine is a look behind-the-scenes of Gourmet during a time when they were trying to re-vamp the magazine. I love behind-the-scenes of business stories and I loved this one. Narrated by Reichl herself, it’s fantastic on audio.
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I’m currently reading…
The Body in Question by Jill Ciment (June 11, 2019)
Annie Jones loved this courtroom drama told through the perspective of a murder trial’s jurors…and I’m 25% in and really liking it so far. I’m a sucker for courtroom dramas and this one is unique. It’s also super short, so I’ll be interested to see how they cover everything in under 200 pages.
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Upcoming reading plans…
Golden Child by Claire Adam (January 29, 2019)
Kelly from The Well-Read Runner shared this as one of her new books she loved on Episode 10 of the podcast and my library hold finally came in. It’s the explosive story of a family set in Trinidad and it’s one of those books I’m going to try, but abandon quickly if it’s not working for me.
How was your reading week?
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I’m so excited to read Ask Again, Yes, but am forcing myself to hold off for a bit while I get through some of my earlier May books. I’d also been thinking of trying the Ruth Reichl book, so nice to know it worked well for you.
I also really loved the audio of Save the Plums and did a review (and tried one of her recipes!)….see below for link. So happy to have found your blog and your great podcast. Met up with some other bookstagrammers recently IRL and a few of us were chatting about how great your podcast chats are!!
http://bookloverspizza.com/2019/04/review-save-me-the-plums-by-ruth-reichl/
I’m looking forward to your Summer Reading Guide… seems I always find a gem or two there. Also, not sure I’ve mentioned it, but your podcast is excellent!
I am really intrigued by The Boy In Question. So glad you like it as I’ve had my eye on it! Don’t give up on Golden Child too quickly. It gets really good at the end.
(The Body In Question, not the boy).
All your books are new to me. Have a good week.
I just added Ask Again, Yes to my list. And The Body in Question looks like a must-read. Thanks for sharing, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
I’m reading Ask Again, Yes in May–I’ve been looking forward to it and am so glad to hear that it’s a great read! Like Susie, I need to get through some others first.
The Body in Question sounds intriguing–I hadn’t heard of it!
I have Ask Again, Yes coming up.
Have a great reading week:)
I’ve been saving the Reichl book for this summer when I’m less busy … I had planned on listening, so I’m glad the audio was good.
I really enjoyed the audio of Save Me the Plums and I also have the other two books for review! Looking forward to both!
I have a physical copy of Save Me the Plums and I’m excited to get to it! I love the idea of author-narrated memoirs, but I’m not fitting in audiobooks right now, so I’ll probably just commit to the copy I have 🙂