About this episode

The episode features a variety of book recommendations for moms, dads, and graduates for Spring 2026.

Part 1 of our Spring 2026 Moms, Dads, and Grads recommendations extravaganza. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Join The Book Riot Podcast Patreon for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to The Book Riot Newsletter for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Discussed in this episode: Emma Straub Taylor Jenkins Reid The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Go Gentle by Maria Semple Marie Helene Bertino God of the Woods by Liz Moore Abby Jimenez Sarah McLean The Hacienda by Isabel Canas Claire Lombardo The Fraud by Zadie Smith A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead Percival Everett. Maybe also Matrix by Lauren Groff. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller I, Claudius by Robert Graves The Road by Cormac McCarthy Small World by Jonathan Evison, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Behind the Bedroom Wall by Larry Woiwode Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol Alone Time by Stephanie Rosenbloom This Land is Your Land by Beverly Gage The Women I Think About at Night by Mia…

Topics covered

• book recommendations
• spring 2026
• moms and dads
• graduation gifts
• reading suggestions

Keywords

• book recommendations
• moms
• dads
• grads
• Spring 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Wedding Date, Go Gentle, God of the Woods, The Hacienda, The Fraud, A Gentleman in Moscow, Nickel Boys, Sag Harbor, Matrix, The Dog Stars

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