About this episode
Brittany hosts the annual summer books episode featuring authors Sasha Bonét and Cindy Pham who share their reading recommendations for the season.
It's hot, school’s out, put your PTO in - summer’s here! That means Brittany’s back for It’s Been a Minute’s annual summer books episode! This time around authors Sasha Bonét ( The Waterbearers ) and Cindy Pham ( The Secret World of Briar Rose ) join the show to give their summer reading recommendations. From wanderlust to first time love - there’s something for everyone. Want more summer book recommendations? Sexy & Spiteful: the best books to read this summer Simmering over summer books Support Public Media. Join NPR Plus. Follow Brittany on Instagram: @bmluse For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at npr.org/podclub . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Brittany
Guests: Sasha Bonét, Cindy Pham
Topics covered
- summer reading
- book recommendations
- literature
- authors
- culture
Keywords
- summer books
- reading recommendations
- Sasha Bonét
- Cindy Pham
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Waterbearers, The Secret World of Briar Rose
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