About this episode

The episode reminisces about summer reading programs and offers recommendations for a 2026 reading list.

Kick off summer with us by remembering the summer reading programs or our youth and the excitement we felt to read our way to a super ball … or a Garfield pencil … or a Pizza Hut personal pan pizza. (And bonus if you got a mimeographed certificate!) Then we’re helping you create your own 2026 summer reading program by giving you a plethora of our own reading and listening recommendations, PLUS a way to print off your very own PCPS-created reading log. Sorry, super ball or personal pan pizza not included. Click here for a year of Remind Magazine for only $12. Shop our link at bookshop.org to support independent bookstores and the PCPS. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow the Pop Culture Preservation Society on Instagram , Facebook an TikTok Support the PCPS by becoming a patron on Patreon . Check all the extra perks you get here . Help the PCPS keep on truckin' by making a one-time donation here Subscribe to the PCPS email newsletter, "The Weekly Reader" here Send us an email at hello@poppreservationists.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

People in this episode

Host: Pop Culture Preservation Society

Topics covered

• summer reading programs
• reading recommendations
• nostalgia
• youth programs
• independent bookstores

Keywords

• summer reading
• reading list
• nostalgia
• book recommendations
• Pop Culture Preservation Society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Remind Magazine, bookshop.org, Patreon, The Weekly Reader

Products: super ball, Garfield pencil, Pizza Hut personal pan pizza

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