Ep 539: Our team's best books of summer (Part 2)

From What Should I Read Next? by Anne Bogel

August 25, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 539

About this episode

The episode features the team's best book picks for summer, including a variety of genres.

Last week you heard part one of our team’s selections for their best books of summer. And as promised, today we’re back with another round of book talk. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Executive Producer Will Bogel, Community Coordinator Brigid Misselhorn, Community Manager Shannan Malone, and Media Production Specialist Holly Wielkoszewski. As with last week, today’s team members represent a cross-section of the bookstore. Today’s conversation features sci-fi and fantasy picks that range from cozy to dystopian, thrillers and stories with non-stop action, memoir, and nonfiction.  Find the list of titles discussed today and tell us more about your favorite summer reads on our show notes page. Today we’re talking about summer books we’ve loved, but fall is just around the corner and that means it’s almost (or already!) sweatshirt season. Our shop is freshly stocked with all colors and sizes of our MMD Sorority Sweatshirt. We spent literal years finding just the right source for this sweatshirt: after a long, painstaking process, we're thrilled with how it came together. Based on our original sales from our limited spring release, so were you. Order yours now and shop…

People in this episode

Host: Anne Bogel

Guests: Will Bogel, Brigid Misselhorn, Shannan Malone, Holly Wielkoszewski

Topics covered

summer books
book recommendations
sci-fi and fantasy
memoir
nonfiction
thrillers

Keywords

best books
summer reads
sci-fi
fantasy
thrillers
memoir
nonfiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: What Should I Read Next?, modernmrsdarcy.com