Summer is upon us and you're going to need a few books to read. Book Review editors Elisabeth Egan and Joumana Khatib join host Gilbert Cruz to talk through a few titles they're looking forward to over the next several months.

Books discussed in this episode:

"Farewell, Amethystine," by Walter Mosley

"The Cliffs," by J. Courtney Sullivan

"Horror Movie," by Paul Tremblay

"Liars," by Sarah Manguso

"The God of the Woods," by Liz Moore

"The Bright Sword," by Lev Grossman

"Pearl," by Sian Hughes

"Sandwich," by Catherine Newman

"The Future Was Now," by Christopher Nashawaty

"An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work," by Charlotte Shane

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