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11. Summer Beach Reads TBR Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman Also mentioned in this episode: One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown Lilac Peo...

Big three: Reese’s Book Club Read with Jenna GMA 7 other celebrity book clubs I found interesting: Belletrist by Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss Tea Time Book Club by Dakota Johnson Service95 Book Club by Dua Lipa Nat’s Book Club by Natalie Portman The Katie Couric Book Club by Katie Couric The Queen’s Reading Room by Queen Camilla The Fallon Book Club by Jimmy Fallen You can find me on Instagram @k...

A short episode in celebration of US booklovers’ favorite holiday, Independent Bookstore Day. It’s an inspiring day that I recommend to all booklovers. Currently reading books mentioned: White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Find me on Instagram: @KristinsNextChapter

In honor of Earth day, here are some eco-friendly ways to enrich your reading life discussed in this episode: Library resources Borrow the traditional way Libby Hoopla Amazon resources Prime Reading Kindle Unlimited Kindle First Reads Secondhand Facebook marketplace Goodwill Library book sales Ebay and Amazon Friends and fun Book swap with friends Friends Scholastic book fair Swap books in little...

April new releases I am really looking forward to: American Fantasy - Emma Straub (April 7) The Girls Trip - Ally Condie (April 7) Yesteryear – by Caro Claire Burke (April 7) Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth (April 21) The Island Club - Nicola Harrison (April 28) Thank you for listening. You can find me on Instagram @Kristinsnextchapter

Inspired by my recent visit to London, this episode contains my observations of London’s book culture. A bit more serious and multicultural like the city itself. 🫶 London bookstores mentioned: Hatchards Daunt Books Lala Books Book Bar Foyles Goldsboro Books Books mentioned: Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis Departures by Julian Barnes The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce The Ex-Girlfriends Murder Clu...

Here are some ideas of how to incorporate your love of books into your next trip: Read a book set in the place you are visiting Bring a book with you that matches the vibe of the location (i.e. a beach read to Cancun) Buy a book at a local attraction Visit (support) a local bookstore Visit a local library Check out a book bar Bring your book and read in a beautiful park or café Visit locations fro...

Episode 4. Gushing about book clubs Bookish Moments: · Blue House Books in Kenosha hosted an author event with Mary Kubica, moderated by Jeneva Rose. · Schaumburg library is hosting an afternoon with Kate Quinn on February 15 Currently Reading: It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica Deep dive topic: Book clubs · New friends · Experiment · Where to find them · What might you get out of them? Reading intention...

In this episode, we cover why its important to support debut authors, where you can look to discover debut authors, some of my recent favorite debuts and some I'm looking forward to, and, finally, some ways you can support debut authors.

Ideas for bookish goals in 2026: 1. Try reading a book from a new genre 2. Try reading a new format 3. Read a new-to-you author or a debut author 4. Read a banned book 5. Read a classic book 6. Read a seasonal book 7. Try an immersive read 8. Do a buddy read or attend a book club 9. Keep a reading journal 10. Read the book before seeing the movie 11. Support local libraries 12. Buy books from indi...

I thought what better way to introduce myself than with my favorite books of 2025? Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Bunny by Mona Awad Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto The Correspondent by Virginia Evans First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston Tilt by Emma Pattee Fa...