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Alisha Ramos's avatar

It's so fun to see what everyone's definition of "escapist" is via your recs! Keep 'em coming!

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Caitlin Rubin's avatar

If you haven’t read God of the Woods or Wedding People, you’re sorely missing out. Those books scoop you up and swallow you whole!!

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Alisha Ramos's avatar

Both top tier books!

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Liz A's avatar

Truly my two favorite books I’ve read in the last twelve months. Great recs!

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Kelly's avatar

I’ve been recommending The Husbands by Holly Gramazio nonstop since I read it last year!

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Caitlin Kunkel's avatar

this was SO fun, and surprisingly moving as well!

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Bria Barber's avatar

loved this one!

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kelly_beth's avatar

It was such a fun read!

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Sami's avatar

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is an interesting, transportive summer read. I read it on the beach last week and had a blast!

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Tess's avatar

There are so many great recs in this thread! My ✨top✨picks for summer reads are The Husbands, One-Star Romance, and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. (I know, witches! Summer! But IMHO the latter gives cozy summer vibes > spooky Halloween vibes.)

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Johanna's avatar

I recommend Tom Lake by Ann Patchett as a great summer book. I've not yet been to Michigan, but reading this made me long for a summer vacation in Michigan, and this month I will finally get one! Lakes, cherry trees, a theater camp/festival...sign me up.

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Lauren Powell's avatar

I just finished this - a delectable summer read!

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Lindsay Maitland Hunt's avatar

LOVE The Cazalet Chronicles and Still Life. Another fun book set in London is The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams. Great for language lovers, featuring dual timelines, and a bit of mystery. On a very different note, can recommend Deborah Harkness's All Souls trilogy to fans of Sarah Maas's ACOTAR series.

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Sara Hildreth's avatar

I loved THE LIAR’S DICTIONARY! I hope more people pick that up!

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Anna's avatar

If anyone hasn’t read The Rachel Incident yet, it is perfection. Not particularly summery but engrossing yet literary.

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Melanie Taranto's avatar

I may be basic, but I'm loving Abby Jimenez's books, currently on Yours Truly!

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Kathy C's avatar

Love all her books - especially her newest one!

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Lauren Smith's avatar

I second several choices below - The Husbands, The Wedding People - and would also add in that my romance author of choice this summer is Kate Clayborn. I started with "The Other Side of Disappearing," and have read several others. They have a bit more character development than other romances but are still breezy in their own right.

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Kelly Gancas's avatar

I have two small children so I don’t get much precious sleep and nonetheless stayed up until FOUR AM reading Copper Script

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Alisha Ramos's avatar

That is a very strong rec!

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Chelsey Feder's avatar

SAME on all counts!!!

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Barbara Radford's avatar

I just finished The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (author of the Magicians). A heroic and engrossing story set in Arthurian times full of knights with more diverse background, faerie magic, quests, and moral conundrums between Christianity and pagan gods!

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Lindsay Maitland Hunt's avatar

Bumping this to the top of my list! I loved the Magicians

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Sara Hildreth's avatar

Oh I adored this book and agree it would be a fantastic summer read!

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Julia's avatar

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim is a lovely, delightful, peaceful novel set in Italy. The premise is four English women who don't really know each other decide to rent a house in Italy for the month of April to get away from the rainy British weather. The characters are so charming and it truly transports you to sunny Italy.

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Natalya's avatar

Jo Piazza’s The Sicilian Inheritance. Love, mystery, and more!

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Alisha Ramos's avatar

That one was so fun.

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Elizabeth B's avatar

Still Life is MAGICAL! One of my absolute favorites.

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Holly's avatar

The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford.

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Torrie's avatar

I am currently watching a show about the Mitford sisters, and Nancy is the narrator. It’s so good! It’s called Outrageous and is on BritBox.

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