Summer Holiday Reading Recommendations

Jul 24, 2026

A special episode: Anna and Geoff are joined by Kate Slotover of the Book Club Review Podcast, on location in London.  We discuss our top holiday reading recommendations.

 

Our picks:

 

FAMESICK by Lena Dunham

THE PALACE PAPERS by Tina Brown

ENOUGH SAID by Alan Bennett  

SLOUGH HOUSE by Mick Herron

WAITING ON A FRIEND by Natalie Adler

LEAVING THE ATOCHA STATION by Ben Lerner

PARADISO by Michele Masneri translated by Richard Village

RECEIPTS FROM THE BOOKSHOP by Katie Clapham

THE LINE OF BEAUTY by Alan Hollinghurst

 

 

Also discussed:

TRANSCRIPTION by Ben Lerner

VILLA COCO by Andrew Sean Greer

THE SILVER BOOK by Olivia Laing

SUNSTRUCK by William Hunter

THE PAPER PALACE by Miranda Cowley Heller

EUROTRASH by Christian Kracht translated by Daniel Bowles

EARTH 7 by Deb Olin Unferth

 

Pressing questions: 

• What makes a good holiday read?
• How many ghosts are too many?
• Is running a bookshop the dream job?

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