Summer means summer reading. And if it’s not on Instagram, did it even happen? I joke (a little). But I was interested in tracking down what books different authors were posting about this summer. I know I added a lot to my TBR through this process. And I hope you do too. Happy insta-stalking!
Elizabeth Gilbert Is Reading Flash Count Diary
View this post on InstagramTHIS BOOK. This book! I have been waiting for months for this book to come out, so I can tell you all about it. It was published yesterday, so let’s do this thing! My friend @steinkedarcey has written a searingly intelligent, richly imagined, deeply moving memoir and exploration of menopause. This is not like anything I have ever yet seen on the subject. Darcey doesn’t make a mockery of her menopause, nor see it as a tragedy (unlike almost all the current cultural conversation around the subject), nor does she just talk about hormone replacement (seemingly the only medical conversation around the subject). Instead, she takes her body, our history, and nature itself seriously — looking at the end of her menstruation through the lens of spirituality, art, sexuality, myth, marriage, and (most stunningly) female POWER. I was incredibly stirred, educated, and inspired by this book. My favorite radical idea is when Darcy imagines that her (quite severe) hot flashes were ultimately a gift from the universe — meant to “burn away” all her last remaining insecurity, neediness, body-image-anxiety…in short, all obstacles of youthful femininity that had kept her trapped for so long in people-pleasing, life-sucking behaviors. I also love when she goes off on an adventure to study killer whales — another species where, as with humans, the females have a long, rich life, after their reproductive years are over. (Spoiler: post-menopausal female killer whales become the leaders of their pods, because they carry so much memory and wisdom.) I love this book. I admire this book. I want everyone to read this book. It’s fierce, and it’s important.
Onward, LG
Jasmine Guillory Is Reading The Right Swipe, All This Could Be Yours, Not the Girl You Marry, & The Friend Zone
View this post on InstagramI’ve gotten so many exciting upcoming books lately! If I get enough work done on my flight to New Orleans, I’m going to treat myself to one of these, fingers crossed! (My mom has already called dibs on @jamiattenberg’s book).
Brene Brown Is Reading City of Girls & The Beautiful No
View this post on InstagramSpending this weekend poolside with my friends @elizabeth_gilbert_writer and @sherisalata CAN’T WAIT! Stay awkward, kind and brave, friends! ♥️
Alyssa Cole Is Reading Kingdom of Souls, The Friend Zone, How to Be Remy Cameron, & The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics
View this post on InstagramSome #bookcon2019 pretties that I managed to snag: The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics (@o_wow_waite), How To Be Remy Cameron (@wintersjulian), The Friend Zone (@authorabbyjimenez), and Kingdom of Souls (@renathedreamer)!!
Sarah MacLean Is Reading Love Lettering, Bringing Down the Duke, & The Vagina Bible
View this post on InstagramI mean, if I *have* to read all these early books I *will,* Publishing. Thanks @berkleyromance & @kensingtonbooks! . (Ps, I’ve already read Love Lettering and @kateclayborn.author is amaaaazzzinnnnggg.)
Becky Albertalli Is Reading Alex in WonderLand
View this post on InstagramHappy belated release day to this absolute charmer of a book. Funny, sweet, nerdy, voicey, honest – just perfect. Are y’all as obsessed with @simonjamesgreen as I am?
Alwyn Hamilton Is Reading Three Dark Crowns
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Being a true Naturalist dressing to match @kendareblake’s THREE DARK CROWNS #OOTD #NoFilter #outfitoftheday #bookstagram #Books #YABooks #ThreeDarkCrowns #kendareblake #PlusSizeFashion #effyourbeautystandards
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Jill Santopolo Is Reading After the End
View this post on InstagramHappy book birthday to #aftertheend by @claremackwrites! You can see what I (and a whole lot of other people) said about it if you swipe to the second slide. @putnambooks
Betsy Cornwell Is Reading Her Body and Other Parties
View this post on InstagramA good time was had. #herbodyandotherparties #carmenmariamachado #galway #ireland
Helen Hoang Is Reading The Lemon Sisters
View this post on InstagramThis sounds like it’s perfect for summer.
(It’s out June 18.) Can’t wait to read it! Thank you, @jillshalvis!!! . . . Brooke Lemon has always led the life she wanted, wild adventures—and mistakes—included, something her perfect sister, Mindy, never understood. So when Mindy shows up on Brooke’s doorstep in the throes of a break-down with her three little kids in tow, Brooke’s shocked. . Wanting to make amends, Brooke agrees to trade places, taking the kids back to Wildstone for a few days so Mindy can pick up the pieces and put herself back together. What Brooke doesn’t admit is she’s just as broken . . . Also how does one go home after seven years away? It doesn’t take long for Brooke to come face-to-face with her past, in the form of one tall, dark, sexy mistake. But Garrett’s no longer interested. Only his words don’t match his actions, leaving Brooke feeling things she’d shoved deep. . Soon the sisters begin to wonder: Are they lemons in life? In love? All they know is that neither seems to be able to run far enough to outpace her demons. And when secrets surface, they’ll have to learn that sometimes the one person who can help you the most is the one you never thought to ask.
Elin Hilderbrand Is Reading Ask Again, Yes
View this post on InstagramHonestly you guys I can’t put this down. I don’t want it to end but I can’t wait to see where it’s going… @marybethkeane @scribnerbooks
Kasie West Is Reading Home And Other Punch Lines
View this post on InstagramMy story today features the new @juliebuxbaum book! (On sale this Tuesday!) Check out the adorable hat that came in my book box. The hashtag on it is the book acronym. So cute! Can’t wait to dive in. I love Julie’s books! I’m sure this will be no exception. Also, keeping it real with my cluttered cabinet in the background.
Cristina Alger Is Reading Disappearing Earth
View this post on Instagramthis book is STUNNING. I picked it up last night at @rjjulia and can’t stop reading it. Alas – time to get moving! Off to Rhode Island to hang out with the fabulous @emilyhomonoff at @thecardiganconnection – hope to see you tonight!
#amreading #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram
Leah Konen Is Reading Adele
View this post on InstagramIt’s a beautiful day for reading in the park. So far I’m liking this even better than The Perfect Nanny, which was also quite good.
Sonali Dev Is Reading Say No to the Duke
View this post on InstagramI’m so excited about @eloisajamesbooks‘s SAY NO TO THE DUKE!!! What books are you excited about in June? ・・・ Hello Wilde readers!
Now is the time to pre-order!
To get your copy of Say No to the Duke signed, you must pre-order this week: BEFORE SATURDAY JUNE 8 on BookCulture.com. .http://bit.ly/2Xu826L And YES! Pre-orders through Book Culture count toward Wilde Denial qualifying pre-orders. So you can still qualify for your exclusive copy of my novella, Wilde Denial. Visit eloisajames.com for more details
Rainbow Rowell Is Reading The Break
View this post on Instagram@marian_keyes never-ever lets me down. @mintshake brought this book back from london for me, and i’ve been hoarding it for when i really needed something good. marian keyes writes the very BEST adult relationship books. so genuinely funny and pageturny. one of my all-time favorite writers.
Adam Silvera Is Reading Girl Gone Viral
View this post on InstagramProud (and exhausted) big bro! So happy for @arvinahmadi on the release of his new book #GirlGoneViral! (Social Network meets Black Mirror.)
Veronica Roth Is Reading All Systems Red
View this post on InstagramSaturday morning vibes. (Currently reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells.
) * Thanks for the podcast recs yesterday, everyone! My “to listen” playlist has never been longer.
* #reading #books #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #scifi
Kevin Kwan Is Reading The Joy Luck Club
View this post on InstagramI will never forget what an exhilarating experience it was reading “The Joy Luck Club” for the first time. It instantly became one of my favorite books ever, and I never could have imagined that one day I would have the honor of paying tribute to the book or seeing my name on the back cover of the 30th Anniversary edition. Congratulations, Amy. Thank you for changing everything.
Gabe Habash Is Reading Primeval and Other Times
View this post on InstagramIt’s been a while since a novel’s ending gave me chills. One of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
Meg Wolitzer Is Reading The Trouble With Gravity
View this post on InstagramHappy book birthday to Richard Panek, whose wonderful book The Trouble with Gravity comes out today. (Reader, I married him.)
Lauren Willig Is Reading Searching for Sylvie Lee & The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street
View this post on InstagramThis week’s reading (yay, book tour airplane reading time!). What have you been reading this week? #authorsofinstagram #weeklyreading #traddstreet #teamW #searchingforsylvielee
AJ Finn Is Reading The Reunion
View this post on InstagramFrench bulldog. French novel. For almost a decade, @guillaume_musso has reigned supreme as France’s most popular author, and with this, his American debut, he’s instantly poised to join the ranks of #StiegLarsson and #JoNesbo. The Reunion zigzags so nimbly — between past and present, from intrigue to terror, amid possible suspects and potential victims — that you’re at very real risk of whiplash. As seen here, Ike is still processing its twists and surprises. In bookstores July 9th, but available for preorder now. @littlebrown #TheReunion #GuillaumeMusso #frenchie #frenchiepuppy #frenchbulldog #frenchbulldogpuppy
Riley Sager Is Reading The Electric Hotel
View this post on InstagramThe calm before next week’s publication storm.
Source : 24 Books Authors are Reading on Instagram This Summer
