We’ve gathered together some favorite authors to offer their suggestions for summer reading, including Jayne Allen, Chris Bohjalian, Katherine Center, Sara MacLean, and Zibby Owens.
In addition, host and author Rachel Barenbaum has some books from New England authors to recommend.
From Jayne Allen:
- “Die for Me” by Shirlene Obuobi
- “The Revelation of Dionne Daphne” by Mara Brock Akil
- “The Best Man: Unfinished Business” by Malcolm D. Lee with Jayne Allen
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Katherine Center
From Katherine Center:
- “One and Only” by Maureen Goo
- “The Other Bennet Sister” by Janice Hadlow
- “The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lyon” series by Beth Brower
From Chris Bohjalian:
- “The Things We Never Say” by Elizabeth Strout
- “The Shampoo Effect” by Jenny Jackson
- “Single Girls” by John Searles
- “Villa Coco” by Andrew Sean Greer
- “Country People” by Daniel Mason
- “The Amateur” by Chris Bohjalian (Aug. 4)
From Zibby Owens:
- “When Lemons Give You Life” by Anna Johnston
- “Forty Love” by Jane Costello
- “Crash Into Me” by Robinne Lee
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Sarah MacLean
From Sarah MacLean:
- “Every Version of You” by Nathalie Messier
- “Lady X” by Molly Fader
- “Just for the Season” by Rachel Griffiths
List of local authors:
- “Evening Begins the Day” by Jessica Brilliant Keener
- “Liar’s Dice” by Juliet Faithfull
- “What Remains of You” by Kimberly Hensle Lowrance
- “In Wonderland” by Joyce Maynard
- “The Given-Up Girl” by Ellen Rockmore
- “The Author Weekend” by Laura Zigman
- “Last Night at the Disco” by Lisa Borders
- “Notes on Surviving the Fire” by Christine Murphy
- “The Forest Becomes Her” by Julie Carrick Dalton
- “Last Seen” by Christopher Castellani (also “Leading Men”)
- “Summer of Love” by Kerri Maher
- “Murder Your Darlings” by Jenna Blum
- “Courtship in Purgatory” by Robert B. Perreault
- “While We Were Silent” by Alex Myers
Check This Out is proud to partner with The PEN/Faulkner Foundation and Zibby’s Bookshop to champion new voices in literature.
