Join Eric, Rachael, And Whitney as they kick off The Summer Reading Club! They pick the theme for June's reads. Discuss what books they'll be reading this month and plan for what's to come!

Books mentioned in the episode:

• Great Illustrated Classics: Moby Dick, Shirly Bogary (adaptor) Herman Melville
• Disclosure, Michael Crichton
• Magic: The Gathering book series
• Addams Family Values, Todd Strasser
• Marvel Encyclopedia, DK and Stan Lee
• Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, and Everyone on This Train is a Suspect, Benjamin Stevenson
• Colton Gentry's Third Act, Jeff Zentner
• Graveyard Shift, M.L. Rio
• Whale Fall, Elizabeth O'Connor
• Nest, Esther Ehrlich
• Lake Effect, Erin McCann
• Middle of the Night, Riley Sager
• Murray out of Water, Taylor Tracy
• Shark Summer, Ira Marcks

The sticker of the month is illustrated by Mazie Lovie.

Whitney interviews author Taylor Tracy about books, reading, and her debut novel in verse: Murray Out Of Water.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Real Americans: A Novel, Rachel Khong

The Mango Tree, Annabelle Tometich

The Husbands, Holly Gramazio

Come and Get It, Kiley Reid

Funny Story, Emily Henry

The First State of Being, Erin Entrada Kelly

The Secret Language of Birds, Lynne Kelly

The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines, Mo Netz

Rachael Conrad, Eric Smith, and Whitney Gardner want to bring back the magic of summer reading clubs with lively discussions, monthly themed picks, and PRIZES. Patreon members get an exclusive sticker in the mail every month! No assigned readings, just pure bookish fun!