Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This week, Gare and I share some of our best reads of the summer, and forecast ones we think we will love for the rest of summer!

Kate’s Best of Summer

Killer Vibes by Jack Friday

Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim

The Great Game by Arvind Ethan David

Kate’s Rest of Summer

Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm

Mazywood by Tananarive Due

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw

Gare’s Best of Summer

Heather by Caitlin Mullen

The Shark by Emma Styles

Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

Gare’s Rest of Summer

Saint Delilah by Isabelle Spotts

The Crying Killer by Jess Lourey

Fruit Fly by Josh Silver

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