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This is what you want to read this summer | It's Been A Minute
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48:40Now PlayingIt's hot, school’s out, put your PTO in - summer’s here! And that means Brittany’s back for It’s Been a Minute’s annual summer books episode! This time around authors Sasha Bonét (The Waterbearers) and Cindy Pham (The Secret World of Briar Rose) join the show to give their summer reading recommendations. From wanderlust to first time love - there’s something for everyone.
(00:00) Summer Book Recommendations
(05:00) What Makes a Good Summer Book
(07:19) Our Authors First Recommendations
(12:22) Brittany's Recommendation- Horizontal Vertical, a city Called Mexico
(16:57) Second Book Recommendations - Romance in Marseille
(20:04) When the Tides Held the Moon
(25:25) Famesick: A Memoir
(31:50) Tar Baby
(37:12) Lady Tremaine
(40:24) Audition
(44:16) Our Last Recommendations
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