Looking for the perfect book this summer?

In this episode of Transatlantic Bookmarks, novelist Ksenija Popović and engineer Sue Graham Johnston share the titles they’re most excited to recommend for the season. Whether you’re heading to the beach, escaping to the mountains, or simply slowing down at home, we’ve put together a list that ranges from light and funny to deeply thought-provoking.

We cover romance, psychological thrillers, fantasy, science fiction, literary fiction, historical fiction, and nonfiction, talking about the novels we couldn’t put down, the authors who surprised us, and the books waiting at the top of our own TBRs.

We also discuss why holidays are the perfect time to discover something different, how our tastes have changed over the years, and why putting your phone away for an hour may be the best gift you give yourself this summer.

💌 Our Substack & Show Notes:
https://transatlanticbookmarks.substack.com/

📚 Read Ksenija’s Novels:
https://transatlanticbookmarks.substack.com/p/publications

📚 Ksenija on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6449766.Ksenija_Popovi_

🎙️ ABOUT TRANSATLANTIC BOOKMARKS

Hosted by European novelist Ksenija Popović and American engineer Sue Graham Johnston, Transatlantic Bookmarks is a weekly literary podcast that uses books as the starting point for conversations about culture, history, psychology, morality, politics, and the questions hiding between the lines.

New episodes every Saturday.

👉🏻 CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
04:44 Romance
16:36 Thrillers
23:03 Science Fiction and Fantasy
27:07 More Comedy
28:12 YA and Strong Female Heroines
33:06 Diving into European Literary Fiction
39:25 Self-Help
51:46 Our TBR for the Summer