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The Most Anticipated New Books of Summer 2024, According to Goodreads

Plus: the best new beach reads for your book club, inclusive board books for baby's first library, and more.

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Rebecca Joines Schinsky

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Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the executive director of product and ecommerce at Riot New Media Group. She co-hosts All the Books! and the Book Riot Podcast. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccaschinsky.

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Welcome to Thursday! I would like a prize for pulling myself away from This Strange Eventful History this morning. I hope you’re reading something that’s keeping you equally enthralled.

📚 Here are the most anticipated new books of summer according to Goodreads.

🏖️ We’ve got beachy new releases and delicious snack pairings to make your summer book club easy-breezy.

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🏳️‍🌈 Raise loving readers with 10 inclusive queer board books for baby’s first library.

🐉 Amazon’s big book sale includes a ton of great sci-fi and fantasy hardcovers.

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