Sexy & Spiteful: the best books to read this summer

It's summer! Which means Brittany is going to be... 1) outside, 2) chilling, and 3) reading.

So it's once again time for It's Been a Minute's annual summer books episode! Celebrated romance authors Bolu Babalola and Emily Henry return to the show to discuss their summer reading recommendations, ranging from spiteful and salacious to sweet and spicy.

Books discussed in the episode: Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Lush by Rochelle Dowden-Lord Casanova LLC by Julia Whalen The Wickedest by Caleb Femi The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Matriarch by Tina Knowles See pcm. for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy