June 23, 2023: Beach Reads: Forthcoming (for Next Summer, Natch)

[Thearrival of summer means a lot of good things, but high on the list for thisAmericanStudier is the chance to read for pleasure, preferably on a beachblanket with a view of the crashing surf. For this year’s annualBeach Reads series, I’ll highlight recent or forthcoming books bycolleagues and friends. Add your Beach Read ideas and nominations for acrowd-sourced weekend post that’ll always keep toes in the sand!]

Not everygreat book is gonna be out in time for this summer’s beach reading, but thatjust means we can start planning next year’s beach bag as well! Here are three,all like the rest of the week’s titles authored by colleagues and friends, thatyou’ll definitely want in there alongside the sunscreen and Goldfish crackers:

1)     KateJewell’s Livefrom the Underground: A History of College Radio (December 2023)

2)     Lara Schwartz’s Tryto Love the Questions: From Debate to Dialogue in Classrooms and Life(TBD; I believe this is now the title, rather than the one listed there, but it’llbe the same great book either way)

3)     JessicaMaffetore’s debut novel Eleanora(also TBD, but looks like very soon and I’ll update this post and space when Iknow more!)

Crowd-sourcedpost this weekend,

Ben

PS. So onemore time: what do you think? Beach Reads you’d nominate?