Summer is here and the best way to spend it is on the beach with one of these reads. If you’re in need of something motivational, take a look at Hello, Higher Self and Make It Count. You’ll get the inspiration you need to relieve your doubts and feel like your dreams are within reach. For drama, read Swan Song or The Unwedding while waiting for the next season of your favorite reality show. If you want to keep that summer body for the rest of the year, elevate your diet with nutrient-dense meals in Young Forever Cookbook. What’ll be next on your reading list?
Podcast host and interdisciplinary artist Bunny Michael knows what it’s like to be an outsider. From trying to find their footing in the art world to coming to terms with their queer identity, Bunny was at a real low point before getting in touch with their higher self. Now, he’s helping their followers do the same through their art and inspiring Instagram presence. Hello, Higher Self is a self-care manifesto to help readers live in an age of insecurities and self-doubt so they can embrace their higher selves with meditate advice, written exercises, and personal examples.
Ellery Wainwright and her husband Luke were supposed to spend their twentieth wedding anniversary together at a luxurious resort in Big Sur, California. But now, she’s travelling alone. Even worse, a wedding is scheduled during her stay. Ellery is reminded of how it felt being on the cup of a new beginning. When Ellery discovers the body of the dead groom in the pool, no one’s future is guaranteed. Before help can reach them, a mudslide prevents anyone from going in and out. Another guest dies and Ellery must figure out who’s behind all this before another life is taken. The Unwedding will take readers on a wild ride and is perfect for fans of White Lotus and Agatha Christie.
In Dr. Mark Hyman’s Young Forever, he shows how to reverse the biological hallmarks of aging through accessible strategies. In this companion cookbook, you’ll find over a hundred recipes to help you eat your way to a longer life. There are a range of meals and snacks, from Thai Turkey Larb Lettuce Wraps to Roasted Rhubarb-Strawberry Coconut Crumble, that will help fight inflammation, boost your immune system, and help promote healthy aging.
In this last of Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling Nantucket novels, the locals are about to be shaken up by the arrival of the mysterious Richardsons. After purchasing a 22-million-dollar summer home, the Richardsons throw lavish parties, flirt with the locals, and raise impossible hopes for everyone. Unexpectedly, their house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing. Everyone is up in arms and not ready for the sun-soaked drama on the beautiful, timeless island of Nantucket.
Read our Open Book interview with CeCé Telfer!
In this inspiring story of the first openly transgender woman to win a NCAA title, CeCé Telfer takes us through her traditional upbringing in Jamaica, her fight to become a US citizen, and her efforts to achieve her Olympic dreams. This story of running is about resilience and athleticism, how she realized what running could offer her—a sense of being alive on earth as a person finally coming into herself.
Emily Hoang is a writer and editor, who is obsessed with haunted houses, ghosts, and dreams. More info can be found on her website.
