Get ready for your summer TBR to pile high as we share our most anticipated titles releasing this summer! Plus, each new release that we preview in today’s episode is perfectly paired with a backlist book or two, giving us plenty to read while waiting for pre-orders and library holds to come in. If you enjoy our recommendations on today’s episode, we have even more book suggestions to explore in our Novel Pairings Patreon community. Our Patreon is a great place to discuss books with a smart group of readers, and now is the perfect time to join as we're about to start our Slow Down Summer Read Along of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. Subscriptions start at just $5 a month, and yearly discounts are available. Visit patreon.com/novelpairings to learn more. You can also stay up-to-date with all things Novel Pairings by following us on Instagram and subscribing to our weekly newsletter on Substack. Thank you for supporting our book-loving community! Books Mentioned: Fire Exit by Morgan Talty  LaRose by Louise Erdrich The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop Every Day Is For the Thief by Teju Cole  The God of the Woods by Liz Moore  Unseen World by Liz Moore In the Woods by Tana French Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan  On Beauty by Zadie Smith One Star Romance by Laura Hankin  Beach Read by Emily Henry Bear by Julia Phillips  The Hunter’s Wife by Anthony Doerr Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner The Latecomer by Jean Hanf Korelitz The Plot by Jean Hanf Korelitz The Coin by Yasmin Zaher  You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman  Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Liars by Sarah Manguso  Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Colored Television by Danzy Senna  Yellowface by R. F. Kuang A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abudrraqib Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell   Also Mentioned: Novel Pairings Summer 2023 Book Preview and Backlist Pairings