Hot Book Summer

It's almost summer, and whether you're at a beach, at a park, or at home, it's a great time to get lost in a book. Sam is joined by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/7535832/barrie-hardymon">Barrie Hardymon</a>, senior editor of NPR's <a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-saturday/"><em>Weekend Edition</em></a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/bitracial">Traci Thomas</a>, host of the podcast <a href="https://twitter.com/thestackspod"><em>The Stacks</em></a>. They give advice on how to get back into the habit of reading and recommend a few great summer reads: <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Yolk/Mary-H-K-Choi/9781534446007"><em>Yolk</em></a> by Mary H.K. Choi, <a href="https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/clint-smith/how-the-word-is-passed/9780316492935/"><em>How the Word Is Passed</em></a> by Clint Smith, <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/wild-rain-beverly-jenkins?variant=32126581145634"><em>Wild Rain</em></a> by Beverly Jenkins and <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594523/filthy-animals-by-brandon-taylor/"><em>Filthy Animals</em></a> by Brandon Taylor. They also play a special edition of "Who Said That?"<br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at samsanders@npr.org.</em>