This summer I’ll be sharing a sporadic podcast series to share more about the books on the 2024 Paperback Summer Reading Guide. Today’s episode is a behind the scenes look at the creation of the PSRG with Maddie Stough who assists me with all things FictionMatters. Our discussion includes:
books that didn’t make it into the PSRG
how the six categories came together and the most difficult categories to fill
the first books to make it into the guide
the common themes we saw in this year’s books
the very last changes we made to the guide
why we included the reading projects and how we’ll use them in the future
a little preview of what may come in the Fall Fiction Compendium
We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes peak into the PSRG! If you have more question about the guide or what’s to come this fall, drop them in the comments below!
As an ended bonus, today’s Friday Mood Recs are my twelve favorite books from past years’ Paperback Summer Reading Guides. It was fun to look back through all the books from previous guides, but cutting down to these twelve was brutal!
