Beyond the Shelves: Vacation Reads

Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library

We're talking Vacation Reads on the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves! Jes and Sarah are talking about what makes a great vacation read, as well as some great "escapism" books if you can't get out on vacation for awhile. Plus, what they're reading, best bets, and first dibs!

Show Notes Vacation Read Recs

• Dial A for Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
• The Dead Romantics, by Ashley Poston

Escapism Books

• Lake Books
  • Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
  • It Happened One Summer, by Tessa Bailey
• Road Trip Books
  • Mrs. Nash's Ashes, by Sarah Alder
  • In the Face of the Sun, by Denny S. Bryce
• Beach Books
  • The Perfect Ruin, by Shanora Williams
  • The Unhoneymooners, by Christina Lauren
• Books Abroad
  • Who is Maud Dixon?, by Alexandra Andrews
  • My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante

What We're Reading

• All-Night Pharmacy, by Ruth Madievsky
• Excavations, by Hannah Michell
• Seven Year Slip, by Ashley Poston
• A Court of Thorns and Roses series, by Sarah J. Maas

First Dibs

• The Future, by Naomi Alderman
• Death Valley, by Melissa Broder

Best Bets

• • Untethered Sky, by Fonda Lee
  • The Man Who Could Move Clouds, by Ingrid Rojas Contreras