The 2023 MMD Summer Reading Guide

I love Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Summer Reading Guide. It has tons of great reading suggestions (50 titles in all) and I trust MMD’s recommendations. I also like the way it organizes and describes the books, so I can tell what I’m most likely to enjoy. There’s a section that describes which books are “awesome on audio” and a “minimalist guide” for people who want to narrow their choices to just a few essential reads.  And each recommendation notes a couple of popular books that are similar (for example, Camp Zero is recommended for readers who liked Station Eleven and The Power).

Here are some of the books I read based on last year’s guide:

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Memphis by Tara Stringfellow
• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez
• Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
• The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

While I had mixed feelings about Memphis, it was still a good read, and I loved the other four.

I don’t want to share too much of this summer’s Guide, since MMD gives it to supporting members and charges a small fee for non-members.  But here are a few books by authors I’ve never heard of before that I’ve added to my TBR:

• Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy (mystery/thriller)
• Talking at Night by Claire Daverly (love stories)
• The Postcard by Anne Berest (historical fiction)
• Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? By Crystal Smith Paul (historical fiction)
• Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling (science fiction)
• The Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan (family novels)
• Brave the Wild River by Melissa L. Sevigny (nonfiction)

Looking for more book recommendations? Check out my book recommendation service here. And please share in the comments a summer read you recommend.