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Summer Book Recommendations

Looking for your next great summer read? We asked our Moreland agents to share what’s on their bookshelves this season. We hope you find something you love. And if you’re searching for a new place to enjoy a good book, we’re here to help.

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, recommended by Mary Jane Newman.
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, recommended by Mary Jane Newman.
The Next Day by Melinda French Gates, recommended by Emily Moreland.
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, recommended by Jenna Filardi.
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, recommended by Jenna Filardi.
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, recommended by Jenna Filardi.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, recommended by Jenna Filardi.
The Tell by Amy Griffin, recommended by Wendy Griessen.
Summer book recommendation: The Human Scale by Lawrence Wright, recommended by Wendy Griessen.
Summer recommendation for Monica Wood’s How to Read a Book, recommended by Jean Phillips.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, recommended by Cecil Senter; cover shows a red-coated figure among snowy trees.
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, recommended by Laurie Sauls.
Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow book cover, recommended by Christine Crawford.
Dust Covered Lies by Catherine M. O’Connor, recommended by Dru Brown.
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, recommended by Audrey Lehmann Richard.
Book cover for Same as It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo, recommended by Audrey Lehmann Richard.

 

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