Late Summer Reading List

We’ve still got a few weeks of summer left before the official start of fall, and we’re soaking up the last days and rays of the season with a good book in hand. Below, check out part two of our Summer Reading List and join us in reading (or listening) along! Have you read any of these books? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!

BOOK 1: “Where The Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens

We first read this beautiful book by Delia Owens last year and it left a serious impression on us. We’ve been itching to read it again, and late summer/early fall is the perfect time of year to get lost in this page-turner. Set in North Carolina, the coming-of-age novel tells the tale of the mysterious “Marsh Girl.” It’s an ode to the natural world and a captivating story of love, loss, friendship, family, and the similarities and differences that both unite and divide us. It’s sure to leave an impression on you too. (The book was recently released in a Spanish-translation edition, “La Chica Salvaje.”)

BOOK 2: “More Than Enough” by Elaine Welteroth

This book by award-winning journalist, Project Runway judge, and former Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Elaine Welteroth is best described as “part manifesto, part memoir” and explores what it means to come into your own—on your own terms. Elaine imparts wisdoms, advice, and insight that feels especially timely and important. We read this book last summer and we can't wait to dive in again! (The book was recently released in a paperback edition, too.)

BOOK 3: “Between The World And Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates

This 2015 nonfiction book by Ta-Nehisi Coates reads more like one long poem. It was written as a letter to the author’s teenage son and describes in beautiful but heartbreaking prose the experience, feelings, and reality of growing up and being Black in America. To say it’s an important piece of writing would be an understatement—now more than ever, this book needs to be read. As Toni Morrison said of the text, “This is required reading.”