Summer is here! And whether you’re outside on your porch, at the beach, or in a hammock, books are the perfect companion. We’ve got you covered with what to read next. Share with a friend by forwarding this newsletter.
Yours in media,
Elizabeth He, Visual Communications Editor
Book Recs
10 GBH Staff Share Their Summer Reading Picks
Read their favorite recent books, summer selections, and don’t-miss authors. See all our staff recommendations here.
The Books Behind the Music
Much ink has been spilled in writing books about classical music. Here are some CRB Classical 99.5 staff favorites. Check these books out.
To Accompany Your Reading
A Honey Pound Cake Recipe with a T(ea) Twist
Need a snack to munch on while you read? Try this yummy baked good.
Background Music
Put on this playlist to set the mood. Listen here.
Meet the Authors
Beyond the Page with Marie Benedict
Marie Benedict, a New York Times bestselling author, talks about her new mystery novel The Queens of Crime that tells the fascinating story of real women whose names we should know, and she reveals the book that saved her life! Meet Marie Benedict and meet more authors.
Go to Libraries!
ARTHUR: Library Card Song
Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card! Go grab your summer read at the library, and while you do it, listen to this song.
The First Public Library in America
Boston was the first major city to open a public library. Meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all. How the library began.
Show Adaptations
MASTERPIECE: Miss Austen
This year marks the 250th birthday of Jane Austen! Miss Austen, based on Gill Hornby’s acclaimed novel, takes a real-life literary mystery – Cassandra Austen (Keeley Hawes) burning her sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, heartbreaking story of love, sacrifice, and loss. Watch this series.
Check out some more MASTERPIECE show adaptations:
All Creatures Great and Small
Les Misérables
Magpie Murders
Sherlock
#ViralVibe
Time travel with us back to January of 1984 to grab a bite from Dunkin’. 🍩 Yum!
