What’s on Your Summer Reading List?
An array of book titles on bookshelves above a wooden chair in the corner of a San Francisco second-hand bookstore. (georgeclerk via Getty Images)
Airdate: Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9 AM
Summer reading season is here. What belongs in your beach bag — or on your nightstand? We talk with Bay Area booksellers and authors about the books that they recommend, from light, breezy reads to delicious mysteries to the doorstopper you’ve been putting off. And we hear from you: what are you reading?
Guests:
- Vanessa Hua, author, “Coyoteland,” “Forbidden City” and “A River of Stars”
- Brad Johnson, owner, East Bay Booksellers in Oakland