Sexy & Spiteful: The best books to read this summer
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It’s summer! Which means Brittany is going to be: 1) outside, 2) chilling, and 3) reading. So it's once again time for It's Been a Minute's annual summer books episode! Celebrated romance authors Bolu Babalola and Emily Henry return to the show to discuss with Brittany their summer reading recommendations, ranging from spiteful and salacious to sweet and spicy.
Books discussed in the episode:
“Sweet Heat” by Bolu Babalola
“Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry
“Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy
“The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas
“Lush” by Rochelle Dowden-Lord
“Casanova LLC” by Julia Whalen
“The Wickedest” by Caleb Femi
“The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah
“Matriarch” by Tina Knowles
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