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MashReads Podcast: What makes a good summer read?

There's still time to get some last-minute summer reading in.
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Summer is coming to a close and that means one thing -- last-minute vacations!

SEE ALSO: 'Ice Cream Books' is your delicious Instagram for summer reading

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we chat all things summer reading. What do we like to read during the summer? What makes a good vacation book? Are "beach reads" actually a thing?

Join us as we take a deep dive into all things summer reading.

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Also, if you are looking for something new to read, check out our official MashableReads September book club selection The Girls by Emma Cline.

Emma Cline will be chatting with MashReads IRL on Sept. 29, at 6:30 p.m. ET, at MashableHQ in New York City. We hope that you can join us. You can RSVP here.

And if you're looking for more book news, don't forget to follow MashReads on Facebook and Twitter. 

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MJ Franklin was an Assistant Editor at Mashable and a host of the MashReads Podcast.

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