#308 Summer Reading 2022
Author Georgia Clark returns to talk Summer Reading 2022! Last year, she was a guest on episode #253 Summer reading 2021. It was such a fan fave, that we wanted her back to give us more! Georgia hosts a live storytelling show called, “Generation Women,” in NYC, where she live’s with her “hot wife”, Lindsay and baby girl Rozella, born on 2/27/22 at 12:22. Georgia's summer book recommendations #1 Seven Days in June by Tia Williams - Romance (rom-dram) - Best seller. Paperback out in June 2022 - Epic love story between 2 black writers - A sexy, joyful, dark, gritty, star-crossed lovers tale set in Brooklyn, NY. #2 Ghosts by Dolly Alderton - Coming of age/fiction - Dolly’s first novel - After saying ‘I love you,’ Nina’s boyfriend ghosts her. - First person narrative #3 The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa - Contemporary rom-com - Follow up to “The Best Worst Man” by Sosa - Centers the fake-relationship trope #4 Call Me By Your Name by Andrew Aciman - Throwback classic romance - The book that the movie was based on! - Story of young love between a teenage boy and a summer guest at his parent’s home in Italy #5 I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston - Queer young adult - Author of Red, White, and Royal-Blue - Centered around a prom queen that goes missing #6 Island Time by Georgia Clark! - Queer ensemble rom-com - Set in Georgia’s home country of Australia - A 3-day trip turns into a 6-week experience due to a volcanic explosion In case you missed it last year: It Had To Be You by Georgia Clark - Great read for the wedding planning process Links We Referenced georgiaclark.com generationwomen.us Georgia on Instagram: @georgialoclark Quotes “I have never really read a book that so beautifully and expertly charts the feeling of first love in the way that it’s so full of desire and passion, but also obsession, you know, even anger. The spark that exists between these two men just leaps off the page.” - Georgia (on Call Me By Your Name) “I got married in 2019 and that’s when I started writing this book because I realized that wedding planning was no joke. It’s really tough. It also just brought up so much stuff for us.” - Georgia (on her new book, Island Time) The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez. Edited by Veronica Gruba Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. Easy to get in touch with. Email us at [email protected] or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode On Patreon. Become a member and with as little as $6.99 per month, you get 2 exclusive, ad-free episodes, + Zoom Happy Hour with Michelle and fellow patrons every month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices