Lee Mandelo's 2021 debut novel, Summer Sons has been described as a "sweltering southern gothic" and boy does it ever live up to that description! We'll talk about the book, queer stories and publishing, and lots of other reads we love on this second episode of Thanks for Reading. Summer Sons from Tordotcom is available in hardcover and ebook format wherever books are sold.

Here is a list of books recommended in the episode:

She Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin

In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain by Tom Vitale

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

Base Notes by Lara Elena Donnelly