
Friday Five – GraduationĀ Edition
Friday is here!Ā This week we are dedicating the Friday Five to all theĀ recent high school and college graduates who are setting forth to make the world a better place! Congrats grads!
Before we dive into this week’s Friday Five, we want to take a moment to share our latest BookSparks Binges.Ā Every week we will shareĀ a few of ourĀ current obsessions that we can’t get enough of:
Song – “Graduation (Friends Forever)” by Vitamin C
Instagram Crush –Ā @booksugar
Movie –Ā Legally Blonde
Here’s this week’s Friday FiveĀ paired with our favorite graduation GIFs!
ForbesĀ featured our #SRC2017 ambassador @bookbaristas in this interesting read about how Instagrammers are impacting the book world.
Entertainment Weekly shared the hottest summer entertainment on The TODAY Show, including BookSparks client The People We Hate At The Wedding by Grant Ginder! EW also includedĀ The People We Hate At The WeddingĀ on their Must List!
Huffington Post did a Q&A withĀ Karma Brown about her new book In This Moment!
The New York Post has the best books of summer, which highlights BookSparks client:Ā The People We Hate At The Wedding by Grant Ginder!
The Toronto Star dives in toĀ Karma Brown‘s new bookĀ In This MomentĀ and how it explores fate, friendship and suburban love.
Barnes & Noble has a summer reading preview for YA fans, and it includes our very own Chandler Baker‘s This Is Not the End!
PureWow put togetherĀ “The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2017” and they pickedĀ The Lake Effect by Erin McCahan!

Our first month of theĀ Summer Reading Challenge is already done!Ā Our June lineup is heating up, check it out!
The New York Times selected “Books To Breeze Through This Summer” featuring #SRC2017 booksĀ Rich People ProblemsĀ by Kevin Kwan and The Leavers by Lisa Ko.
The New York Daily NewsĀ showcased “9 Books You Need to Read This Summer” including Into The Water by Paula Hawkins and The Lake Effect by Erin McCahan!
BookstrĀ shared “6 Amazing New Reads for Fans of Womenās Fiction” and picked #SRC2017 books The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid andĀ Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang!
Refinery29 has the “Best Beach Reads of 2017” and shows some love for #SRC2017 bookĀ Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang.
The Seattle TimesĀ has 15 summer reading recommendations and gives a shout out toĀ Rich People ProblemsĀ by Kevin Kwan and Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki.
The Miami Herald shared their summer reading picks and they calledĀ The Leavers by Lisa KoĀ “…[an] unflinching look at the immigrant experience [that] could not be more timely.”
Travel + LeisureĀ put together the essential book vacation list which includes Into The Water by #SRC2017 host Paula Hawkins.
What an incredibleĀ week for BookSparks authors!Ā
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