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When: Available now
Details: The 2026 Modern Mrs Darcy Summer Reading Guide is here! The 2026 edition includes 35 great new summer titles (publishing April to August) I’ve read every word of and can vouch for, related backlist selections, and more. Get your very own 2026 Guide right here! We ordered extra copies of the physical, hold-in-your-hand print Guides but they’re quickly being spoken for so claim your copy while you can. For my fellow minimalists and decision haters, the 2026 Minimalist Summer Reading Guide is up on the blog. This year’s Minimalist Guide has 6 great titles and it’s completely free and available to all. Happy summer reading!
When: July 17-19
Details: Save the date for our Readers’ Weekend—starting at 7 pm EDT on July 17th, we’ll kick our time off with a Virtual Paperback Swap tradition. Find the full schedule in the upcoming Readers’ Weekend digital kit. This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.
When: July 30 at 1 pm EDT
Details: Join us for a live discussion of Sisters of a Halved Heart with with author Nayantara Roy. This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.
When: August 4 at 1 pm EDT
Details: Bring your TBR lists and join us for the Best Books of Summer—we’ll cover tons and tons of enthusiastic book recommendations from your fellow Book Club members. This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.
When: August 15 at 4 pm EDT
Details: Watch parties are so much fun! Stream, buy, borrow, or rent the series, then join us as we all press play on 1995 BBC Pride & Prejudice series Episode Six in a Book Club watch party.
We propose two viewing options, or combine to make your own schedule—watch one one-hour episode per day, Monday to Friday OR spend one glorious Saturday watching the first five episodes in succession—either way, culminating with a Book Club watch party on August 15 at 4 pm EDT to view episode six together. We’ll use the Zoom chat feature to share our thoughts as we watch! This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.
When: August 27 at 7 pm EDT
Details: Join us for a live discussion of The Great Wherever with author Shannon Sanders. This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.
A series of online events modeled after book tour events that are typically held in independent bookstores for authors whose book tours were disrupted because of the pandemic in spring 2020. We recorded all of our Stay at Home Book Tour events, so you can watch them on-demand. Click here to learn more and watch event replays.
Our 15th Summer Reading Guide is coming May 14th. Pre-order now and plan to join us on May 14th for Unboxing—the best book party of the year!
It’s almost time for the Summer Reading Guide. Order now and plan to join us on May 15th for Unboxing—the best book party of the year!
Grab your Summer Reading Guide and join us for the best book party of the year!