BLOGS > SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
BY FOLLETT CONTENT
If you follow Britten Follett on social media, you may already be tracking her #BritReads26 journey – a personal commitment to reading and sharing the books that are moving, surprising, and staying with her. Here’s her latest roundup, straight from our CEO.
I read about 20 books this summer, but a few stood out – and a few didn’t quite land the way I’d hoped.
A dear friend mailed me a copy of This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page – a warm, reflective read that lived up to its title in the best way. Much different, but also delightful was Matt Haig’s The Midnight Train, a story that makes you pause and reconsider the paths not taken.
This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page
No summer is complete without Kristin Hannah, and I devoured both Firefly Lane and its sequel Fly Away – a gorgeous, gut-punch of a friendship saga spanning decades that had me both laughing and reaching for tissues. I closed out the season with Abby Jimenez’s Say You’ll Remember Me, which captured the essence of living with a loved one with dementia and the price of long-distance relationships.
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Not every book can be a favorite. While the world loves The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett, I found it a bit long and hoped it was building to a stronger ending. In addition, Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon, and Kristin Hannah’s Home Front both left me wishing for more.
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
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