For Scientific American Science Quickly, I'm Rachel Feltman.

You're listening to part two of our summer reading series.

Today, I'm chatting with SciAm's books and culture lead, Bri Kane.

She's going to tell us more about the magazine's Summer Reading Challenge, plus some of her own favorite summer reads.

Bri, thanks so much for coming on to chat with us today.

Yeah, thank you so much for having me, Rachel.

I'm so excited to talk to you.

I think we did this last summer, talking about some summer reads to recommend for our listeners, but this summer is extra special because of our Summer Reading Challenge.

So why don't we start by you telling us a little bit about that?

Yeah. I mean, summer is the best time of year to read, to find all of the books you've been saving up, and to take them on vacation with you.