Unboxing My Latest Book Haul
Book Mail: A Roundup of the Book Mail I Received Last Week
A week’s worth of book mail arriving in the first week of June is the perfect way to welcome the heart of reading season. With new book releases hitting shelves and your TBR pile freshly stacked, this book haul feels like a summer kickoff wrapped in paper and promise. Whether you're packing for vacation or planning quiet afternoons in the sun, each book offers potential book recommendations and the thrill of discovering what could be one of the best books of 2025. It’s the kind of delivery that turns ordinary days into literary adventures.
Where to Buy These Books:
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What I Wore:
Similar sweater vest | Jeans | Earrings | Necklace | Makeup
At the beginning of June, there’s something about slipping into a sleeveless cable-knit sweater vest and your favorite pair of blue jeans that instantly channels main character energy. Paired with your go-to gold hoop earrings, this effortlessly classic main character outfit bridges cozy and confident—aesthetic clothing that feels as timeless as the stack of book mail waiting to be opened. As you flip through new book recommendations—character-driven novels full of self-discovery and stories that inspire confidence—you realize you’re embodying the very pages you’re reading. This is main character fashion at its finest: grounded in comfort, rich in detail, and deeply personal. The outfit, the moment, the books—together they create that perfect main character mindset, reminding you that living your main character life can be as simple as dressing with intention and surrounding yourself with books and fashion that speak to who you are and who you're becoming.
This Week’s Book Mail Includes:
Wilderness Survival Skills for Beginners by Jason Marsteiner
Let's Go Camping: A Journal and Logbook for Kids by Stephanie Puglisi
Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
Anywhere You Go by Bridget Morrissey
Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert
The Big Book of Silly Dad Jokes by Chris Cate
Annapurna by Meg Serino
F*cked Up Fairy Tales by Liz Gotauco
Both Things Are True by Kathleen Barber
The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey
The Wild Why by Laura Munson
A Bag Full of Stones by A. Molotkov
All That Remains by Jane Darby
How to Not Fly an Airplane: A Female Pilot’s Journey by Shirley M. Phillips
A Clean Mess by Tiffany Jenkins
Wellness Reimagined by Erin Clifford
My First Book of Camping by Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi
My First Book of Hiking by Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi
Nightswimming by Melanie Anagnos
Restitution by Tamar Shapiro
Written on the Dark by Guy Cavriel Kay
Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Terrestrial History by Joe Mungo Reed
The Manly Art of Coloring
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady
Eternal Summer by Franziska Gansler
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
The Sandy Page Bookshop by Hannah McKinnon
An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating by Cecilia Edward
Friends with Benefits by Marisa Kanter
Doll Parts by Penny Zang
Summer on Cape May by Monica Garner
From Language to Language by Souleymane Bachir Diagne
Happy People Don't Live Here by Amber Sparks
52 Ways to Reconcile by David A. Robertson
Charity Trickett is Not So Glamorous by Christine Stringer
Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes
Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? by Sarah McCoy
Fleet Landing by Wendy Gee
The Coffee Code by Marc Reede
It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle
Modern Divination by Isa Agajanian
Wait 'Til You're Older by Maria Marianayagam
