Can you believe it’s already June 21?!
If you live in the northern hemisphere, then today is the summer solstice—i.e. the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year (in terms of daylight hours).
You know what that sounds like to me? Even more time to read in the park or by the pool with natural light!
In this morning’s edition of BookPageXTRA, we recommended five new books (pictured above) and also asked our readers a question:
What books are you recommending this summer?
Let us know in the comments, and take a look at our Top 20 Summer Reads if you need inspiration.
The book I recommend for a great summer read is “The Peach Keeper.” what a wonderful refreshing book I loved it and think that anyone reading it would enjoy this book.
Ann Patchett’s “State of Wonder” is riveting. Tom McNeal’s “To Be Sung Underwater is wrenching. “The Sisters’ Brothers” by Patrick DeWitt is dark, funny, violent and should be delivered to the Cohen brothers for movie rights. On to reading Jo Nesbro’s latest Harry Hole tale, “The Snowman.” Don’t you just love summer?
Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich!
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake. It’s a wonderful book!
U’m working on several of the books on your top 20 from two months ago….So far I’ve read “Sing You Home” and “TheDry Grass of August”. I enjoyed both of them, and still have several more on reserve at my library, anxiously waiting….
Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson.
Backseat Saints in on my ‘to read’ pile as well – can’t wait!
Recently finished In Zanesville by Jo Ann Beard – fantastic read! Currently reading Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin – enjoying this as well. On the stack? Before I Go To Sleep (S.J. Watson) & 22 Britannia Road (Amanda Hodgkinson).
I recommend ” The Storm of War” by Andrew Roberts. It is a tightly written comprehensive history of WW ll. The thinking and motivations of the major actors is particularly informative.
I recommend “Come to the Edge” by Christina Haag – a poignant memoir of her life and relationship with JFK,Jr. I plan on reading “Doc” by Maria Doria Russell
Bill Bryson’s At Home and Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang.
the sisters brothers by dewitt
night circus by morgenstern (if you can get your hands on one)
the girl who circumnavigated fairyland by valente
I just finished 22 Britannia Road. I enoyed it very much. Also worth reading – Room, The Good Daughters and a favorite from a year or two ago – The Art of Racing in the Rain.
read the incredible henry house…interesting inspiration and creative story…
Major Pettigrew’s last stand; the sisters brothers; the dry grass of august
Recommend highly Eric Larson’s “In the Garden of Beasts”. Also “The Paris Wife”. Looking forward to reading “A Different Journey”, “22 Brittania Rd” and “The American Heiress”. So many wonderful books; not ENOUGH TIME!!!
Reading “The 19th Wife” and relishing it…great, meaty read. “22 Brittania Road” was also enjoyable.
My two favorites this summer:
CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER
and
A GOOD HARD LOOK