You have the rest of your summer all planned out. Weekends with family are filled in between trips and festivals. You have a few household chores planned, some exploring around town and plenty of dates with a cold one in the back yard.
So what are you going to read during the lazy day? Here are some great suggestions.
Burt Bacharach has a new memoir, as do the original MTV VJs, VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave, and farmer Mardi Jo Link. You’ll find Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz, other novels by Neil Gaiman, Kimberla Lawson Roby, Walter Mosley, Wanda E. Brunstetter, Mary Kay Andrews, Carl Hiaasen, Dorothea Benton Frank, Jeannette Walls, Barbara Delinsky and Marsha Clark—and Second Honeymoon from James Patterson (with Howard Roughan).
Some recent cookbooks will whip you into shorts-and-swimsuit season, including Hungry Girl 200 Under 200 by Lisa Lillien, No Bake Makery by Cristina Suarez Krumsick, and Fresh Happy Tasty: an Adventure in 100 Recipes by Jane Coxwell, as well as new foodie books by Guy Fieri, the Batali Brothers and Art Smith.
There’s a new bio on Willie, Waylon and Kris Kristofferson and a new book about President Obama. Jen Lancaster has another great book, The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I’m Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog. Historians will love works on the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the wives of early astronauts and the Revolutionary War.
Later in the summer, we’ll see First Sight by Danielle Steele and other new fiction by Laurell K. Hamilton, Jude Devereaux, Karin Slaughter, Catherine Coulter, Chuck Klosterman, Iris Johansen, Chris Bohjalian, Carole Radizwell and Zane.
New self-improvement releases include one on dating, one on mating—and a humorous book on epic fails in life and love.
As summer winds down, the new books will keep on coming, including Justice for Sara by the northshore’s own Erica Spindler. Then, enjoy new novels by Faye Kellerman, Anne Rivers Siddons, W.E.B Griffin and William E. Butterworth, Karen Robards, Debbie Macomber, Thomas Keneally, Diane Mott Davidson, Edwidge Danticat, Emma McLaughlin and James Patterson (with David Ellis), plus Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs.
Non-fiction releases include a book about Orson Welles, a book for new teachers, a book about the Outlaws motorcycle gang, and some fun new crossword puzzle books. Plus an autobiography by Ricky Skaggs, a book of letters from John F. Kennedy and a pile of new cookbooks to take you into fall. There’s more—a financial book by Clark Howard, a history book on the Middle East and a cool new business book about the shipping industry;
And now for the disclaimer: some books can be cancelled or rescheduled. This isn’t a definitive list. And if you didn’t see your favorite author or subject on this list, ask your bookseller or librarian for more excellent suggestions. Guess what? They love to tell you about the books they love!
Happy Summer and Happy Reading!
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