Searching for sunny skies, good books
Is it summer in your world?
Here, on the Oregon Coast, we're in June-uary. It's 50 degrees and I'm still in sweaters and winter shoes. Despite gray skies and rain, the calendar has somehow turned to June. And because I crave lazy days with good books under sunny skies, I'm going out on a limb and calling it summer.
Here's the start of my Summer Reading stack:
The Lover's Dictionary, by David Levithan
Everything Beautiful Began After: A Novel by Simon Van Booy
The Beginner's Goodbye, by Ann Tyler
I'd like to expand my list. Novels, non-fiction, poems, short stories, I'm game for any and all. Any suggestions?
(Sheepish confession: I've read Fifty Shades of Grey. My no-brainer, all-hype, page-turner book quota has been fulfilled).
But enough about me, What are you reading this summer?
ps - I appreciate this Melancholy Summer Reading List by author Matt de la Pena.
And thanks to author Amber Keyser for introducing me to de la Pena's thoughtful New York Times essay.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 8:30PM
Reader Comments (6)
It's wide ranging "The Comedy is Finished" by Donald Westlake and "The Children's Blizzard" by David Laskin. Whee.
Great titles, Fred. I'm intrigued. And, like you, I like a wide range -- in books, friends, food . . .
This
I'm reading Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but I'm not in love with it.
But I wholeheartedly recommend Naomi Shihab Nye's Transfer. So, so, so, so brilliant.
I'm reading Louise Gluck's The First Four Books (I keep trying to read/study it and I keep interrupting myself. I declare this the summer of Louise Gluck. Sounds kind of awful, doesn't it :) -- but really, I love her early work). Also reading A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. It's history, but not dry -- I find it fascinating, esp. the midwife's diary entries, upon which the book is based.
Great suggestions, thanks!
I love Naomi Shihab Nye, and haven't yet read "Transfer." Nor Gluck. Must add to the list. And "A Midwife's Tale" sounds great, too.
My list grows!