Summer Reading By Nanette Wiser
What’s in your beach bag this summer? Are you re-reading “Catcher in the Rye” or indulging in eye candy romances from Danielle Steele and Nora Roberts? Whatever your flavor, here are some summer reading suggestions. Soon, Haslam’s will reopen, and we love ordering books for curbside pick-up at Tombolo Books downtown.
Florida Authors We Love:
With Doc Ford opening on The Pier, why not read Randy Wayne White’s novels about former government agent/marine biologist Marion “Doc” Ford and his eclectic Florida posse? Enjoy Sarasota resident Jim Proser’s Copacabana, Paul Wilborn’s “Cigar City Confidential,” Bill deYoung’s “I Need to Know: The Lost Music Interviews,” Roy Peter Clark’s “Murder Your Darlings,” Tim Dorsey’s Serge Storms series, anything by Carl Hiaasen, Jack E. Davis’ “The Gulf” and Craig Pittman’s wacky “Oh, Florida.”
Fantastic Fiction:
Curtis Sittenfeld imagines Hillary without Bill in “Rodham,” and Pam Redmond Satran’s “Older” follows her bestselling book/series “Younger.” If you loved “Crazy Rich Asians,” you’ll adore “Crazy in Love” by Kevin Kwan. Be mesmerized with J. Courtney Sullivan’s “Friends and Strangers,” David Mitchell’s “Utopia Avenue” and Martha McPhee’s “An Elegant Woman.”
Biographies:
“Becoming” by Michelle Obama is uplifting, as is “24 Life Stories & Lessons from the Say Hey Kid” by Willie Mays and John Shea. History buffs will enjoy the George Washington biography “You Never Forget Your First.” Music fans, test drive “Jay Z – Made in America.” I’m reading Vanity Fair’s “Women on Women,” an inspiring read.
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