Introduction
Since moving to North Carolina, I’ve kept up with new fiction through the excellent library we have. Consequently, my summer reading list this year is a mix of new works and older ones including classics by Thomas Hardy and Edith Wharton that I’ve not previously read. It’s a baker’s dozen and like previous years, I probably won’t read all of them but will be distracted by other books that catch my eye.
Both of my granddaughters are avid and voracious readers which delights me no end! Hence the inclusion of a few photos of book lovers from years past.
The List (in alpha order by title)
Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy (Hardy’s first published novel that is partly a detective story)
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (novel set in Russia and a best book of 2020)
The Dry by Jane Harper (crime novel set in Australia by one of my favorite mystery writers; re-read for book club meeting)
Finding Freedom by Erin French (memoir by a Maine-based chef)
Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths (mystery, #7 in the archaeologist Ruth Galloway series)
The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton (romantic comedy set in the 1920’s)
Last House by Jessica Shattuck (family saga from WWII to Cold War, by the author of The Women in the Castle)
The Librarians of Lisbon by Suzanne Nelson (WWII fiction about librarian spies)
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich (her latest novel, set in rural North Dakota)
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard (historical novel with Edgar Alan Poe by the author of The Wildes)
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (recent nonfiction about gratitude and community recommended by my friend Martha)
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan (3 short stories by this Irish author)
Twist by Colum McCann (contemporary novel about underwater cables by a prize-winning author)
Note: All photos except for Storytime ©JWFarrington (some rights reserved.)
I borrowed Librarians of Lisbon before heading to Lisbon. But still haven’t gotten to it! Need to go back to Lisbon. Nice you included that last photo. It’s one of my favorites of the girls, you and me. ❤️
Sounds like a great summer. I will add these titles to my long list.
Smiles,
Sharon Yoshida
Always love to get your summer reading list, Jean – and I always share it with my mom and sisters! BTW, there is a wonderful new independent bookstore on State Street in Media. It’s small as book stores go, but the young owner and her sisters are also determined to build community as well as sell books. Among many opportunities for activities, customers have an opportunity to curate a shelf of books – I’m doing one in December.