Summer reading lists
Today I had the bright idea of asking the Avon Editors what they were reading this summer. There were no parameters: these could be romances, not romances, Avon Books, books written by their sister’s best friend and printed on colored Xerox paper. I just wanted to know what was up with everyone.
So, here goes.
Me (because it’s all about moi!!) Right now I’m reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. This is one of the most original young adult novels I’ve read in a long time (and I read a LOT of YA!). This is a gothic and atmospheric blend of narrative, very strange photographs (that I loved), time travel and discovery. And that’s all I’m going to say. Find out for yourself. 
Esi is reading Loretta Chase’s Silk is for Seductionas well as The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
This non-fiction title is getting a lot of interest, because Carrie Feron is reading it, too, as well as FAITHFUL PLACE by Tana French, Elin Hilderbrand’s SILVER GIRL and SOMETHING BORROWED by Emily Giffin (at last!)
Lyssa Keusch is going to tackle THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER–very controversial, Lyssa! She got her copy of this book from May Chen, who is going to take a completely different turn and read MAJOR PETTIGREW’S LAST STAND. As for Erika, she’s off to read SILENT IN THE GRAVE by Deanna Raybourne, because Esi, Tessa Woodward and Amanda Bergeron have told her to.
And Amanda, when she’s not off tying the knot (there I gave it away!), will be reading DIVERGENT (good choice, I can attest!), THE WEIRD SISTERS and will get her romance fix by reading Sarah MacLean’s ELEVEN SCANDALS TO START TO WIN A DUKE’S HEART.I will catch up with Wendy Lee, whose reponse got sucked into the horror that is my email, and I’ll also get Tessa Woodward’s answers later. Tessa is off in LA doing what I hope is glamourous things!
What are you all reading this summer? Do tell!
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The Millions has posted its list of most anticipated books for the second half of 2011. While they offer up the disclaimer that there are no media-saturated Pale Kings or Freedoms in the bunch, I say so much the better. There are an awful lot of good looking books on this list, and I’d be perfectly happy to work my way down in order, starting with Bonnie Jo Campbell’s Once Upon a River—American Salvage was one of my favorite story collections of last year—and Donald Ray Pollock’s The Devil All the Time. Get out those gift certificates and fire up your wish lists!
And if you’re still looking for something to bring to the beach, or the park, or while stuck in traffic trying to get out of town (assuming you’re not the driver), that master aggregator Largehearted Boy has put together a comprehensive listing of all the summer reading lists online. (Also assuming you’ve whipped through all the OLM recommendations already—hey, traffic’s been bad this year.)
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