It seems that I have been reading a lot of darker, heavy fiction and non-fiction lately, and although all of the books (Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith; The Fault Tree by Louise Ure; Devil in the White City by Erik Larson) have been well-written and enjoyable, I decided to go looking for something lighter for summer reading.
USA Today has the best summer reading site http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-05-21-summer-books-calendar_N.htm. The Summer Reading for 2008 is displayed as one big book. You can sort by Fiction and Non-Fiction and arrange by Title, Author, and Release Date or you can browse through the titles with a click of a mouse. For some of the titles you can also read an excerpt.
USA Today also does a shorter list called Books for Your Beach Bag http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2008-07-01-beach-books_N.htm, which is less comprehensive, but focuses on light reading and juicy guilty pleasures.
Another good reference for summer reading is the recent article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer- Summer Bliss : Our Picks for Reading that will Carry You Away. Read it in the paper or access it online http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2008/07/summers_bliss_our_picks_for_re.html
With all these recommendations, which one should I read? … How to be Single by Liz Tuccillo looks good to me.
~Ann
Read it or Weep 