Summer Reading

Laptops don't fare well poolside. And can you imagine trying to get all the sand out of your keyboard after a day at the beach? Sure Kindles are the new thing, but what's going to happen when you get your sunscreen all over the reading screen? Those iPads are cool to play with, but seriously, you're going to take your new not-waterproof $500 toy to a potential splash zone? Leave your electronics at home, and soak in some sun with this summer's recommended reading.

Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Skykes
"If you use the same criteria to choose a man that you would when choosing a handbag, I guarantee you will find one that suits you perfectly." If you are the champagne bubble about town much like this narrator, then you'll sparkle with delight while reading this book.



Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore
What do you get when you mix a pink jet, a talking fruit bat, a missionary and his amoral wife, Shark People, a huricanne, and a World War II aviator who plays cards with a Jewish carpenter in heaven? Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams would be proud of this hilarious story of loss, love (love-making), and redemption.

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
A series of short essays by Sedaris, who continues to keep our sides in stitches.






Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham
Manhattan, men, martinis -- sounds like Sex and the City, right? Throw in three secrets and see how the three women handle life shaken, not stirred.




The Summer We Read Gatsby by Danielle Ganek
It's like a modern re-telling of The Great Gastby, but with females as the leading socialites.





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