Today not so simple, there are a multitude of genres and titles to choose from, you have vampires and multimillion dollar moguls romancing and tying up beautiful, innocent young women (Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James), you have triumphant memoirs (Wild by Cheryl Strayed) and iconic biographies (Imperfect by Jim Abbott); there are countless historical fictions titles to read (Home by Toni Morrison) and an numerous terrifyingly grim mystery thrillers (Defending Jacob by William Landay). Oh, and don’t forget those ever popular lighter, chick lit reads (Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green) and all the wonderful literary fiction (Red House by Mark Haddon). There are all of these books and so many more; where do you begin to pick and choose what to read? You may have to make an A and B list or have more than one pile on your night stand; this year there are just too many good titles to pick from.
To help you pick and choose I’ve compiled a shorter listing of great book in a number of genres for your summer reading enjoyment.
Happy Reading!
Mysteries
Piccadilly Plot, The by Susanna Gregory
Devil’s Elixer, The by Raymond Khoury
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Fallen Angel, The by Daniel Silva
Broken Harbor by Tana French
Criminal by Karin Slaughter
Mission to Paris by Alan Furst
500, The by Matthew Quirk
As the Crow Flies by Craig Johnson
Stonecutter, The by Camilla Lackberg
Third Gate, The by Lincoln Child
Innocent, The by David Baldacci
Girl Next Door, The by Brad Parks
Defending Jacob by William Landay
Biographies & Memoirs
Mrs. Kennedy & Me by Clint Hill
Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture by Andy Cohen
Apron Anxiety: My Messy Affairs in & Out of the Kitchen by Alyssa Shekasky
Natural Woman, A by Carole King
This is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike by Augusten Burroughs
Starboard Sea, The by Amber Dermont
Some Assembly Required by Anne Lemott
Thinking, Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman
Mark Inside, The: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con by Amy Reading
No Higher Honor by Condoleezza Rice
Restaurant Man by Joe Bastianich
Historical Fiction
Home by Toni Morrison
Little Bones by Janette Jenkins
Spartacus: The Gladiator by Ben Kane
Abduction by Juliet Nicolson
Istanbul Passage by Joseph Kanon
Dove Keeper’s, The by Alice Hoffman
Last Storyteller, The by Frank Dalaney
Rebel Wife, The by Taylor Polites
Widow’s Daughter, The by Nicholas Edlin
Secret Life of William Shakespeare, The by Jude Morgan
Literary Fiction
Chemistry of Tears, The by Peter Carey
Red House by Mark Haddon
All Women & Springtime by Brandon Jones
Age of Miracles, The by Karen Thompson Walker
Good Father, The by Noah Hawley
In One Person by John Irving
Gilly Salt Sisters, The by Tiffany Baker
I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits
Newlyweds, The by Nell Freudenberger
Vanishers, The by Heidi Julavits
Pretty Girl, The by Debra Spark
House I Loved, The by Tatiana de Rosnay
Good American, The by Alex George
Flight of Gemma Hardy, The by Margot Livesey
Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oats
Chick Lit
More Like Her by Liza Palmer
Bond Girl by Erin Duffy
Me Before You by Jojo Mayes
Underside of Joy, The by Sere Prince Halverson
Outside the Lines by Amy Hatvany
I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green
Head Over Heels by Rain Mitchell
Alice Brown’s Lessons in the Curious Art of Dating by Eleanor Prescott
These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen
Objects of My Affections by Jill Smolinski
Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
Where We Belong by Emily Griffin
Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot
Popular Fiction
Canada by Richard Ford
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Calico Joe by John Grisham
Road to Grace, The by Richard Paul Evens
Shoemaker’s Wife, The by Adriana Trigiani
Beginner’s Goodbye, The by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Sacre Blue by Christopher Moore
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
Lifeboat, The by Charlotte Rogan
Cove, The by Ron Rash
Coldest Night, The by Robert Olmstead
Unexpected Guest, An by Anne Korkeakivi
Red Book, The by Deborah Copaken Kogan
Innocents, The by Francesca Segal
Chaperone, The by Laura Moriarty
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