Looking to disappear into the hottest Oprah's book club selection or New York Times best-seller - a book that will fill your sunny, self-indulgent beach days with recycled plots and mindless page-turning?
Wrong blog.
But we've got something better - the literary equivalent of sirloin steaks and brews. Instead of reading what all the other shlubs at the beach are reading, post up like you're Sawyer on Lost. You don't see that king of cool nicknames idling days away with John Grisham thrillers or Nora Roberts romances, do you? No, sir - he's too busy pondering tough questions with the likes of Walker Percy.
Here are ten books published in the past few years that we think will not only entertain you this summer, but edify you - books of depth and wisdom, truth and beauty. I've only completed one of them and am mid-way through two - and I hope you'll join me throughout the summer in checking out the rest. (We've linked to the Amazon pages for you.)
So find that perfect spot in the shade, convert that trashy paperback into a handy-dandy cocktail stand, and be onto something!
Fiction:
Non-fiction:
(My first comment was lost. Ha. No pun intended.)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the unusually gathering of book titles to read this summer. So different from the usual fluff out there. I'm looking forward to checking these out and seeing what y'all write about each one here.
Peace & happy reading.
Veronica - Thanks so much for commenting! I'm about to dive into Kreeft's "Summa Philosophica" tonight. We were corresponding with Ron Hansen about a possible interview about that particular book (which is absolutely fantastic), but it looks like it may fall through. Regardless, we will definitely be writing about some of these titles in the coming months.
Delete(BTW - I saw on your site that your book is being "courted" by publishers - I hope one day I'll be reviewing that as well. With CS Lewis, Tolkein, and O'Connor as your mentors, I find it hard to believe I wouldn't enjoy it!)