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Summer Reading
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Truth Contributor
Five big X’s.
That’s what you’ve got on your calendar, running in a line
right across the week you’re on vacation. Yep, five days
away and you’re already planning on what to pack – so don’t
forget a book…
OUT IN MAY
Get ready for your Memorial Day with new novels by Scott
Turow, Dorothea Benton Frank, Lincoln Child, Michael
Crichton, Clive Cussler and Graham Brown, Lee Child and Nora
Roberts.
For the sports-minded, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a new
book out on Coach Wooden; or try the new book by Lou
Pinella. The history buff will want Dan Hampton’s
new book on the Lindbergh flight; a new book on Apollo 8; a
book about the creation of the U.S. Army; and the new book
about Winston Churchill and George Orwell.
There’s also a new look at the last half-decade of
Rolling Stone magazine, a book about how we buy food,
there are new books being released on being healthy, losing
weight, and cooking right. Also look for Al Franken’s
new biography, and a new book about horses by William
Shatner.
OUT IN JUNE
Start out your official summer with new novels by Brad
Thor, Lisa Wingate, Dean Koontz, Jane Green, Linda Greenlaw,
Gena Showalter, Eric Van Lustbader, Karen Robards, Joseph
Finder, Adriana Trigiani, Edward Kelsey Moore, Sharyn
McCrumb, Janet Evanovich, Diana Palmer, Danielle Steel, and
Diana Gabaldon.
There’s a new book due out for coffee lovers who want to
lose weight; a new book being released on cheese; and a new
cookbook for salad lovers. Readers who love history will
want a new book about two female test pilots who worked for
the Third Reich; or a book about stock market crashes in
history; and a new book about Robert Smalls, who escaped
from slavery and became a Union Hero.
Look for Sea Power, a book about the history and
politics of the ocean; one about JFK and MLK; a new book for
weird people and Failures who want a career that fits
them specifically; a biography about Joni Mitchell and one
about Van Halen; a look at the LGBT community and the
Catholic Church; Sherman Alexie’s new memoir; a book
about the science of change; a “secret history” of the
iPhone; and a book about how fake news affects you.
OUT IN JULY
Halfway through the summer and there’s still more….
Your vacation will be happier with novels by Julie
Garwood, Daniel Silva, Susan Mallory, Joshilyn Jackson,
Suzanne Brockmann, Kathy Reichs, Linda Castillo, Alexander
McCall Smith, M.J. Rose, Ace Atkins, Iris Johansen and Roy
Johansen, and C.J. Box.
Ben Mezrich
looks at how science is trying to “de-extinct” the wooly
mammoth. There’s a new biography due on Sarah Vaughn that
you can find in July. This month, you can read about the air
we breathe, learn about Jews who escaped Nazi Germany and
returned to fight against Hitler; and you can find out how
to best become an “angel investor.” You’ll find several new
books for your summer cook-out, books to make you
beach-ready, and a new book for fans of the Archie
comics.
OUT IN AUGUST
Hey, there’s still a lot of summer left, and a lot of books
to read!
Enjoy the season with new novels by J.R. Ward, Fiona
Davis, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Sgt. Jack Coughlin, Susan Wiggs,
Debbie Macomber, Stuart Woods and Parnell Hall, Sandra
Brown, Karin Slaughter, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew Gross, Robin
Cook, T. Jefferson Parker, Erica Spindler, Sue Grafton’s
Y is for…, Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman,
Danielle Steele, and Louise Penny.
Look for Heather Harphum’s new book on happiness.
There’s a book due out about a college athlete and her
tragic suicide, and one about a female code-breaker in World
War II. Look for a new book on how to use your Liberal Arts
degree. You’ll find a new book about Buddhism this month;
also, a book about Alzheimer’s; one about how a father saved
his son from ISIS; one by NFL team players, about their
first coaches; and a business book on succeeding, by
American counterintelligence expert Robin Dreeke (with
Cameron Stauth). Also look for a book on scandals at
America’s elite colleges; a new book by Al Roker on
the Johnstown Flood; and a book about how wonderful it is to
be an adult who reads children’s literature.
And on that note, there are many, many new releases for the
kids and the kid in you!
BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOOKSTORE….
Remember that this isn’t a final list, nor is it cast in
stone. Releases may be cancelled or rescheduled. If you’re
excited about any of these titles, check with your favorite
bookseller or librarian – they know what’s up and helping
you find exactly what you need is what they do best.
Happy Vacation, and Happy Reading!
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