Ahh, summer. Does it evoke youthful memories and feelings? It reminds us of good times whether they be vacations or stay-cations, Koolaid or iced tea, summer camp or summer street games, camping or cookouts, shorts or sundresses and summer school or summer reading lists. Yes, I said summer reading lists. As an avid reader most of my life, I genuinely enjoyed summer reading lists, though may not have enjoyed all of the books on the list. So like many others, I've maintained the tradition of summer reading by creating my own summer reading list. Some summers reading lists are more aspirational depending on what's going on that summer and others leave me with a feeling of accomplishment at the end of summer. Summer reading lists can include whatever suits your reading fancy, but should include some books that you normally would feel guilty about reading because you should be reading something related to professional, human or self development. Categories to include could be fiction, science fiction, humor, travel, interesting biographies, coffee table books, hobbies and the like. A great resource for finding books from authors of all hues is the bookstore site, Hueman Books. All books are discounted by 20%! Keep that dollar re-circulating people. And don't forget the People's University..the library! Introducing my summer reading list of 2013:
- Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi
- Cooked, Michael Pollan
- Flight Behavior, A Novel (P.S.), Barbara Kingsolver
- Little Green, An Easy Rawlins Mystery, Walter Mosley
- Kindred, Octavia Butler
- The Edible Balcony, Alex Mitchell
- Eco-yards, Laureen Rama
- The Urban Birder, David Lindo and Stephen Moss
What's on your summer reading list?
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