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Summer Reading 2024

21 Jun

It’s that time of year again, when you can curl up with a good book in the hammock, on the beach or on your sofa. I’ve curated a treasure trove of sites where you can visit and choose the perfect book for your mood.

So, let’s start with the popular “celebrity” sites. Oh yeah, O is for Oprah. So, click here for her complete list. Her 106th pick is Familiaris by David Wroblewski.

Reese Witherspoon has been recommending books since 2017. Click here for Reese’s list. I’ve personally read many of her choices. Most recently, I read First Lie Wins, Anita de Monte Laughs Last, Tom Lake, and Yellowface. I’ve enjoyed them all.

Next up is GMA Book Club featured on Good Morning America. My personal book club will be reading The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, and I heard it’s terrific. Click here for GMA picks.

Read with Jenna is another popular book club. Click here for Jenna’s choices. She is always so animated when she talks about books on NBC.

If you are on Facebook, there are many reading groups where you can find interesting books . Here are some Facebook groups: Friends and Fiction, Renee’s Reading Club and The Girlfriend Book Club.

I also check out the The Good Book Fairy and listen to The Bookcase Podcast with Charlie and Kate Gibson.

If you haven’t heard of Zibby. Let me introduce you to her. Just click here. She’s latest force in the book world. She’s an author, a podcaster, a book publisher and an owner of a book store. Here’s a photo of me and Zibby (right) at a book talk in Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.

For book reviews, my go-to-person is Maureen Corrigan on NPR. When I listen to her reviews, the books become alive.

But summer reading would not be complete without mentioning the podcast Books, Beach & Beyond with bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand and Tim Ehrenberg of Tim Talks Books. Hilderbrand is the epitome of summer reading with her books set in Nantucket, and her author interviews with Ehrenberg are just as captivating.

Happy Summer Reading!

Fire Island Read and More

29 Mar

If you’re heading to Fire Island or you just want a beach read, On Fire Island by Jane Rosen is the prefect choice. I had the opportunity to meet authors Jane Rosen and Zibby Owens, author of Blank, at the recent Bagel and Book event at the JCC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

What’s unique about On Fire Island is that the narrator is dead. As the narrator observes her spouse, family and friends from the afterlife, Rosen weaves in a story of community, overcoming mourning and humor. Yes, there are losses and grief, but the hilarious scenes, and the poignant prose make it enjoyable, fast-paced and uplifting.

In the photo below, I’m with Jane Rosen (right) and Zibby Owens in the middle. Owens is the author of Blank, about writer who has writer’s block and the twists and turns in her hectic life. Amazon describes the book as “a hilarious debut novel about family, friendship, success, and exhilarating self-(re)discovery.” Owens is an author, book publisher, podcaster and so much more. At a later date, I will devout an entire blog to post to her.

At the event I ran into some attendees with Detroit roots. What a pleasure to speak with the mother-daughter duo of Linda Warner (left) and her daughter Amanda Warner. Amanda met Zibby virtually through her podcasts.

Both novels On Fire Island and Blank are worth reading.

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