Spring Break
Finding pleasure in summer reading with fiction, fun
Best summer reads come recommended from The Book Bin, Grass Roots Books and Music and Diversions writer Erin Jankoski
Erin Jankoski
Issue date: 6/5/09 Section: Diversions
Whether you are traveling across the country, overseas or simply staying in Corvallis this summer, here is a list of highly recommended books to read. After talking to The Book Bin and Grass Roots in Corvallis, I compiled an interesting catalog of great novels to dive into this summer.
A bestseller at The Book Bin is "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith. An attractive nonfiction read for the classic romantic, this story is about a mysterious plague that has manifested in a small town in England. More Book Bin recommendations include "The Book Thief," by Markus Zusak, a World War II historical fiction novel, and "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield, an interesting ghost story.
Grass Roots recommendations include "Mudbound" by Hillary Jordan, "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, both paperback fictions. Another favorite at Grass Roots is "City of Thieves" by David Benioff. This story is based on Benioff's grandfather's story of surviving WWII and has been described by Publishers Weekly as "a hard-to-put-down novel."
A Spanish-language best seller "Cathedral of the Sea" by Ildefonso Falcones, is a historical fiction novel about society in Barcelona in the 14th century. Another recommendation and must-have nonfiction is the "Willamette River Field Guide" by Travis Williams, a perfect companion for a day floating down the river under the hot sun.
For those who enjoy crime fiction with a twist of humor, "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" by Alan Bradley is a great suggested summer read along with the magical women's fiction, "The Story of Sisters," written by Alice Hoffman.
Coming on Aug. 4, the Twilight series will issue another book. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer is part of the vampire romance collection and is recommended for those who seek to escape through imagination this summer.
1. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," Jane Austin & Seth Grahame-Smith - Parody/Romance Novel
2. "The Book Thief," Markus Zusak - Historical Fiction
3. "The Thirteenth Tale," Diane Setterfield - Gothic Suspense
4. "Mudbound," Hillary Jordan - Social Justice Fiction
5. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows - Epistolary
6. "City of Thieves," David Benioff - Thriller
7. "Cathedral of the Sea," Ildefonso Falcones - Historical fiction
8. "Willamette River Field Guide," Travis Williams - Wildlife/Educational
9. "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie," Alan Bradley - Crime Fiction
10. "The Story of Sisters," Alice Hoffman - Fairy-Tale
11. "Eclipse" (Twilight Series), Stephenie Meyer - Vampire-Romance
12. "Beach Road," James Patterson & Peter de Jonge - Mystery
A bestseller at The Book Bin is "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith. An attractive nonfiction read for the classic romantic, this story is about a mysterious plague that has manifested in a small town in England. More Book Bin recommendations include "The Book Thief," by Markus Zusak, a World War II historical fiction novel, and "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield, an interesting ghost story.
Grass Roots recommendations include "Mudbound" by Hillary Jordan, "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, both paperback fictions. Another favorite at Grass Roots is "City of Thieves" by David Benioff. This story is based on Benioff's grandfather's story of surviving WWII and has been described by Publishers Weekly as "a hard-to-put-down novel."
A Spanish-language best seller "Cathedral of the Sea" by Ildefonso Falcones, is a historical fiction novel about society in Barcelona in the 14th century. Another recommendation and must-have nonfiction is the "Willamette River Field Guide" by Travis Williams, a perfect companion for a day floating down the river under the hot sun.
For those who enjoy crime fiction with a twist of humor, "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" by Alan Bradley is a great suggested summer read along with the magical women's fiction, "The Story of Sisters," written by Alice Hoffman.
Coming on Aug. 4, the Twilight series will issue another book. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer is part of the vampire romance collection and is recommended for those who seek to escape through imagination this summer.
1. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," Jane Austin & Seth Grahame-Smith - Parody/Romance Novel
2. "The Book Thief," Markus Zusak - Historical Fiction
3. "The Thirteenth Tale," Diane Setterfield - Gothic Suspense
4. "Mudbound," Hillary Jordan - Social Justice Fiction
5. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows - Epistolary
6. "City of Thieves," David Benioff - Thriller
7. "Cathedral of the Sea," Ildefonso Falcones - Historical fiction
8. "Willamette River Field Guide," Travis Williams - Wildlife/Educational
9. "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie," Alan Bradley - Crime Fiction
10. "The Story of Sisters," Alice Hoffman - Fairy-Tale
11. "Eclipse" (Twilight Series), Stephenie Meyer - Vampire-Romance
12. "Beach Road," James Patterson & Peter de Jonge - Mystery
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