We asked readers on Facebook last week for some good book recommendations.
If you have plans to lounge on a beach this summer, here are some great books to take with you.
BURIED PREY, by John Sandford. Click here to read the first chapter! (Recommended by Frank Marcucio)
THE BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD SERIES, by J.R. Ward. Sexy vampires! (Recommended by Noreen DeCiucis)
A GAME OF THRONES (series), by George R.R. Martin. “Much better than HBO and the following books are addicting,” says Katherine Roland.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. David (“The Social Network) Finch to direct U.S. film adaptation. (Recommended by Jennifer Conlon)
GETTING TO HAPPY, by Terry McMillan. The sequel to “Waiting to Exhale.” (Recommended by Jen Lorincz-Pawlak)
THE BEDWETTER: Stories of Courage, Redemption and Pee, by Sarah Silverman. “I laughed my way through this one!” says Kristen Cariolo. Learn more about the wacky memoir here.
SH*T MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern. Time interviews the author. (Recommended by Karen Marganski, who also suggested WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen )
DARK MATTER HEART, by Nathan Wrann. Killer vampire teen! (Recommended by Helen Witalis)
DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Recommended by Michele Sharik)
ALCHEMY, by Shelton teacher Mike Wood. “Great summer read … Coming of age in Cape Cod,” says Dave Cribbins. More info.
NO ANGEL , by Jay Dobyns. Federal agent explains how he infiltrated the Hell’s Angels. (Recommended by Ron Burgess, Jr.)
SCORECASTING, by Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim. ‘Freakonomics’ applied to sports. Excerpt here. (Recommended by Joe Ryan)
FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham. A collection of short stories recommended by Kat Porato. More info!
THE FAT LADY NEVER SINGS, by Steven M. Reilly. The true story of the 1992 Derby baseball team. Go Derby! (Recommended by Chris Kal)
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett. “Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step …” Click for more info. (Recommended by Wendy DiCarlo and Terry Downey)
CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abrahan Verghese. Click here for info. (Recommended by Drucine Bill Onze, who also suggested T.C. Boyle’s WHEN THE KILLING’S DONE. Review here.
ICE COLD, by Tess Gerritsen. A “fantastic little suspense tale,” according to the Seattle PI. (Recommended by Heather Williams)
ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, The late night comic wrote a funny book. Info. (Recommended by Cee Dee, who also suggested THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, THE DOME and THE CELL).
