Birds begin to chirp merrily outside of windows, and the loud buzz of air conditioning lulls me into a gentle cool sleep. School children anxiously wait till the last minutes of the school year ticks away for freedom. My year long dreams of burying my feet in the sand become a picturesque reality. In this time of longer days, more free time, warm weather, and vacations, I compile a list of books to keep me focused during the long summer haul. A side note: I suggest that writing a list either on paper, Google Docs, or Microsoft word is a good idea for your own book list!

Below is my reading list for Summer 2017:

I Feel Bad about my neck and other Thoughts on Being a Woman-Nora Ephron

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan-Lisa See

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland-Lewis Carroll

Cleopatra’s Daughter-Michelle Moran

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian-Sherman Alexie

The Complete Persepolis-Marjane Satrapi

Sex Wars: A Novel of Gilded Age New York-Marge Piercy

Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen

Emma-Jane Austen

Bridget Jones’s Diary-Helen Fielding

A Jane Austen Education: how six novels taught me about love, friendship, and the things that really mater-William Deresiewicz

One-Eyed Dukes are Wild-Megan Frampton

The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party-Alexander McCall Smith

Mademoiselle Boleyn-Robin Maxwell

Old Possum’s Book for Practical Cats-T.S. Eliot

A Man for all Seasons-Robert Bolt

The Red Tent-Anita Diamont

Let me know what books you’re planning to read for the summer! And Have a Novel Summer!