SOME BOOKS I WANT TO READ THIS MONSOON:NOTHING CAN BE MORE PLEASING THAN READING A BOOK WITH A GOOD ENDING..ALL CURLED UP WITH A SOOTHING SONG GOING ON AND ON IN THE BACKGROUND..SO I DECIDED TO CREATE A READ LIST...IF ANYONE HAVE READ ANY OF THESE BOOKS DO COMMENT BELOW..
By Camille Perri
Out May 3
Tina Fontana is a 30-year-old assistant barely scraping by while working for the CEO of a multinational media organization. And she's always played by the rules, until now. When the opportunity to wipe out her student debt presents itself, Tina takes it.
But just when she thinks her secret is safe, another assistant finds out, pulling Tina into a major embezzlement scheme that could land her in a world of major pain. This delightfully wry debut from former Esquire and Cosmobooks editor Camille Perri is equal parts satire and modern-day Robin Hood tale. And if you’ve ever worked too hard for too little while the people above you are rolling in bank...well this is a book you’re going to adore.
2)I Take You
By Eliza Kennedy
Out May 24
Lily and Will are engaged — and madly in love. But the closer they get to their wedding date, the more it becomes clear to them both that there's another side to Lily — one that might make getting married a huge mistake. Sexy, sassy, and wonderfully unapologetic, I Take You really goes there, in the most bawdy and brilliant way.
By Eliza Kennedy
Out May 24
Lily and Will are engaged — and madly in love. But the closer they get to their wedding date, the more it becomes clear to them both that there's another side to Lily — one that might make getting married a huge mistake. Sexy, sassy, and wonderfully unapologetic, I Take You really goes there, in the most bawdy and brilliant way.
3)Last Ride to GracelandBy Kim Wright
Out May 24
Cory Ainsworth is a blues musician who has never known the identity of her father — but it's within the realm of possibility that her dear old dad could have been Elvis Presley himself. When Cory finds a piece of rock-'n'-roll history belonging to the King in a family storage shed, she decides to turn it over to his estate, taking a road trip down to Memphis. But what she finds along the way isn't just her parentage. On the ride to Graceland, Cory discovers herself.
Out May 24
Cory Ainsworth is a blues musician who has never known the identity of her father — but it's within the realm of possibility that her dear old dad could have been Elvis Presley himself. When Cory finds a piece of rock-'n'-roll history belonging to the King in a family storage shed, she decides to turn it over to his estate, taking a road trip down to Memphis. But what she finds along the way isn't just her parentage. On the ride to Graceland, Cory discovers herself.
4)It's Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool, Too) By Nora McInerny PurmortOut May 24
Nora McInerny Purmort had been through the dating ringer and wasn't sure if she would ever find The One — until she met Aaron. They fell hard and fast in love, but not long afterward, Aaron was diagnosed with a rare, terminal brain cancer. Together, they had to decide how they would spend his remaining months.
This gorgeous and insightful memoir holds up the lens to mortality and leaves us with a reminder to make every moment count and value what is truly precious: time — and laughter.
5)Modern Lovers By Emma Straub Out May 31
Elizabeth and Zoe became best friends in college — and have stayed close ever since. After Oberlin, they moved to Brooklyn’s not-yet-gentrified Ditmas Park and stayed put while life (and the neighborhood) sprung up around them. They got married, started their own families and businesses, and worked their way through middle age.
But the past is always present, and things get complicated — especially when a producer approaches both women, along with Elizabeth’s husband Andrew, about being part of a film project that would reveal some unseemly moments from their youth. Modern Lovers, by the best-selling writer behind The Vacationers, is a treat, as well as a fabulous coming-of-age novel about women entering into a new era of their lives.
6)This Is Not My Beautiful Life By Victoria Fedden
Out June 7
Picture it: You're 36, pregnant, and living with your parents in Florida, when one morning the DEA knocks on the door to take your mom and stepdad down. Turns out, they've been masterminding a pump-and-dump scheme, and the only place their grandkid is going to see them for a while is behind bars.
So, what's a new mom to do when her family is in barely functioning order and she's got a new human on her hands? Work her way through it — and this laugh-out-loud memoir tells us how she did it.
Out June 7
Picture it: You're 36, pregnant, and living with your parents in Florida, when one morning the DEA knocks on the door to take your mom and stepdad down. Turns out, they've been masterminding a pump-and-dump scheme, and the only place their grandkid is going to see them for a while is behind bars.
So, what's a new mom to do when her family is in barely functioning order and she's got a new human on her hands? Work her way through it — and this laugh-out-loud memoir tells us how she did it.
7)Homegoing By Yaa Gyasi
Out June 7
At the beginning of Gyasi's epic debut novel, two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, are born in different villages in Ghana: One is married off to an English slave-trader, while the other is imprisoned and sent to America to become a slave herself. The stories of their families unfurl from those fates, and each chapter in this gorgeous and often heartbreaking book picks up with a new generation of the sisters' descendants, until the novel arrives in the modern moment.
Visceral and haunting, Homegoing traces three centuries of history, beginning in Africa and wending its way to modern-day San Francisco. If you're going to read one book the entire summer, let this be the one: Not only will it stimulate your literary sensibilities, it is an important and timely reminder of the legacy of Black existence in America.
Out June 7
At the beginning of Gyasi's epic debut novel, two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, are born in different villages in Ghana: One is married off to an English slave-trader, while the other is imprisoned and sent to America to become a slave herself. The stories of their families unfurl from those fates, and each chapter in this gorgeous and often heartbreaking book picks up with a new generation of the sisters' descendants, until the novel arrives in the modern moment.
Visceral and haunting, Homegoing traces three centuries of history, beginning in Africa and wending its way to modern-day San Francisco. If you're going to read one book the entire summer, let this be the one: Not only will it stimulate your literary sensibilities, it is an important and timely reminder of the legacy of Black existence in America.
8)The Girls
By Emma Cline
Out June 7
This is not the story of the Summer of Evil. But you don't have to read too closely to see the tale of the Manson family emerge. Debut author Emma Cline crafts a thrilling coming-of-age novel imbued with an anxious urgency. As the drama builds and your eyes widen, it becomes ever more impossible to find a stopping point in this beautifully written book. For that reason: Plan to pick it up on a day when you have literally nothing else to do.
By Emma Cline
Out June 7
This is not the story of the Summer of Evil. But you don't have to read too closely to see the tale of the Manson family emerge. Debut author Emma Cline crafts a thrilling coming-of-age novel imbued with an anxious urgency. As the drama builds and your eyes widen, it becomes ever more impossible to find a stopping point in this beautifully written book. For that reason: Plan to pick it up on a day when you have literally nothing else to do.
Out June 7
Stacey has been a mess since her husband passed away eight months ago — unable to write, constantly feeling like she's failing her kids — and something has got to give.
But when Tommy — an A-list actor who wants to turn Stacey's feminist rewrite ofFrankenstein into a movie — arrives on the scene, things get even messier. Tommy and Stacey fall for each other, but their budding relationship is anything but smooth sailing.Monsters tells the story of two people who are made for one another, but can't quite see that themselves because of all the baggage between them.
10)Rich and Pretty By Rumaan Alam
Out June 7
Female friendships are a complex and beautiful thing. But what happens when your best friend — who has been like a sister to you for nearly 20 years — suddenly becomes someone you're not sure you even like very much anymore?
This delightful debut explores the longtime relationship between Sarah and Lauren, besties who have grown up and apart but still can't deny the tether that binds them. A charming and insightful meditation on what it means to mature and adapt to adult life while still holding on to our shared histories, Rich and Pretty is a perfect pick for book clubs and BFFs — and, of course, for a day at the beach with the most important lady friend in your life.
Out June 7
Female friendships are a complex and beautiful thing. But what happens when your best friend — who has been like a sister to you for nearly 20 years — suddenly becomes someone you're not sure you even like very much anymore?
This delightful debut explores the longtime relationship between Sarah and Lauren, besties who have grown up and apart but still can't deny the tether that binds them. A charming and insightful meditation on what it means to mature and adapt to adult life while still holding on to our shared histories, Rich and Pretty is a perfect pick for book clubs and BFFs — and, of course, for a day at the beach with the most important lady friend in your life.
11)Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty By Ramona Ausubel Out June 14
On Labor Day of 1976, Fern and Edgar — a married couple enjoying all the boons of being solidly upper class — happen upon their worst nightmare: becoming suddenly poor. After finding out that their fortune has disappeared, they both begin to unravel, which in turn leaves their three children left to fend for themselves, often for days at a time.
Nine-year-old Cricket becomes the de facto leader of the little trio, creating a sort of Neverland for his siblings on Martha's Vineyard in the wake of their parents' misfortune. Full of wisdom and wonderfully meditative insights on wealth and class in America, Sons and Daughters is both highly imaginative and philosophical in scope.
12)The Whale: A Love StoryBy Mark BeauregardOut June 14
It's the summer of 1850, and Herman Melville is in a sad state of affairs. Hounded by debt-collectors and critics, he is afraid his writing career might have come to an end — until a fateful picnic in the Berkshires and a chance meeting changes the course of his life and the literary legacy he'll leave behind.
The Whale is the story of that meeting between Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne and the connection that formed between these two brilliant men. Full of nuance and passion and an incredible amount of objective research,The Whale swirls around the relationship between Melville and Hawthorne, without losing its factual footing or sacrificing any storied intrigue.
13)Hot Milk By Deborah Levy
Out July 12
Sofia has spent most of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother's mercurial illness. But despite how frustrating that endeavor has been, she's more than happy to hit pause on her own life to accompany her mom to southern Spain over the summer for an experimental treatment.
But once they arrive, it becomes clear that the doctor's methods are more than a little unusual — and Sofia's mother's symptoms become even more confusing. But as the true source of the pain begins to bubble to the surface, Sofia discovers how her mother's suffering connects to her own struggles. Dazzling and, at times, deeply disturbing, Hot Milk is a mystery meets introspective coming-of-age novel. It's unnerving — and that's a good thing.
Out July 12
Sofia has spent most of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother's mercurial illness. But despite how frustrating that endeavor has been, she's more than happy to hit pause on her own life to accompany her mom to southern Spain over the summer for an experimental treatment.
But once they arrive, it becomes clear that the doctor's methods are more than a little unusual — and Sofia's mother's symptoms become even more confusing. But as the true source of the pain begins to bubble to the surface, Sofia discovers how her mother's suffering connects to her own struggles. Dazzling and, at times, deeply disturbing, Hot Milk is a mystery meets introspective coming-of-age novel. It's unnerving — and that's a good thing.
14)Invincible Summer By Alice Adams Out June 28
The summer after college, Eva, Benedict, Sylvie, and Lucien all break away from their comfortable routines and try and reinvent themselves as adults on the cusp of the new millennium. But a toxic romance between two of the friends, combined with their expanding geographic divides, make staying in touch a true struggle. Once they reconvene, they realize how much they all really need one another and that they have to reconnect. A testament to the power of friendship and love, this is a beautiful coming-of-age story about the intimacy of long-term relationships against the changing landscape of time.
15)The Hopefuls By Jennifer Close Out July 19
A young woman named Beth follows her husband Matt to DC, where he plans to pursue his political dreams. But when she gets there, she realizes that she is out of her social element. Soon enough, Beth and Matt become pals with a White House staffer named Jimmy and his wife, Ashley, developing a couples quad that helps the transplants find their footing in the capitol city.
But as Jimmy's career begins to take off, the easy friendship begins to shift shape, and everything begins to unravel — including Beth's marriage. A fascinating drama about relationships, loyalty, the price of aspirations and success, The Hopefuls will surely ensnare you into this world from page one — and hold you there, tightly, until the final word.
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