After a fair bit of thought and ADR-esque existential debate, I’ve decided to pause the blog for July and August to focus my energies on: (1) finishing novel #3 ; and (2) attacking my beckoning bedside book stack.
I will return to the blog in September when it’s time to gear up for another school year (at the ripe old age of 36, I still feel myself moving to the rhythms of the academic calendar), but I wanted you to leave you with my (admittedly ambitious) list of ADR Summer Reads (and re-reads and recommendations). I have included links to Amazon, B&N and IndieBound for each in the event that you want to purchase any of these beauties yourself.
1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (reread) (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
2. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (due out July 14) (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
3. The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
4. Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
5. The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
6. Euphoria by Lily King (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
7. H Is For Hawk by Helen Macdonald (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
8. The Unfortunates by Sophie McManus (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
9. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
10. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
11. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (100 pages in & smitten) (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
12. Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola (read early & loved) (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
13. A Window Opens by Elisabeth Egan (read early & loved) (due out August 25) (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
14. Everybody Rise by Stephanie Clifford (due out August 18) (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound)
For ADR life and book glimpses and updates in the coming months, feel free to follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. *See* you all in September, but first tell me:
What are you reading this summer?