Here is what I have so far:
Celebrity Read: Stories I Only Tell My Friends, by Rob Lowe. I saw Rob Lowe on Oprah and let's just say that my huge school-girl crush came back in a big wave. His book has gotten very good reviews and let's face it - I just have to know about the chemistry between Rob & Demi that was so obvious in the 80's movies. I mean - like totally, for sure.
Book Club Read: The Hotel At The Corner of Bitter and Sweet. I'm one of those people who joins book clubs to actually read the books. Even if we don't talk about the book at our meeting, I like to come prepared. A few months ago, I took this book out of the library and was quickly engrossed in the story. Unfortunately, I was very busy with work at the time and I never got around to finishing the book. Thankfully, my book club is reading it this month and now is my chance to finish what I started.
Books Recommended By A Friend: My husband's co-worker is a big reader and she gave me two books to read. The first book is called Islands by Anne Rivers Siddons. The other one is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. The last one is a little out of my comfort zone, but I'm going to give it a try.
Parenting Book: The Blessing of a B Minus - Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers. - I don't have a teenager in the house yet, but I do have a ten year old. This means that I have exactly 2 years and 7 months to figure out how to get through the teenage years. Author Wendy Mogel did me right with her book Blessings of A Skinned Knee. I am so glad she came out with another book for the next decade of adventures in parenthood.
Book for Writers Like Me: I'm spending a lot more time writing so it makes sense for me to read up on some great books about writing by writers. The first one is The Productive Writer and the second one is The Well Fed Writer. I hope that these books get me organized and on my way to meet my writing goals for the coming year.
So, these are my top books for the summer. Of course, I have to add in the summer reading lists of two children. This is going to be a busy summer at the library!
Here is my question for you - what is on your reading list? Please comment or post and let me know!
I'll have to check back to see what you thought of the Rob Lowe book. I hate supporting celebrities but when he was on Oprah I thought it sounded good too. I'll have to look into the writing books too. I'm reading Bird by Bird and the Making of a story right now - both fantastic.Thanks for your visit! I've joined your site.
ReplyDeleteStopping by from the red dress link up. Your title caught my attention as I always love to see what others are reading. I am in the midst of a Spring reading challenge and then I will think about summer reading. I will be checking out a few of your books.
ReplyDeleteYou comments on Rob Lowe's book made me laugh, like totally!
Amy @ Missional Mama
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan was totally out of character for me -- and I recommend it! It was a very good story.
ReplyDeleteBlessing of B- is not as good as Skinned Knee.
My two shekels.