Our 2020 Summer Reading List
Summer is always a great time to catch up on reading. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, reading while traveling was one of the best times to enjoy such a treat, whether while relaxing during the trip or on the way to the destination. Fast forward to the pandemic period, reading is even more of a necessity because it provides an escape. Like so many people, I find reading at this time a refuge as well as entertainment. As summer travels and social gatherings with family and friends are limited, what better time to indulge in reading? Here’s our list of books we plan to read this summer.
Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas
A light, sweet novel about love and second chances.
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Robin DiAngelo asserts the case for white people to challenge themselves to be uncomfortable and confront the racism that is embedded within our society.
An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff & Alex Tresniowski
A true story of a life-changing friendship between a homeless child and an ad exec in Manhattan spanning nearly three decades.
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
Two wildly different women - one a grifter, the other an heiress - are brought together by the scam of a lifetime.
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Set in depression-era Kentucky, a novel about women's friendship and true love as shown through the story of a team of traveling librarians.
Normal People by Sally Rooney
A story of friendship and love about two young people, one popular and one not, who befriended each other in high school and continued to be drawn to each other through their university years. It has been made into a series on Hulu.
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
The latest book by the best-selling author who discusses our ways of talking and interacting with people we don’t know. The tools and strategies we use could be flawed and lead us to misunderstanding and conflict.
At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino
Historical fiction based on the true story of a young woman who worked as one of the food tasters for Adolf Hitler during World War II.
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
A story about adult siblings, aging parents, high school boyfriends, middle school mean girls, the lifelong effects of birth order, and all the other things that follow us into adulthood, whether we like them to or not.
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pham Zhang
An epic story of two siblings, descendants of Chinese immigrants, during the gold rush era. And, on a broad level, it’s the story about race and immigrants and where they are allowed to belong.
The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano
The story of loneliness and love of two misfits haunted by tragedies who met as teenagers and reunite as adults. This is a debut novel by the author who has a new novel (Heaven and Earth) coming out this summer.
Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman
A man was found on a beach, drifting in and out of consciousness, without identification, and unable to speak. While everyone is fascinated by him, the one doctor who can help him may not want the man to recover his memory and speak of his past.
