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      June 9, 2010

What books would you recommend to a friend? Any titles that you want to read this summer?

 

The 2010 Summer Reading program is fast approaching. As usual, I'm changing the contest a bit, for which I am collecting titles.

 

Post your favorites. You may win a prize ...

 

Comments

As I blogged about the other

Submitted by Nathan on Thu, 06/10/2010.

As I blogged about the other day, I'm pretty wild about the Stieg Larsson series. I'm about 1/3rd way into the third book now and my enthusiasm hasn't waned in the least.

Cool. Thanks for the

Submitted by Todd Wheeler on Fri, 06/11/2010.

Cool. Thanks for the suggestion!

As I've been laid up since

Submitted by Random Michelle on Mon, 06/21/2010.

As I've been laid up since the middle of May, I've been reading a lot.

New to me authors:
Mystery:
Robert Crais' Elvis Cole series
Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford series
Guillermo Martinez

Fantasy:
Dru Pagliassotti's Clockwork Heart
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
Butcher Bird by Richard Kadrey

Romance:
Georgette Heyer (I know I'm really really really late to the game, but they're fun distracting reads)
Marjorie Liu's Dirk & Steele series

Non-Fiction:
The Poisoner's Handbook
Thomas Edison & the Counterfeiter

Got more in my pile as well. :)

Thanks Michelle! Excellent

Submitted by Todd Wheeler on Tue, 06/22/2010.

Thanks Michelle! Excellent suggestions.

I'm an idiot. It's NEWTON and

Submitted by Random Michelle on Tue, 06/22/2010.

I'm an idiot.

It's NEWTON and the counterfeiter.

Aside from being famous dead white men, not sure what else they have in common. O.o