Summer Reading List
Summer is here and in full swing. I have compiled a summer reading list and their summaries as recommendations. Whether you’re out soaking up the sun or staying nice and cool indoors there is a book for you.
If you’re a fan of thrillers these are the books for you.
“The Other Black Girl”, by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Nella, the only black woman at the publishing house where she works, is excited when Hazel, another black woman, is hired. They begin to bond over hair and micro-aggressions in the workplace. However, things begin to take a turn when
Nella begins to receive threatening notes at her desk.
“The President's Daughter”, by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
Patterson and Clinton have teamed up to write another thriller. When the daughter of former President Matthew Keating is kidnapped, he uses his experience as a parent and Navy SEAL and former president to bring her home.
“The Maidens”, by Alex Michaelides
After a Cambridge student is found dead, Mariana, a psychotherapist in London, is drawn into the murder investigation. The dead woman was one of the Maidens, a group of female students in thrall to a charismatic professor who is Mariana’s prime suspect.
If you’re looking for something more heart warming the following is for you.
Three generations of women in the Ferrari family must heal the broken pieces of their lives on a trip of a lifetime through picturesque Italy
“Golden Girl”, by Elin Hidlerbrand
Poetry.
“The Octopus Museum”, by Brenda Shaughnessy
Is a collection of feminist poems involving current events such as: environmental destruction, racism, sexism, and divisive politics.
For more summer reads check out the links below:
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