The Girls of Summer

From the New York Times, The Girls of Summer.

Some of the highlights from the list include:


Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan



Shanghai Girls by Lisa See



Queen Takes a King by Gigi Levangie Grazer



Trouble by Kate Christensen



Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella



Hothouse Flower and the 9 Plants of Desire by Margot Berwin



Summer House by Nancy Thayer



Dune Road by Jane Green

More Summer Reading Recommendations!

Here's another list of summer books, this time from the Los Angeles Times.

June Indie Next List

Check out some of the recommendations from independent bookstores in the June Indie Next List.

Literary Tearjerkers

From The Independent, Top Ten Literary Tearjearkers.

Author Event

Lisa Unger will be at the Barnes & Noble in Clearwater on Sunday, June 14 to sign her new book Die for You. For more information about the event click here.

Date: Sunday, June 14
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Barnes & Noble Clearwater


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Orange Prize Winner

Marilynne Robinson has been awarded the 2009 Orange Prize for her novel Home. Robinson's other novels include Housekeeping and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award. For more information about this year's winner click here.

July Releases

Place your holds now on these upcoming July releases:

Black Hills by Nora Roberts
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells
The Devil's Company by David Liss
Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini
Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
In the Valley of Ancient Rain Gods by James Lee Burke
Sweet Mary by Liz Balmaseda
Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
Ravens by George Dawes Green
The Defector by Daniel Silva
Fire and Ice by J.A. Jance
The Devil's Queen by Jeanne Kalogridis
Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman
Mercy Thompson Homecoming by Patricia Briggs
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
Dying for Mercy by Mary Jane Clark
Unconditionally Single by Mary B. Morrison
Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann