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Tip Number Fourteen:
According to fashion etiquette, Labor Day means an end to all things white. But while it might be time to pack away your white shoes, there’s no stopping you from reading what you want. So why not add these books with “White” in the title to your stack of fall reading? You won’t be breaking any rules!
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus
White Noise by Don DeLillo
Dirty White Boys by Stephen Hunter
White Jazz by James Ellroy
The White Bone by Barbara Gowdy
The White Rose by Amy Ephron
The White Rhino Hotel by Bartle Bull
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Tip Number Thirteen:
Read a great YA author!
YA GROWS UP: 6 Bestselling Young Adult Authors Discuss The Most-Misunderstood Genre
Join critically acclaimed Young Adult authors Laurie Halse Anderson, Meg Cabot, Chris Crutcher, Sarah Dessen, Walter Dean Myers and Garth Nix as they discuss the trials and triumphs of the "Teen Lit" genre.
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Tip Number Twelve:
Before the sophomore efforts of Tracy Chevalier, Kathy Hepinstall, Christopher Rice and Robert Morgan come out this fall, spend some time this summer reading their critically acclaimed debuts.
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier
THE HOUSE OF GENTLE MEN by Kathy Hepinstall
A DENSITY OF SOUL by Christopher Rice
GAP CREEK by Robert Morgan
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Tip Number Eleven:
Remember all those intriguing things you've always wanted to try if you ever had the time? Well now's the time! With books covering every topic from astronomy to crafts to fishing, there's no excuse for not exploring a brand new hobby. So grab a book and breathe new life into these last dog days of summer. Here's a few suggestions to get you started.
DECORATING YOUR GARDEN: A Bouquet of Beautiful and Useful Craft Projects to Make and Enjoy
NIGHTWATCH: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
MAKING JOURNALS BY HAND: 20 Creative Projects for Keeping Your Thoughts
GALEN ROWELL'S INNER GAME OF OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY
THE PERFECT LIFE OF FISHERMEN
LIGHT AND EASY MENUS: Cooking Light
THE ONE-HOUR WATERCOLORIST
HOW TO BUILD BIRDHOUSES AND FEEDERS
FABULOUS SILK FLORALS FOR THE HOME
BONSAI FOR BEGINNERS
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Tip Number Ten:
There are some terrific titles coming out in the coming months that tie in to a previous book. Get ready for these fab fall releases by adding their predecessors to your stack of summer reading.
COMPROMISING
POSITIONS by Susan Isaacs
Twenty years after the publication of COMPROMISING POSITIONS, amateur sleuth Judith Singer reappears in the aptly-titled LONG TIME NO SEE (September).
ROCKET
BOYS: A Memoir by Homer Hickam
In ROCKET BOYS (which was the basis for the movie October Sky) and THE COALWOOD WAY, Homer Hickam recalls his boyhood adventures building rockets and growing up in the rural mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. His story continues in SKY OF STONE (October).
HORNET'S
NEST and SOUTHERN CROSS by Patricia Cornwell
Judy Hammer, recently appointed superintendent of the Virginia State Police, and Andy Brazil, a state trooper and Hammer's right hand, make their third appearance in ISLE OF DOGS (October).
REBECCA
by Daphne Du Maurier
Sally Beauman was selected by the du Maurier estate to craft REBECCA'S TALE (October), a follow-up to the beloved romantic suspense novel REBECCA. You might want to watch the Hitchcock movie as well!
ROSES
ARE RED by James Patterson
Alex Cross tracks a vicious killer dubbed The Mastermind, who first appeared in ROSES ARE RED, in the explosive thriller VIOLETS ARE BLUE (November).
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Tip Number Nine:
In her feature this week Jana Siciliano talks about exploring the world outside. Why not take a book to a remote location and relax and read in the great outdoors. Think about a lawn chair under the stars with you, your book and your book light!
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Tip Number Eight:
Get together with friends asking each to bring a favorite book. Swap agreeing to meet the following week to make yet another exchange. In addition to having a great new book to read, you just may learn something new about your friends from their choice of reading material.
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Tip Number Seven:
This week's tip comes from Bookreporter.com reader Alexa Selph of Atlanta, GA, who reminds us that this year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Herman Melville's MOBY DICK. This classic book, Alexa says, "offers a somewhat different view of the ocean.... So far I find it full of both poetry and and interesting observations on human beings and our fascination with the sea." Whether you're vacationing near the water --- or wishing you were --- you might want to accompany Captain Ahab on his quest for the White Whale. Check out our Classics List for more great summer reading selections from days past.
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Tip Number Six:
After the last boom of the fireworks ends, peruse our History
Summer Reading List to find a book about another time --- and perhaps another
place.
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Tip Number Five:
Invited away for the weekend? Want to get invited back? Bring along a book or two as a
thank you gift. Select your favorite read and pair it with one you think your host or
hostess might enjoy. Not enough time before you are leaving to get the shopping done? Log
onto Amazon.com and plan its arrival for the day after you return home.
Either way we bet you'll get another coveted invitation.
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Tip Number Four:
In honor of Dad, think about firing up the grill for a special barbeque. Stuck on what
to cook/serve/make, look no further than our list of Summer
Entertaining titles. Once you do, we know you'll be planning more than one
celebration!
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Tip Number Three:
Where are you headed this summer? Get a feel for the place by reading
a book set in that location. If your destination is the Outer Banks in North
Carolina, check out Anne Rivers Siddons'
LOW COUNTRY If the Napa Valley is your vacation hot spot, don't miss
Nora Roberts'
THE VILLA. If you'll be strolling the streets of Paris, read both a classic like Ernest
Hemingway's
A MOVEABLE FEAST and a contemporary book like Harriet Welty Rochefort's FRENCH
TOAST.
Can't get away? Check out our list of Armchair Travel
books.
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Tip Number Two:
Summer is the perfect time to start a reading group, or even an informal
discussion group just for the summer. Round up a few friends, head to
the water's edge, and start talking about great books! Check out our Summer
Reading Group
Ideas for inspiration.
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Tip Number One:
Try something new this summer! If you normally read fiction, check out some of the
true-life stories on the Memoir list. Are mysteries your
book of choice? You might like the selection of True Crime
books we've compiled.
You get the idea...shake it up a bit this summer.
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