What book can you recall reading while on a road trip?

Elise
THE MEMOIRS OF CLEOPATRA by Margaret George, JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL by Susanna Clarke, and IRONFIRE by David Ball --- all healthy tomes.

Maureen
FIVE QUARTERS OF THE ORANGE by Joanne Harris

NVenters
Alone

Jim G
CELL by Stephen King

Mary Angela Young
SEARCHING FOR PEYTON PLACE --- this is a wonderful book.

Cathy Troyanek
MYSTIC RIVER by Dennis Lehane

Jackie Ward
THE HAUNTING OF CAMBRIA by Richard Taylor

Linda M. Johnson
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN by Walter Isaacson

Suzanne Deal-Fitzgerald
LITTLE BIG MAN --- I read it nearly 33 years ago on my first trip to GA, before I moved here. I was still in high school and it was the perfect diversion while traveling with little brothers and parents.

Susan
Maeve Binchy's LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE --- I read in the headlights of the car following us!

Lee
My husband only reads magazines and websites. He loved THE DA VINCI CODE on audio, so we had to do ANGELS & DEMONS too.

Allyson CRawley
THE VIRGIN'S LOVER by Philippa Gregory

Darby Lohrding
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST by Anne Tyler

Sharon Lumb
THE CONSTANT PRINCESS by Philippa Gregory

Peggy
It's been a long time, but I remember THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER best. It was a fantastic read and the start of a long history reading Tom Clancy.

Arlene Herring
If childhood vacations count as road trips, I remember reading HEIDI while on the train from France to Switzerland, and how angry my father was because I wouldn't stop reading to look at the Alps.

Michelle Miller
Back about 8 or 9 years ago, I read Stephen King's ROSE MADDER aloud to my husband while we were driving to and from Michigan on vacation. I always read on road trips, usually to myself. However, this was significant because it was the one time my husband ever expressed interest in a book. Alas, that interest has gone.

Marta Morrison
MATILDA by Roald Dahl when we went on a road trip to Colorado. At first, my husband didn't want to listen to the story but did so for our daughters. By the end he was the one who couldn't wait to hear the story.

Anna Marie
DON'T LOOK DOWN by by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer

Susan
A DANGEROUS FORTUNE by Ken Follett. We listened to this and had a great ime making fun of the readers' accents. We all did a lot of laughing.

I later read the book and it was very good (but I did hear that readers voice in my head, and found myself echoing it).

Brenda Broadway
BLACK BEAUTY was the last book I tried to finish reading on a trip to Alabama when I was 10 years old. I haven't read more than a few paragraphs from any book while waiting in line at drive-thru's but not at all while the vehicle is moving as I get motion sickness.

Brenda Broadway
TOO LATE TO SAY GOODBYE by Ann Rule
THE GOOD GUY by Dean Koontz

Lisa
BURN by Sean Doolittle 
FACELESS KILLERS by Henning Mankell 
WHITE BUTTERFLY by Walter Mosley

Karen Ryan
Harry Potter [all of them]

Pam Schofield
LIFE'S A BEACH by Claire Cook. I read it while on a trip to the Cape. I was laughing out loud for the entire trip. Ms Cook does a great job of making the characters come alive for the reader. They are all fun,quirky and a family you would want to live next door.

Suzanne
We've listened to all the Harry Potter books on audio to keep the kids quiet on road trips. It works!

Pam Worner
I have many vivid memories of audio books carrying me through long road trips. One that stands out was an unabridged audio of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD a couple of years ago that took me from Montana to Washington State --- the open road freed my mind so I was living the book. That's where I really was on that trip!

Barb Broberg
All Things Bright and Beautiful

Toni Savchuck
PIGS IN HEAVEN by Barbara Kingsolver

Teresa
I just read THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy on the the way home from the Lake of the Ozarks last weekend.

But, my husband would rather have me read articles to him then for me to read to myself.

Sam
AT FIRST SIGHT by Nicholas Sparks accompanied me on my last road trip --- Philadelphia, PA to Clearwater, FL.

Brenda Tucker
Goodbye Columbus

Phyllis Pearson
Water for Elephants
The 6th Target
Snowflower and the Secret Fan

Jen Swingruber
ISLAND OF THE SEQUINED LOVE NUN by Christopher Moore

Margaret Nance
SWEET WATER CREEK by Anne River Siddons

Kate from RI
HEARTBURN by Nora Ephron
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS by Ann Brashares
THE COLOR OF WATER by James McBride 



The whole family took turns reading out loud while traveling.

Harriet Stay
I took a road trip with my hubby (and dog) last year across the US up to Nova Scotia and back. I read all of the C. J. Box mysteries, part while sweetie was driving and some around our campfire. Loved them.

Merrilee
On the last trip I read THE OVERLOOK by Michael Connelly

Elle
Practically every book I've read has been partially read in the car. I don't get in the car without my current book, except for my 5-minute drive to and from work. I read everywhere!

Gail Spitzer
THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy

Gail Spitzer
EVERY DAY DESERVES A CHANCE by Max Lucado

Patricia O'Donnell
Chill Factor

Judy M.
STILL LIFE by Louise Penny. It was hard to put it down!

Mal D'Aquino
HOBBLE by Neale Sourna --- sexy, erotic, and romantic with a hard edge.

Margery Adams
THIRTEEN MOONS and WATER FOR ELEPHANTS --- both great! I read them aloud for my husband (who is driving) and myself. It's fun for us.

Jenny Deja
Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman. I couldn't put it down!

Kathy
The Notebook

Ellen Klassen
The last one was the new Harry Potter book.

Jaime
ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac

Sandy Greathouse
MAD RIVER ROAD by Joy Fielding --- a really suspenseful and scary book.

Irena Sienko
The Da Vinci Code

Barbara Jedlicka
SWEETNESS IN THE BELLY by Camilla Gibbs --- a book every American should read to learn more about Islam.

Sandra Hughe
Water For Elephants

Jeanie
THE BOOK OF BRIGHT IDEAS by Sandra Kring is a great book that I took on a scenic trip to Arkansas. But I am sure I missed some beautiful sights, as my eyes were glued to the pages of this fun book!

Dorothy Turk
I just finished Harlen Coben's PROMISE ME while riding to NC yesterday.

Kathy Brattain
While riding back, after being a chase car for a delivery, I read DELORES CLAIBORNE by Stephen King aloud to the driver, who was my boyfriend at the time.

Glenda Bogan
THE VIRGIN'S LOVER by Philippa Gregory

Janice McElroy
James Patterson's STEP ON A CRACK

Joyce
THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND, when I was about 12. I was disappointed when I had to set it aside when we arrived at family vacation destination!

GVaterlaus
This year's vacation found us traveling via car coast to coast. We picked up HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS in Ohio and blissfully read it on highways cross country! Everyone had their own copy too! We had to remind ourselves to look up and enjoy the countryside.

Rachel
SONS AND LOVERS by D. H. Lawrence

Rosalie Oliver
My all-time favorite book heard on tape in the car was WHAT FALLS AWAY by Mia Farrow. It was outstanding and Ms. Farrow read it, which made it more so. I did not want to get out of the car!!

Tessa Bartels
A SIMPLE PLAN by Scott Smith

Melissa
This was a long time ago, but it was RED DRAGON by Thomas Harris.

Corinna
The 5th Harry Potter book

Pearl Mackey
THE WAY THE CROW FLIES by Ann-Marie McDonald. 
An absolutely wonderful book that is so in tune to children's thoughts and feelings. It's very hard to put down.

Mary Branham
I read SISTERS on the way to FL and FAMILY TREE on the way back.

Richard Mann
UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY by J. A. Jance, read by Eugene Engene, unabridged

Rita B
Peter Mayle's A YEAR IN PROVENCE

Jeanette Milliner
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Elaine
THE GLASS CASTLE on a trip from New Mexico to Lake Powell, Utah. I finished the book on a houseboat and really enjoyed it.

Brenda Moak
My most recent car read was A THOUSAND BONES.

John Smit
Hannibal Rising

Lourice L. Thomas II
ARROGANCE by Bernard Goldberg

Kathi
The Stand

Effie Barber
The Devil's DeceIt But God's Victory
Walking in Darkness
Excellent! These would make great movies!

Trudi
I listened to Dean Koontz's INTENSITY while driving across Tennessee on a dark and stormy day. I was alone and I was so scared that I avoided rest stops!

Lori Barnes
THE BEACH HOUSE by Mary Alice Monroe

Jeanie
I read CONSEQUENCES by Penelope Lively during our recent drive to Florida. It was so good I was miffed when it was my turn to drive!

Java
THE GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck

Audri Carr
The Almost Moon (ARC)

Karen Barash
I will sitting in the back seat of a car for a three-hour trip that I was dreading. I read NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro for the total time. The book, on the surface about clones, had an underlying insight into the human condition --- a way of looking at life that was totally new to me but that I should have seen.

Betty Vincent
The summer I was 13, we traveled from California to Kentucky by car. I remember reading JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. I think that's when I got hooked on science fiction!

Carol Pirtle
I just finished LOVING FRANK by Nancy Horan --- most of it was read in the car while on vacation. What a terrific book!

Sandra Smith
TORTILLA FLAT by John Steinbeck. I was returning from a trip to Monterey, California

Jane Haase
I can remember reading Carl Hiaasen's TOURIST SEASON on a trip many years ago. I couldn't put it down and kept reading passages out loud to everyone else. I'm sure the group was pleased when I finished it and could participate in the vacation. I couldn't wait to get my hands on the rest of his books. I am now a very devoted fan of Carl and anxiously await the publishing of each of his new books.

Lyla
SHELTERS OF STONE by Jean M. Auel

Donna Scott
Rick Riordan's THE WIDOWER'S TWO-STEP, Gayle Lynds's THE LAST SPYMASTER, and Lee Child's BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE (all 3 VERY good books).

Linda M
Janet Evanovich's HARD EIGHT

Andrea Baltrus
THE HISTORIAN by Elizabeth Kostova

The storyline and her brilliant writing style kept me entranced the whole time.

Nancy
THE PACT by Jodi Picoult

Julie Theobald
Bitter is the New Black

DoloraSchlesinger
SAVING FAITH by David Baldacci

Jennie
SICILIAN SISTERS: Women in La Famiglia by Marianna

Brenda Klaassen
Family Baggage by Monica McInerney

The author did a wonderful job of balancing the fun side of life with the serious side.

Susan
All the Harry Potter books

Julie
YELLOW RAFT IN BLUE WATER by Michael Dorris, our next book club selection.

Deb
THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS was the latest one!

Ray Palen
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING by J. R. R. Tolkien

Jane in NC
The Dune series --- I bought one at a time, in different cities across the western US; I remember permitting myself only small servings near the end, so each book would last till the next could be purchased...

Jeremiah F. Bulger
W.E.B. Griffin's THE DOUBLE AGENTS on audio since I drive alone a lot.

Dona Malesic
RAGTIME - I read it aloud to my husband on a trip.

Michelle Watson
I can recall reading ALICE IN WONDERLAND. I was only eight years old and my mother gave me that book to read so I wouldn't bother anyone for the duration of the trip. It didn't work, as I still bombarded her with questions.

Geri Dosalua
MATTIMEO by Brian Jacques

Linda Miller
THE BURNT HOUSE by Faye Kellerman. I bought the book the day before going on vacation and read the whole way there, while we were there, and then finished on the way home. Wonderful book.

Suzanne Knapp
CROSSBONES by Kathy Reichs

Bob
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER --- On a road trip with my family in the sixties, on a gravel road. It was my first chapter book and is still one of the best books I have read.

Joann Archetto
THE LOST CONSTITUTION by William Martin

Michelle
Before I got older and my aging inner ears made it impossible, I used to love reading in the car. I am not known for my driving skills so road trips meant long, undisturbed hours to indulge in a good book. The most memorable road trip read was MISERY by Stephen King. It was so gripping and really made the miles fly by.

Carolyn Sundberg
BABY LOVE by Catherine Anderson

Suzy Smith
On a trip to Florida and back to New York, I had packed about 8 books and finished them all. By the time we got to New Jersey on the trip back, I lied and said I had to go to the bathroom because I needed another book. I found my first Maeve Binchy title --- LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE --- and didn't stop reading it, nor did I unpack until I was finished. I have read every book of hers since.

Rachel Patton
A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN by James Joyce.

Greg Sorcsek
DAVID COPPERFIELD

That was some time ago, but I recall it vividly. Since then, reading on road trips has not been an option.

dclary
Accordion Crimes

Katie Graham
THE PRAYER OF JABEZ by Bruce Wilkinson. I read it out loud to my husband from Kentucky to Texas. By the time I was finished, I could speak no more...was that a good or bad thing?? LOL

Katherine Stephens
THE SWITCH by Sandra Brown

RB
BROTHERS by William Goldman, and BANKER by Dick Francis

Barbara Bocan
FORTUNE'S ROCKS by Anita Shreve

M . Kelley
I read POLAR STAR by Martin Cruz Smith while traveling for a week. I couldn't put it down!

Eileen
EXCLUSIVE by Sandra Brown

Trish Thomas
SISTER CARRIE by Theodore Dreiser