Author Recs: JennyPop's Summer Reads

Uncle Edward was polishing glasses, holding each one up to the light before placing it on the table. He made a neat line of seven glasses, and began to arrange a variety of bottles behind them. Each bottle was accorded a few admiring comments: `The white, monsieur knows, yes? A very agreeable young wine. The rosé, not at all like those thin rosés one finds on the Cōte d“Azur. Thirteen degrees of alcohol, a proper wine. There“s a light red -- one could drink a bottle of that before a game of tennis. That one, par contre, is for the winter, and he will keep for ten years or more. And then . . .“

excerpt, A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Happy June, kittens! Summer slstice might be another three weeks away; yet, Summer is here, today. (In fact, in a nearby, inland town, it's a vile 97dg today! Fortunately, here on the coast, it's a breezy, comfy 78.)

Now, you may know JennyPop as a TV-geek of the First Order. Perchance, you follow her seasonal viewing recs: JennyPop's Summer Viewing Recs, being her latest offering. However, as a writer/novelist/blogger (Savannah of Williamsburg Series and The Darlings of Orage County), she is a book-geek extraordinaire and has curated a list of her fave, Summer reads, just for you!

As travel restrictions are bonkers-wonky this Summer, unless you are fortunate enough to live in a holiday destination, most folks shan't be able to bask in le soleil Provençal, attend the races at Del Mar - no Opening Day hats this year - or go glamping in a yurt in the English countryside Of course, vielen Dank an our dear friend, Johannes Gutenberg, most can certainly pretend.

Whatever device you love for reading - I bet Gutenberg himself would appreciate the ease of reading and publishing simplicity of a Kindle - load it up, craft summat lovely and refreshing to drink - pink gin is always nice for Summer - and hit the pool, your backyard, your patio, the beach or the cool sanctity of your luxurious, air-conditioned home ... and remember, if you still love the tactile sensories of a Gutenberg book-book, analog is not a crime.

Enjoy your Summer, kittens! Be safe, savvy?

JennyPop's Summer-Reading Recs


Organized by Author, Alphabetically


  • Ludwig Bemelmans
Madeline

Madeline in London

Madeline and the Cats of Rome


  • David Brin
The Uplift Saga


  • Bill Bryson
One Summer: America 1925

Bill Briyson's African Diary

In a Sunburned Country

A Walk in the Woods


  • Jennifer Susannah Devore (ta-dahhhh!)
Savannah of Williamsburg: The Trials of Blackbeard and His Pirates, Virginia 1718 (Book II in the Savannah of Williamsburg Series)

The Darlings of Orange County


  • Gerald Durrell
My Family and Other Animals


  • Katherine Howe
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane


  • Pamela M. Kelley
Nantucket Beach Plum Cove Series


  • Leslie Poling-Kempes
The Harvey Girls


  • Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic to the Stars

Shopaholic to the Rescue

My (not so) Perfect Life

The Un-domestic Goddess

Christmas Shopaholic


  • Peter Mayle
A Year in Provence

Encore Provence

Toujours Provence

A Dog's Life

A Very Good Year

The Marseilles Caper

The Vintage Caper

Chasing Cézanne

My Twenty-Five Years in Provence


  • David Sedaris
Me Talk Pretty One Day

Calypso

Theft By Finding


  • Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing in America

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

The Curse of Lono

The Rum Diary

The Great Shark Hunt


  • Kay Thompson
Eloise in Paris


  • Edward Rutherfurd
Paris


  • Bernard Waber
Ira Sleeps Over


  • Jennifer Weiner
Big Summer


  • Lauren Weisberger
Last Night at Chateau Marmont




What are your fave Summer-reads? LMK @JennyPopCom (IG or Twitter)









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About Author

Jennifer Susannah Devore (a.k.a. JennyPop) authors the 18th C. historical-fiction series Savannah of Williamsburg. She is a regular contributor - 10 years running - to the Official San Diego Comic-Con Souvenir Book; as well, she writes and researches all content for JennyPop.com. Occasionally, JennyPop writes under the pseudonym Miss Hannah Hart, ghostdame of The Hotel del Coronado.

JennyPop has been cited by TIME magazine as a Peanuts and Charlie Brown expert. Her latest novel is The Darlings of Orange County, a sexy, posh and deadly romp through Hollywood, San Diego and Orange County. Book IV in the Savannah of Williamsburg Series is completed and awaits publication. She is currently researching Book V for the series. She resides at the beach with her husband, a tiny dog, a vast wardrobe and a closet that simply shan't do.