Summer Reading Guide
Alison's essential summer reading
Every summer, book lovers relish the extra time allowed to them to explore the vast world of literature. I have compiled a list of my favorite books that I revisit summer after summer, so if you're looking for something new and interesting, there is sure to be something to suit your fancy!
Fiction
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
From the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson comes the first in his Millennium trilogy of novels. Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist who is found guilty of libel, is hired by eccentric businessman Henrik Vanger to solve the disappearance of his beloved niece Harriet 40 years ago. Lisbeth Salander is an expert computer hacker who trusts no one and hates men who hate women. When Lisbeth is hired by Henrik to conduct a background check on Mikael, their lives become intertwined in both a heated love affair and a powerful friendship. Equal parts murder mystery, political thriller and social critique, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is as shocking as it is moving.
Fall on Your Knees
by Anne-Marie MacDonald
This novel tells the story of the deeply troubled Piper family. After burning his deceased mother's old piano, James Piper travels across Cape Breton Island in search of a new life. He marries 13-year-old Materia Mahmoud and together they build a family, including their daughters Kathleen, Mercedes and Frances. Kathleen is the talented sister who travels to New York in search of a career and her independence, Mercedes' sense of duty pushes her to great lengths to keep her family together and Frances is a rebel whose wild actions hide her good intentions. The sisters face murder, incest and rape, struggling against all odds to stay loyal to one another.
Fantasy
The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hobbits do not like adventures, they do not like anything out of the ordinary and they especially do not like leaving The Shire. Bilbo Baggins is a quiet and unassuming hobbit who lives a quiet and unassuming life until one day the Wizard Gandalf appears at his door and sends him on a quest with 13 dwarves. Bilbo and his companions, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori and Ori, must travel across the lands of Middle Earth and fight goblins, wood elves, giant spiders and Smaug the Dragon in order to reclaim the kingdom that rightly belongs to the dwarves.
Science Fiction
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
Touted as the first science fiction novel, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a must-read for any sci-fi lover. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist who, after many years of obsessing over creating life, constructs and brings to life a repulsive monster that Victor ultimately abandons in a forest. Angry and afraid, the monster terrorizes Victor's family and Victor is forced to return home to attempt to destroy that which he created.
Horror
The Shining
by Stephen King
The Torrance family, made up of Daddy Jack, Mommy Wendy and young son Danny, decide to spend a winter isolated from everyone when Jack accepts a winter caretaker job at the mountaintop Overlook Hotel, which becomes utterly inaccessible once the snow falls. Facing isolation, Jack becomes haunted by his own demons, those of past alcoholism and abuse, and he also must fight the demons that already reside within the Overlook. Ghosts, loneliness and desperation turn the Torrance family against one another, and they must fight themselves, the hotel and the elements to survive.
Romance
Love Letters of Great Men
by Various Authors
Have you ever wondered what Napoleon, Henry VIII or Beethoven wrote to their beloveds?
This collection features letters from Napoleon to Josephine, Henry VII to Anne Boleyn and, of course, the now infamous (thanks to Sex and the City) letter from Beethoven to his "immortal beloved." Full of passion, romance and exquisitely beautiful writings, Love Letters of Great Men is brimming with great men's musings on that complicated and hard to articulate subject of love.
The Pact: A Love Story
by Jodi Picoult
New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult brings her newest tale of love, loss and relationships to life in this romance/courtroom drama.
The Gold family and the Harte family are next-door neighbors and the closest of friends. Their children Chris and Emily have been best friends since birth and as teenagers have fallen deeply in love. One night the Golds receive the terrible and shocking news that Emily is dead, and that Chris has been arrested for her murder. What follows is a heated trial, intertwined with a series of flashbacks that reveal Emily's painful past and the lengths to which Chris will go to make her happy.
Biography
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
by Aron Ralston
New York Times bestseller Between a Rock and a Hard Place (republished as 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place) is the true story of adventurist Aron Ralston and his series of misjudgments that led to a long entrapment. Not having told anyone where he was going, and taking a scarce amount of food and water, Aron began his trek down into Blue John Canyon in Utah. When placing his weight upon a giant boulder that appeared sturdy, Aron and the boulder took a tumble further down the canyon where his right arm was wedged between the rock and the canyon wall. A moving story of survival, Aron proves that the will to live is stronger than anything and that man can go to extraordinary lengths to save himself from death.
Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek
by Mac Montandon and Olivia Munn
She's a geek goddess, she's hosted Attack of the Show, she's been on multiple Maxim magazine covers, and now the girl who seems to have it all has written a book. Suck It, Wonder Woman! is a collection of funny and insightful personal essays from the lovely and talented Olivia Munn. Among the essays are "Thoughts About my First Agent's Girlfriend's Vagina" and "What to do When the Robots Invade (Yes, When!)" providing helpful tips for surviving the robotic apocalypse and hilarious anecdotes from her time in Hollywood.
Graphic Novel
Blankets
by Craig Thompson
Blankets is a deeply moving memoir, inspired by Thompson's own adolescent experiences, that conveys a difficult coming-ofage story told through stunning graphics. The story centers on Craig, a boy growing up in an isolated and Evangelical Christian community, who struggles to understand his family and his faith. Craig meets the enigmatic Raina at a Christian camp and the two learn to navigate the world of first love together. Heartbreaking, tragic and yet utterly optimistic, Blankets is a story presented in a unique format whose soft illustrations bring all the emotions to life before the reader's eyes.
Summer's newest books
Whether lounging poolside, enduring long road trips with your family or just hanging out at home, summer is the best time to get caught up with some reading. Here are the freshest book selections sure to keep your literary thirst quenched all summer long!
Fiction
The Ape House
by Sara Gruen
From the author who wrote the New York Times bestseller Water For Elephants comes a story of love, loyalty and humanity. The Ape House tells the story of Great Ape Language Lab scientist Isabel Duncan and her work with the particularly human-like bonobo species of apes. Isabel has been studying the apes and their relationships while simultaneously working to teach them American Sign Language. A devastating explosion at the lab where the apes are kept leads to a great ape escape. The apes then turn up on a mysterious reality TV show, and begin signing for help. Isabel will stop at nothing to rescue them.
Sweet Valley Confidential: 10 Years Later
by Francine Pascal
The girls who grew up in the 1990s and remember reading each and every one of the Sweet Valley High books are in luck as author Francine Pascal has returned to Sweet Valley with her latest novel.
Sweet Valley Confidential: 10 Years Later sees the return of identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield to Sweet Valley, and this time they are all grown up; the women must learn to navigate the complicated real world and all its ups and downs.
Summer Rental
Tuesday, June 7
by Mary Kay Andrews
When everything you've felt certain about in your life vanishes, what do you do to put the pieces back together?
Summer Rental is a novel about five individuals who have, in one way or another, lost everything they have come to depend on in their lives. Three of them are women who have been the closest of friends since their grade school days: Ellis, Julia and Dorie. Ellis was fired from the job she poured her soul into, Julia's massive insecurities are holding her back from true love and Dorie is in the wake of a heartbreaking betrayal. They are joined at a summer cottage rental in North Carolina by Ty, the cottage landlord who faces losing everything he's ever cared for, and Maryn, a strange woman who desires nothing more than to hide away and find a new identity. The summer rental is what each one needs in order to get his or her life together once again.
Folly Beach
Tuesday, June 14
by Dorothea Benton Frank
New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank, whose works include the novels Bull's Island and Lowcountry Summer, adds yet another moving tale of summer in South Carolina to her works.
Folly Beach is the tale of Cate Cooper and her return home to the sandy beaches of the Carolina Lowlands after the death of her deceptive husband leaves her broke and alone. Cate is forced to revisit the ghosts of her past and the past of another woman, Dorothy Heyward, who loved Folly Beach. Cate must learn to overcome her obstacles and become more than the woman she was, while surrounded by the luscious landscapes of Folly Beach.
Romance
One Summer
Tuesday, June 14
by David Baldacci
David Baldacci, author of New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, is back with his newest novel, a moving story of how to learn to love after loss. At Christmas, Jack's family household is full of tragedy: his own terminal illness is drawing his life to a close and the shocking accidental death of his wife Lizzie. Jack and Lizzie's three children are devastatingly separated from one another and divided up between family members around the country to care for them. In a miraculous turn of events, Jack begins to recover and successfully reunites himself and his children at Lizzie's beachfront childhood home in South Carolina. Jack plans to spend the summer healing his family and learning how to love again.
Horror
Frankenstein: The Dead Town
by Dean Koontz
Frankenstein: The Dead Town is the fifth installment of Dean Koontz's re-imagining of one of literature's most well known and most frightening creatures. It tells the frightening tale of small Montana town Rainbow Falls and its struggle for the survival of humanity. The Frankenstein monsters have been waging a war upon humans, and it is in this unlikely setting that mankind will make its last stand.
Fantasy
Hit List
Tuesday, June 7
by Laurell K. Hamilton
The New York Times bestselling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series is back for its 20th installment. This time, famous vampire hunter Anita Blake discovers that hit men are headed to St. Louis with her, and her lovers, Jean-Claude and Richard, are their targets.
A Song of Ice and Fire, Book Five: A Dance With Dragons
Tuesday, July 12
by George R. R. Martin
The epic medieval fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire continues in its fifth book, A Dance With Dragons. It tells the tale of the battle for the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. Each of the kingdoms is in danger from the others: to the east is a city of death run by a Queen and her three dragons, and to the north is a wall of ice and stones guarded by the Night's Watch. The first part of the book runs concurrently with that of the fourth book in the series, A Feast for Crows, while the second is set afterwards and ties up some of the storylines from that book.
Comic Books
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 8: Last Gleaming
Tuesday, June 14
by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, and Scott Allie
Although Buffy the Vampire Slayer was officially retired from television in 2003 after seven seasons, fans have not been left out in the cold as creator Joss Whedon has kept Sunnydale alive and well by presenting the eighth season in graphic novel form. This newest volume of season eight, Last Gleaming, reunites the entire gang, including Spike and Angel, in an explosive season finale wherein Buffy once again faces a painful betrayal.
Entertainment
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
by Andrew Bolton
Without question, Alexander McQueen was one of the most influential fashion designers of his generation.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty is a full-color photography book which chronicles the designer's career from its beginning to its soaring successes. An introduction from Andrew Bolton prefaces the book, which is set to coincide with the McQueen exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in celebration of the designer's life and art.
Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me
by Various Authors
Known for her outrageous, blunt and inescapably loud opinions of everything and everyone, Chelsea Handler is one of the most outspoken and yet charmingly funny women in Hollywood. In this new book from Handler are the best of the best of the funnywoman's lies and fabrications she told her closest friends and family in an effort to make them look stupid. Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me features an introduction from Handler, but the bulk of the book is written by various people whom she has conned into believing one lie or another over the years.
William and Catherine: A Royal Wedding
by Andrew Morton
Just in case your royal wedding fever hasn't quite dissipated, acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton, who was the biographer of the late Princess Diana, illuminates the details of the wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales to Catherine Middleton. From insightful details into the bride and groom's childhoods to full-color photography covering the wedding itself, William and Catherine: A Royal Wedding tells the romantic story of a prince in love and of a commoner who becomes his princess.
Cooking
Southern Living Off the Eaten Path: Favorite Southern Dives and 150 Recipes That Made Them Famous
by Morgan Murphy
If diners and dives with a 1950s vibe are what get your appetite fired up, then this cookbook will have you salivating over every page.
Former travel and food editor of Southern Living magazine Morgan Murphy takes a journey through the American South to bring you these 150 tantalizing recipes from the best diners and dives. Full-color photographs and helpful hints are paired with the recipes helping everyone to recreate their favorite diner dinners in the comfort of their own homes.
Biography
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
Perhaps best known for her spoton Sarah Palin impersonation, or maybe the wildly entertaining Liz Lemon, Tina Fey takes time out of her hectic life to put together this book of personal essays, so that we may get to know the funnywoman just a little bit better. Bossypants is a collection of her personal views on issues ranging from breastfeeding to Italian rum cake with plenty in between. This autobiography is as sidesplitting as everything else this comedian is known for.
Every summer, book lovers relish the extra time allowed to them to explore the vast world of literature. I have compiled a list of my favorite books that I revisit summer after summer, so if you're looking for something new and interesting, there is sure to be something to suit your fancy!
Fiction
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
From the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson comes the first in his Millennium trilogy of novels. Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist who is found guilty of libel, is hired by eccentric businessman Henrik Vanger to solve the disappearance of his beloved niece Harriet 40 years ago. Lisbeth Salander is an expert computer hacker who trusts no one and hates men who hate women. When Lisbeth is hired by Henrik to conduct a background check on Mikael, their lives become intertwined in both a heated love affair and a powerful friendship. Equal parts murder mystery, political thriller and social critique, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is as shocking as it is moving.
Fall on Your Knees
by Anne-Marie MacDonald
This novel tells the story of the deeply troubled Piper family. After burning his deceased mother's old piano, James Piper travels across Cape Breton Island in search of a new life. He marries 13-year-old Materia Mahmoud and together they build a family, including their daughters Kathleen, Mercedes and Frances. Kathleen is the talented sister who travels to New York in search of a career and her independence, Mercedes' sense of duty pushes her to great lengths to keep her family together and Frances is a rebel whose wild actions hide her good intentions. The sisters face murder, incest and rape, struggling against all odds to stay loyal to one another.
Fantasy
The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hobbits do not like adventures, they do not like anything out of the ordinary and they especially do not like leaving The Shire. Bilbo Baggins is a quiet and unassuming hobbit who lives a quiet and unassuming life until one day the Wizard Gandalf appears at his door and sends him on a quest with 13 dwarves. Bilbo and his companions, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori and Ori, must travel across the lands of Middle Earth and fight goblins, wood elves, giant spiders and Smaug the Dragon in order to reclaim the kingdom that rightly belongs to the dwarves.
Science Fiction
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
Touted as the first science fiction novel, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a must-read for any sci-fi lover. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist who, after many years of obsessing over creating life, constructs and brings to life a repulsive monster that Victor ultimately abandons in a forest. Angry and afraid, the monster terrorizes Victor's family and Victor is forced to return home to attempt to destroy that which he created.
Horror
The Shining
by Stephen King
The Torrance family, made up of Daddy Jack, Mommy Wendy and young son Danny, decide to spend a winter isolated from everyone when Jack accepts a winter caretaker job at the mountaintop Overlook Hotel, which becomes utterly inaccessible once the snow falls. Facing isolation, Jack becomes haunted by his own demons, those of past alcoholism and abuse, and he also must fight the demons that already reside within the Overlook. Ghosts, loneliness and desperation turn the Torrance family against one another, and they must fight themselves, the hotel and the elements to survive.
Romance
Love Letters of Great Men
by Various Authors
Have you ever wondered what Napoleon, Henry VIII or Beethoven wrote to their beloveds?
This collection features letters from Napoleon to Josephine, Henry VII to Anne Boleyn and, of course, the now infamous (thanks to Sex and the City) letter from Beethoven to his "immortal beloved." Full of passion, romance and exquisitely beautiful writings, Love Letters of Great Men is brimming with great men's musings on that complicated and hard to articulate subject of love.
The Pact: A Love Story
by Jodi Picoult
New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult brings her newest tale of love, loss and relationships to life in this romance/courtroom drama.
The Gold family and the Harte family are next-door neighbors and the closest of friends. Their children Chris and Emily have been best friends since birth and as teenagers have fallen deeply in love. One night the Golds receive the terrible and shocking news that Emily is dead, and that Chris has been arrested for her murder. What follows is a heated trial, intertwined with a series of flashbacks that reveal Emily's painful past and the lengths to which Chris will go to make her happy.
Biography
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
by Aron Ralston
New York Times bestseller Between a Rock and a Hard Place (republished as 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place) is the true story of adventurist Aron Ralston and his series of misjudgments that led to a long entrapment. Not having told anyone where he was going, and taking a scarce amount of food and water, Aron began his trek down into Blue John Canyon in Utah. When placing his weight upon a giant boulder that appeared sturdy, Aron and the boulder took a tumble further down the canyon where his right arm was wedged between the rock and the canyon wall. A moving story of survival, Aron proves that the will to live is stronger than anything and that man can go to extraordinary lengths to save himself from death.
Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek
by Mac Montandon and Olivia Munn
She's a geek goddess, she's hosted Attack of the Show, she's been on multiple Maxim magazine covers, and now the girl who seems to have it all has written a book. Suck It, Wonder Woman! is a collection of funny and insightful personal essays from the lovely and talented Olivia Munn. Among the essays are "Thoughts About my First Agent's Girlfriend's Vagina" and "What to do When the Robots Invade (Yes, When!)" providing helpful tips for surviving the robotic apocalypse and hilarious anecdotes from her time in Hollywood.
Graphic Novel
Blankets
by Craig Thompson
Blankets is a deeply moving memoir, inspired by Thompson's own adolescent experiences, that conveys a difficult coming-ofage story told through stunning graphics. The story centers on Craig, a boy growing up in an isolated and Evangelical Christian community, who struggles to understand his family and his faith. Craig meets the enigmatic Raina at a Christian camp and the two learn to navigate the world of first love together. Heartbreaking, tragic and yet utterly optimistic, Blankets is a story presented in a unique format whose soft illustrations bring all the emotions to life before the reader's eyes.
Summer's newest books
Whether lounging poolside, enduring long road trips with your family or just hanging out at home, summer is the best time to get caught up with some reading. Here are the freshest book selections sure to keep your literary thirst quenched all summer long!
Fiction
The Ape House
by Sara Gruen
From the author who wrote the New York Times bestseller Water For Elephants comes a story of love, loyalty and humanity. The Ape House tells the story of Great Ape Language Lab scientist Isabel Duncan and her work with the particularly human-like bonobo species of apes. Isabel has been studying the apes and their relationships while simultaneously working to teach them American Sign Language. A devastating explosion at the lab where the apes are kept leads to a great ape escape. The apes then turn up on a mysterious reality TV show, and begin signing for help. Isabel will stop at nothing to rescue them.
Sweet Valley Confidential: 10 Years Later
by Francine Pascal
The girls who grew up in the 1990s and remember reading each and every one of the Sweet Valley High books are in luck as author Francine Pascal has returned to Sweet Valley with her latest novel.
Sweet Valley Confidential: 10 Years Later sees the return of identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield to Sweet Valley, and this time they are all grown up; the women must learn to navigate the complicated real world and all its ups and downs.
Summer Rental
Tuesday, June 7
by Mary Kay Andrews
When everything you've felt certain about in your life vanishes, what do you do to put the pieces back together?
Summer Rental is a novel about five individuals who have, in one way or another, lost everything they have come to depend on in their lives. Three of them are women who have been the closest of friends since their grade school days: Ellis, Julia and Dorie. Ellis was fired from the job she poured her soul into, Julia's massive insecurities are holding her back from true love and Dorie is in the wake of a heartbreaking betrayal. They are joined at a summer cottage rental in North Carolina by Ty, the cottage landlord who faces losing everything he's ever cared for, and Maryn, a strange woman who desires nothing more than to hide away and find a new identity. The summer rental is what each one needs in order to get his or her life together once again.
Folly Beach
Tuesday, June 14
by Dorothea Benton Frank
New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank, whose works include the novels Bull's Island and Lowcountry Summer, adds yet another moving tale of summer in South Carolina to her works.
Folly Beach is the tale of Cate Cooper and her return home to the sandy beaches of the Carolina Lowlands after the death of her deceptive husband leaves her broke and alone. Cate is forced to revisit the ghosts of her past and the past of another woman, Dorothy Heyward, who loved Folly Beach. Cate must learn to overcome her obstacles and become more than the woman she was, while surrounded by the luscious landscapes of Folly Beach.
Romance
One Summer
Tuesday, June 14
by David Baldacci
David Baldacci, author of New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, is back with his newest novel, a moving story of how to learn to love after loss. At Christmas, Jack's family household is full of tragedy: his own terminal illness is drawing his life to a close and the shocking accidental death of his wife Lizzie. Jack and Lizzie's three children are devastatingly separated from one another and divided up between family members around the country to care for them. In a miraculous turn of events, Jack begins to recover and successfully reunites himself and his children at Lizzie's beachfront childhood home in South Carolina. Jack plans to spend the summer healing his family and learning how to love again.
Horror
Frankenstein: The Dead Town
by Dean Koontz
Frankenstein: The Dead Town is the fifth installment of Dean Koontz's re-imagining of one of literature's most well known and most frightening creatures. It tells the frightening tale of small Montana town Rainbow Falls and its struggle for the survival of humanity. The Frankenstein monsters have been waging a war upon humans, and it is in this unlikely setting that mankind will make its last stand.
Fantasy
Hit List
Tuesday, June 7
by Laurell K. Hamilton
The New York Times bestselling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series is back for its 20th installment. This time, famous vampire hunter Anita Blake discovers that hit men are headed to St. Louis with her, and her lovers, Jean-Claude and Richard, are their targets.
A Song of Ice and Fire, Book Five: A Dance With Dragons
Tuesday, July 12
by George R. R. Martin
The epic medieval fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire continues in its fifth book, A Dance With Dragons. It tells the tale of the battle for the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. Each of the kingdoms is in danger from the others: to the east is a city of death run by a Queen and her three dragons, and to the north is a wall of ice and stones guarded by the Night's Watch. The first part of the book runs concurrently with that of the fourth book in the series, A Feast for Crows, while the second is set afterwards and ties up some of the storylines from that book.
Comic Books
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 8: Last Gleaming
Tuesday, June 14
by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, and Scott Allie
Although Buffy the Vampire Slayer was officially retired from television in 2003 after seven seasons, fans have not been left out in the cold as creator Joss Whedon has kept Sunnydale alive and well by presenting the eighth season in graphic novel form. This newest volume of season eight, Last Gleaming, reunites the entire gang, including Spike and Angel, in an explosive season finale wherein Buffy once again faces a painful betrayal.
Entertainment
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
by Andrew Bolton
Without question, Alexander McQueen was one of the most influential fashion designers of his generation.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty is a full-color photography book which chronicles the designer's career from its beginning to its soaring successes. An introduction from Andrew Bolton prefaces the book, which is set to coincide with the McQueen exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in celebration of the designer's life and art.
Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me
by Various Authors
Known for her outrageous, blunt and inescapably loud opinions of everything and everyone, Chelsea Handler is one of the most outspoken and yet charmingly funny women in Hollywood. In this new book from Handler are the best of the best of the funnywoman's lies and fabrications she told her closest friends and family in an effort to make them look stupid. Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me features an introduction from Handler, but the bulk of the book is written by various people whom she has conned into believing one lie or another over the years.
William and Catherine: A Royal Wedding
by Andrew Morton
Just in case your royal wedding fever hasn't quite dissipated, acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton, who was the biographer of the late Princess Diana, illuminates the details of the wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales to Catherine Middleton. From insightful details into the bride and groom's childhoods to full-color photography covering the wedding itself, William and Catherine: A Royal Wedding tells the romantic story of a prince in love and of a commoner who becomes his princess.
Cooking
Southern Living Off the Eaten Path: Favorite Southern Dives and 150 Recipes That Made Them Famous
by Morgan Murphy
If diners and dives with a 1950s vibe are what get your appetite fired up, then this cookbook will have you salivating over every page.
Former travel and food editor of Southern Living magazine Morgan Murphy takes a journey through the American South to bring you these 150 tantalizing recipes from the best diners and dives. Full-color photographs and helpful hints are paired with the recipes helping everyone to recreate their favorite diner dinners in the comfort of their own homes.
Biography
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
Perhaps best known for her spoton Sarah Palin impersonation, or maybe the wildly entertaining Liz Lemon, Tina Fey takes time out of her hectic life to put together this book of personal essays, so that we may get to know the funnywoman just a little bit better. Bossypants is a collection of her personal views on issues ranging from breastfeeding to Italian rum cake with plenty in between. This autobiography is as sidesplitting as everything else this comedian is known for.
