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Best beach reads for summer

June 11, 3:12 PMSeattle Books ExaminerDanielle Dreger-Babbitt
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Now that summer is in full swing, it's time for the best beach (or pool) reads to keep you happy until September.  Here's what I'm reading (or have read) this summer (in no particular order).  Note that these books are all available in either paperback or mass market paperback form.  After all, who wants to cart a hardcover book in their beach bag?  Pick up a copy of these great beach reads at your local library of neighborhood bookstore.
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max: Tucker Max is like a male version of Chelsea Handler, only raunchier (if that is even possible) and a giant (but funny) a-hole. 
Oxygen by Carol Cassella: A Seattle anesthesiologist's life is turned upside down when a young patient dies on an operating table.  For fans of Jodi Picoult and Gray's Anatomy (but less depressing and whiny).

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance- Now with Ultra-violent Zombie Mayhem! by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith:  The the title says it all.

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout: The thirteen linked tales in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel give a portrait of ordinary coastal Mainers.

Love the One You're With by Emily Griffin:  A chance encounter with an old flame turns Ellen Dempsey's newly married life upside down.

Love Will Tear Us Apart by Sarah Rainone:  A bittersweet, darkly comic novel tells the story of six childhood friends who are reunited at a wedding where secrets are revealed and hearts are broken.

Hollywood is Like High School with Money by Zoey Dean: This is a tale of a 24-year-old second assistant in the movie industry who learns how to fake it 'until she makes it in Hollywood with the guidance of the 16-year-old daughter of her boss (not out until July 23rd).

Sleeping Naked is Green:  How an Eco-Cynic Unplugged her Fridge, Sold Her Car, and Found Love in 366 Days by Vanessa Farguharson:  Toronto-based arts reporter Farquharson decides to take the green plunge and live as ecologically as possible for a year while blogging about her daily efforts and worrying about about losing her hipster cred by acting like a hippie.

Love Stories in This Town by Amanda Eyre Ward:  A collection of short stories that tackle love, terrorism, and travel.

Forgetting English by Midge Raymond: A collection of short stories by a local author that will take a reader from Maui to the Kingdom of Tonga.

Sound off:  What are you reading this summer?  Share your suggestions in the comments section below!

Check back next week for list of summer beach reads for teens.

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