Best beach reads for summer

June 11, 3:12 PMSeattle Books ExaminerDanielle Dreger-Babbitt

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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