Sample Summer 2013 Reading Lists

Yesterday in the blog post, How to Become a Global and More Diverse Reader, there were over 150 books on the summer 2013 reading list, and that's overwhelming when you think about it. I love books so I will read anything that catches my fancy, but this shouldn't be about me, should it? During the summer months people like to read lighter books, the ones that they can read quickly. So with that in mind, I will pick selected books from the list. For instance, I will have the groups Mystery/Detective, Dsytopian/Sci-fi/Fantasy, and Children's books.

Summer 2013 Reading Lists

Mystery/Detective Reading List

1. The Shooting Party (Penguin Classics), Anton Chekhov, Russia
2. The Coroner's Lunch, Colin Cotterill, United Kingdom
3. A Man Lay Dead: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #1 (Inspector Roderick Alleyn), Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand
4. The Laughing Policeman (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard), Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, Sweden
5. Under the Glacier, Halldór Laxness, Iceland
6. Silence of the Grave (Reykjavik Murder Mysteries, No. 2), Arnaldur Indriðason, Iceland
7. Buffalo Jump (Jonah Geller), Ian Hamilton, Canada, Canada
8. The Water Rat of Wanchai (Import) Ava Lee, Ian Hamilton, Canada
9. Dead Light District, Jill Edmondson, Canada
10. High Chicago (Jonah Geller), Howard Shrier, Canada
11. The Disciple of Las Vegas: An Ava Lee Novel, Ian Hamilton, Canada
12. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, Jonas Jonasson, Sweden

Alternative Reading List

1. Hunger: A Novel, Knut Hamsun, Norway
2. Ficciones (English Translation), Jorges Luis Borges, Argentina
3. The Duppy, Anthony C. Winkler, Jamaica (A duppy is a ghost)
4. Ru: A Novel, Kim Thúy, Vietnam
5. Norwegian Wood Publisher: Vintage, Haruki Murakami, Japan
6. July's People, Nadine Gordimer, South Africa
7. The Dew Breaker, Edwidge Danticat, Haiti
8. On the Road: The Original Scroll (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), Jack Kerouac, United States
9. Two Pints, Roddy Doyle, Ireland
10. Whale Music, Paul Quarrington, Canada

Dsytopian/Sci-fi/Fantasy Reading List

1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, United Kingdom
2. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, United Kingdom
3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis, United Kingdom
4. A Wrinkle in Time,  Madeleine L'Engle, United States
5. The Giver, Lois Lowry, United States
6. Gathering Blue, Lois Lowry, United States
7. Messenger, Lois Lowry (The Worlds of Lois Lowry 3-Copy Boxed Set (The Giver, Messenger, Gathering Blue)), United States
8. Son, Lois Lowry, United States

Children/Young Adult Reading List

1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl, United Kingdom
2. Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren, Sweden
3. Winnie-the-Pooh (The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh), AA Milne, United Kingdom
4. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot, United States
5. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Mordecai Richler, Canada
6. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon, United Kingdom
7. Grimm's Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, Germany
8. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark
9. Robin Hood, Henry Gilbert (The original, not the “Disneyfied” version), United Kingdom
10. Pinocchio (Puffin Classics), Carlo Collodi ( The original, not the “Disneyfied” version), Italy
11. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, France
12. Choose Your Own Adventure (The Abominable Snowman/Journey Under the Sea/Space and Beyond/The Lost Jewels of Nabooti/Mystery of the Maya/House of Danger (Choose Your Own Adventure 1-6) (Box Set 1)), R. A. Montgomery, United States

From the three summer 2013 reading lists, I am sure that you will be able to find books that you can enjoy now that you have more time for reading. Book links are affiliate links.