August
"August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time." <<Sylvia Plath, poet
August may be an odd uneven month. It has no major holiday or celebration, unless you count a handful of birthdays in my family. We're beginning a month of transformation. Asters, sunflowers, and zinnias burst with one last glorious display of summer color while long shadows stretch across lawns in the late afternoon, cicadas sing us to sleep, and school days are almost here.
On August 21, those of us living in the path of the total solar eclipse will have a front row seat to this historic event. And the eclipse is a perfect way to celebrate American Adventures Month.
Enjoy the 31 days of this odd uneven month. Read a different genre or author. Join a book group. Jot down book titles for future reading binges. Swap books with a friend or neighbor. Donate books to a foster family or children's organization. Watch for upcoming lectures/readings by authors at your local book store. Keep a book handy just in case you find a park bench or porch chair that's perfect for an afternoon of reading.
Need ideas for August reading? Expect to see these new books on shelves soon.
Novels: The Last Tudor - Philippa Gregory; Seeing Red - Sandra Brown; Any Dream Will Do - Debbie Macomber; Class Mom - Laurie Gelman; Mrs. Fletcher - Tom Perrotta; The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter; The Store - James Patterson; Map of the Heart - Susan Wiggs; Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon; Exposed - Lisa Scottoline; The Other Girl - Erika Spindler; Crime Scene - Jonathan Kellerman & Jesse Kellerman.
Mysteries: Y is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton; Glass Houses - Louise Penny; I Know a Secret (Rizzoli & Isles) - Tess Gerritsen; Thief's Mark - Carla Neggers; Barely Legal - Stuart Woods.
Memoir: Dying - Cory Taylor
Humor: Of Mess and Moxie - Jen Hatmaker
Children: Dog Man - Dav Pilkey; Thanks from the Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle; Percy Jackson Coloring Book - Rick Riordan; Girls Who Code - Reshma Sanjani; Writing Radar - Jack Gantos; Duck & Goose - Tad Hills.
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