May 2008--Volume VI, Issue 5



 

Summer is a time for vacations, and fiction readers know that if one can’t take a trip in the physical world, a good book can offer a fine escape from mundane reality. After all, the only person who needs to be concerned about escapism is a jailer. Here’s a sampling of books coming this summer that just might come back to the circulation desk sprinkled with sand or smelling of sunscreen.

Adult Summer Reading list

Looking to have your kids to "catch the reading bug" this summer? Check out the books on this list.
Children's Summer Reading List


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Sarah Addison Allen's debut novel Garden Spells was an in-house favorite at both Bantam Books and here at Ingram. Genre Chick Alethea Kontis was delighted to find Sarah's sophomore effort, The Sugar Queen, equally delicious and her characters just as memorable as they are colorful. Read the interview here.



Our Collection Development experts have created these special thematic lists to help you find just the right titles to appeal to your patrons. The following lists feature recent and forthcoming titles of interest.

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