Slipping into Summer with Amazing Reading: Part One

Spring has been one great book after another for me, reading heaven indeed.  Now, summer is edging in with a line-up of new releases that promises to keep up the pace.  If you hear someone say that they don't know what to read or have nothing to read, after you finishing staring at them with astonishment, you might direct them to some of these un-put-downable titles that are already out.  Well, The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths will be out next Tuesday, and you will want to go ahead and order it, trust me. First are some titles of books that came out in April and May to immediately acquire for your summer reading.  I'll do a second post on ones out in June.  Click on the book's cover for a link to a description of it on Barnes and Noble, plus a sample of the book you can click on.  That doesn't mean you have to buy it there, but it's an option.  Independent bookstores are way too enjoyable to visit to limit yourself to online, and your local library is always waiting to serve you, too.   So, here are some titles that, if you haven't already read them this spring, you might want to include in your summer reading.