OOO. Summer novels. Some non-fiction, some listening.
If you’re planning to stock up on newish books to take on holiday, maybe I can help. Here are some (mainly) recently published gems.
I think these are classic summer reads. (I’ve tried to leave out Booker Prize lists etc because they get enough support as it is).
10 Novels.
Lazar by Nelio Biedermann.
This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin.
Upward Bound by Woody Brown.
Beartooth by Calum Wink.
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.
May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry.
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan.
The Café with No Name by Robert Seethaler.
My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy.
Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez.
8 Other Books.
Life with Picasso by Francoise Gilot and Carlton Lake.
Mad Shepherds by L P Jacks.
Leaving Home by Mark Haddon.
Vermeer by Andrew Graham-Dixon.
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Strangers by Belle Burden.
Paul Weller by Dan Jennings and Paul Weller.
1 Book with some fiction and some real stuff.
Real Wild Heaven by me.
2 Albums that are perfect for summer.
Inferno by Boards of Canada.
The Mountain by Gorillaz.
Even though I very rarely stop working in some form or other, I might now take a couple of weeks away from writing this. See you soon and happy hols!
Charlie x
