Reading books is alive and well in Fairfield and our bookstore team couldn’t be happier. Remember, Kindles haven’t become outdated, but we’re realizing that more of our customers are looking for a real book they can hold in their hand. This is definitely a summer of reader demand.
As responsible for walking at least three times a week at the Fairfield University bookstore, I have a front-row seat to what our customers are specifically looking for. I usually have a stream of readers ordering various books at our computer consultation table and I am happy to refer them to the many sections with books of all kinds.
One of the important tables we created for this summer is a large summer fiction reading table of our most popular beach books and we are definitely finding that these books are selling even better than the same titles on the shelves. I can’t cover all titles, but I’ve selected a few to recognize.
For example, Colleen Hoover, who has easily written more than seven books that we always sell out, has my vote for leader of the author group. We literally can’t keep her books on the table or shelves. The most popular titles seem to be “All Your Perfects”, “It Ends With Us” and “Verity”.
“Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid, “Malibu Rising” and “Daisy Jones & The Six” are in second place, along with Elin Hildebrand – she has a new New York Times bestseller, “Hotel Nantucket”.
Some other popular works on the table include “Summer Love” by Nancy Thayer, “That Summer” by Jennifer Weiner and “People We Meet on Vacation” and “Beach Read” by Emily Henry.
I am also regularly replacing copies of “One Italian Summer” by Rebecca Serle, “The Last Thing He Told me” by Laura Dave and “Where the Crawdads Sing”, now a big movie.
Mystery and suspense continue this summer with authors such as the prolific James Patterson – with or without co-authors – David Baldacci, Stephen King, Lucy Foley, Clive Cussler, Michael Connelly, Preston and Child and John Grisham. I always replenish these additional New York Times bestselling books with fresh copies.
The non-fiction and biography/memories side of the store is busier than ever and among the most popular authors I’ve seen this summer are Patrick Radden Keefe (true crimes and biography section); Katie Couric, Dave Grohl, Glennon Doyle and Viola Davis.
“Project 1619” by Nicole Hannah-Jones remained a popular history book this summer. And one of my favorites is “Talking to Strangers”, “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, and a number of other books. “Think Again” by Adam Grant, a business book that has been on and off the New York Times bestseller list, and “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari are also on the list.
Children’s books and student summer reading books have remained as busy as our other trade books and our Where’s Waldo treasure hunt, which includes nearly 20 other stores in Fairfield, is receiving a lot of interest. Our Waldo party is coming up on July 30th.
While my snapshot of compelling summer readings doesn’t cover every author and title we have, my goal was to emphasize that reading is alive and well this summer and customers are coming in regularly. I really hope we get a huge amount of customers during the next sidewalk sale this weekend. We’re well-stocked and ready for even more summer readers.
Steven Gaynes is a Fairfield writer, and his “In the Suburbs” appears every Friday. He can be contacted at stevengaynes44@gmail.com.
Steven Gaynes is a Fairfield writer, and his “In the Suburbs” appears every Friday. He can be reached at stevengaynes44@gmail.com.
Why is it called beach read?
Emily Henry’s latest novel is a beach read, about a beach read, and it’s called Beach Read. In more detail, the tome follows a romance writer who finds herself in a beach house on the street of a “serious”; literary fiction writer.
Does Beach Read have a sequel? Will there be a Beach Read or people we know in the holiday sequel? At the moment, I have no plans to write sequels to any of the books. To see also : The July art exhibition continues in Boston.
What town is Beach Read based on?
TEN FACTS ABOUT BEACH READ 1. I wrote Beach Read because I had a bad case of writer’s block and wanted to see what a main character would do if they were in my shoes. See the article : Meet the Cast of Prime Video’s New Reality Show ‘Forever Summer: Hamptons’: Foto. 2. The setting for North Bear Shores is fictional, but is largely based on the cities of Holland and Saugatuck, Michigan.
What defines a Beach Read?
DEFINITIONS1. 1. a book you can take on vacation that is good enough to keep you busy but not so serious as to spoil your vacation.
What is the best book for a teenage girl?
57 good books for teenagers See the article : Best Summer Movies to Stream on Amazon Prime Video.
- Animal Farm – George Orwell. …
- Georgia Nicolson Series Confessions – Louise Rennison. …
- The Harry Potter Series – J.K. Rowling. …
- The Fault in Our Stars – John Green. …
- Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell. …
- Children of Blood and Bone – Tomi Adeyemi. …
- The Color Purple – Alice Walker.
Is Beach Read a slow burn?
Beach Read: A nice, slow romance between two writers who were rivals.
Is the Beach Read book steamy? They started talking and when Jan asked, Augustus was always honest. I believe you should read this story if you are having a midlife crisis. Also, if you need a little spice in your life. This isn’t the spiciest book I’ve read, but it does have some saucy scenes.
What trope is Beach Read?
Our current theme is “Romance”, in which each of us has chosen a book that is either a novel, or has elements that fit into romance tropes to a T. For this blog, we will post a joint review of each book we read club from the book. We will also post the next book in the book club.
What is a slow burn read?
What I consider a “slow burn” are books that you just need to take the time to read. They are all quite literary, share a main character backstory, and take forever for you to read them. You can try to read these books, but you might end up missing something important.
What book should I read to become smarter?
1. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. This 2011 bestseller by Nobel Prize winner Kahneman is an intriguing account of the way the human brain works, with its two main ways of thinking and making decisions: namely, fast and slow.
Will any books make you smarter? 1 Increases intelligence. Exposure to vocabulary through reading (especially reading children’s books) not only leads to higher scores on reading tests, but also higher scores on general intelligence tests for children. Also, stronger early reading skills can mean greater intelligence later in life.
