Recommended by: Alexandra Avila, book sales and coordinator of staff advice at Bookworks in Albuquerque, N.M.
In this, her first series of short stories, Lisa Taddeo explores life among strong women in beautiful cities that navigate the difficult world of money, sex and friendship. People are ripped off headlines, some developing new dating sites and others having unique encounters in political fundraising. Ms. said. Avila’s book contains the horror and horror of “Fleabag” and “Sex and the City.”
Recommended by: Valerie Koehler, manager of Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston
Two elderly women who have been eternal friends are arguing to save Maine’s clean coastal areas from development. Heritage is at stake as are heritage and literature. This book reads like something from another year, but its main characters, Agnes Lee and Polly Wister, are very modern. “Here in Maine, where families gather each summer, [the book offers] a clear sense of place and nature. Imagine sitting on a chair when the weather is cold and the water is beautiful, ”Ms. Koehler.
Recommended by: Cinnamon Dokken, manager of Novel Idea Bookstore in Lincoln, Neb.
Fans of this book include Bill Gates putting “The Lincoln Highway” on his summer reading list. It tells the story of 18 -year -old Emmett Watson at home in Nebraska after being released from a working farm. He plans to start a new life in California when two friends from the working farm hide in his car, changing the nature of the trip. Ms. states. Dokken is a “great American work,” and a “great storyteller,” which promotes feeding on long journeys.
Recommended by: Audrey Kohler, a senior book salesman at BookWoman in Austin, Texas
This commemoration from an author of St. Louis inducts into the roller derby, a sometimes difficult sport. People are sharp, bright and unique. “Montesanti has woven a story of pain, strangeness and slipping into this memory — filled with the cast of amazing strangers to tell a story her family found,” Ms. Kohler.
Recommended by: Joanne Berg, manager of Mystery to May in Madison, Wis.
This secret book explores the beloved bicycle and its role as a symbol of continuity and freedom. Created in 1817, it is a transportation system that has become as important to 6-year-olds as professional sports. The book is full of colorful characters, from gold explorers riding bikes on the Yukon to women riding bikes in protest. “It’s a mix of history and memoirs all gathered by a writer to know his subject,” Ms. Berg.
Recommended by: Mitchell Kaplan in Books & amp; Book, South Florida
Written by one of Cuba’s most renowned writers, this Pulitzer Prize-winner is shocking and widely publicized. It examines Cuba’s history from the arrival of Columbus to the Trump administration, along with monitoring American influence in island building. Mr. said. Kaplan is an interesting read, full of unexplored details on how Cuba remains at the center of American policy. “A 500-page book about Cuba is still a true-page translation.”
Recommended by: Leah Koch, owner of Ripped Bodice Library in Los Angeles
How many times have you read a book about two people who are in love (but not a little passionate) in the context of a Bingo hall set up in South Carolina? Jodie Slaughter’s “Bet on It” is about Aja Owens and her search for love and character to be welcoming and warm and a broom to anyone who has spent the summer in the South, trying to figure out how to fill the peace of or summer. “Part of the girl’s story was that she was in a big town and felt overwhelmed. It captures the small town community without hockey and saccharine,” he said. said Ms. Loch.
Recommended by: Jon Privett, founder of Word on the Water in London
This book explores the world of those in need of work who stand by the hours a day for low wages, and looks at life abroad in Paris from the 1970s to the present. Told through the eyes of security guards from Côte d’Ivoire, this story is the first to explore class, colonial heritage and the negative influences of business. “The author gives a funny and detailed account of his life day by day,” said Mr. Privett.
Recommended by: Anne Holman, owner of King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City
The two girls meet at summer camp and later discover that they are related by blood. At some point in life, they are thrown together to own a piece of land that has been dedicated to them, a beach house in Destin, Florida. They slowly warm up to each other and are on their way to find time for warm fellowship and local money. The book touches on the beloved games of how you make your family, what to do in hot springs and the scary effects of love on the beach. Ms. said. Holman’s “The Beach Trap” is a “love affair you can take to the beach.”
By Julia Munslow
