99 summer book recommendations

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It’s hard to argue with Emily Dickinson: “There is no Frigate like a Book/to take us Lands away.” Whether you’re reading print or pixels, Chaucer or Jackie Collins, a book can take you on an adventure far away, from Henry VIII’s ...
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Hilary mantel brings grim 16th century to light in Bring Up the Bodies Cromwell targets enemies in wonderful, terrible sequel

Source: Calgary Herald

Readers new to British author Hilary Mantel’s work through her 2009 novel Wolf Hall were introduced to a writer who can turn the oldest of stories into a spellbinding tale. What schoolchild doesn’t know the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives? ...
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A wonderful, terrible tale

Source: Ottawa Citizen

Readers new to British author Hilary Mantelâs work through her 2009 novel Wolf Hall were introduced to a writer who can turn the oldest of stories into a spellbinding tale. What schoolchild doesnât know the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives? ...
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‘Bring Up the Bodies,’ by Hilary Mantel

Source: The New York Times

Hilary Mantel belongs to the same generation, roughly, as her compatriots Martin Amis, Julian Barnes and Ian McEwan, and is every bit their equal. Yet until “Wolf Hall,” her historical novel about the reign of Henry VIII, won the Man Booker Prize in 2009 ...
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Chester

Source: Travel Blog

Today was the day we went to Chester. Mom had been told by some of the folks we talked to on the canals that we should go there, and they were right. A very interesting city with history that went back to something like 600AD. We took one official tour ...
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Books of The Times: ‘Granddad, There’s a Head on the Beach’ and Other Summer Reads

Source: The New York Times

The heroine of this year’s best beach read was beheaded 476 years ago. The most chilling nonfiction spy story unfolds in cyberspace. The coolest biographical subject is a comic-book character. The hottest history is recent. The ...
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Book review | 'Bring Up the Bodies' is a riveting sequel to 'Wolf Hall'

Source: KansasCity.com

Review | ‘Bring Up the Bodies’ Book review | ‘Bring Up the Bodies’ is a riveting sequel to ‘Wolf Hall’ Thomas Cromwell is at the center of deadly intrigue in the sequel to the award-winning novel ‘Wolf Hall.’ By WENDY SMI ...
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of May 24, 2012

Source: NPR

Growing out of a piece of fan fiction that recast Twilight's Bella and Edward in sexier scenarios, Fifty Shades of Grey tells the steamy affair of a student journalist and an intriguing young entrepreneur.NPR Bestseller ...
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of May 24, 2012

Source: NPR

A tale inspired by the U.S. AIDS epidemic in the 1980s follows the experiences of individuals — including the bisexual narrator — who are torn by devastating losses and whose perspectives on tolerance and love are shaped by awareness ...
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