2012 Summer Reading List.

I love Deep South Magazine. It always has some fun  little tidbit about something in the South I either did not know or wanted to know more about. What I love the most about Deep South Magazine is that twice a year they release the Summer/Spring and Fall/Winter Reading lists. These lists are always chock-full of good and interesting books- some I may not have heard of and some I am eagerly awaiting.

Last summer, through the list, I discovered Michael Lee West, author of Gone with a Handsomer Man. Between the description and the cover art, I had a good feeling about this book. It did not disappoint. For the fall/winter list, Erika Marks Little Gale Gumbo was my delightful discovery. I loved it so much that I want be friends with Erika- she’s that good with words!

This Spring/Summer list has the new Michael Lee West book A Teeny Bit of Trouble, Mary Kay Andrews Spring Fever, Kimberly Brock A River Witch (getting rave reviews already from the likes of Joshilyn Jackson and Robin O’Bryant and many others) and many other books.

On another note, an author who will be making a stop by for the Booktopia event in Oxford, MS is Jesmyn Ward. Her book, Salvage the Bones, also made the list.

Do yourself a favor- check this list out. Find a wonderful book to read, get into an adirondack chair, have a refreshing drink with an umbrella in it nearby (or some sweet tea- the house wine of the South!) Kick back and relax- don’t forget the sunscreen!

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