Happy August, readers!
It’s summertime, and the reading is easy. Because it’s too darn hot, we’re kicking back with an icy beverage, a red-hot book and enough shade to make RuPaul jealous. And what’s on our e-readers? Vacation-worthy first chapters from LitPicks that will entice you to fill up your TBR and make your August just beachy.
Literary Stars Dazzle in the Hamptons — And YOU Could Be There!
It’s a veritable who’s who of the glittering literati when your favorite authors descend on Long Island for the East Hampton Library’s 20th Annual Authors Night — and you could be there. Who will you take to one of the most popular celebrity-studded events of the Hamptons’ summer calendar? Get the deets and enter to win here.
Your Next Favorite Read
Is that hammock calling your name and you’ve already finished your LitPicks selections? No worries, we’ve got you. Here are just a few of the books we’ve been talking about on BookTrib this past week. You’re sure to find your next page-turner.
- The Perfect Day — Until She Saw the Stranger at the Wedding
- Humorous, Bittersweet Take on the “Millennial Quarter-Life Crisis” Novel
- Makeup Artist Navigates Glamorous and Seedy Sides of Old Hollywood
- How Crying Through Summer Camp Became a Heartwarming Story of Belonging
- Screenwriter’s Fast-Moving Thriller Novel Is Downright Cinematic
- “Big in Sweden” Brings Humor and Charm to Reality TV Competition
This Week’s Giveaway: Book Club Haul!
- Abandoned at Birth by Janet Sherlund
- Unsettled States by Tom Casey
- I’m Not Done With You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto
- The Undercurrent by Sarah Sawyer
One entry to win them all. Click here.
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