{"id":112960,"date":"2018-05-02T11:29:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T15:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/?p=112960"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:07:41","slug":"summer-2018-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/pop-culture\/summer-2018-books\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Books We Can\u2019t Wait to Read This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While sunshine, patio brunches, and afternoons by the beach are cool and all, if I\u2019m being honest, what I look forward to most about the spring and summer is the extra time and energy I will have to dive into a great new book. There is just something about reading on a park bench or a picnic blanket that makes reading all the better (plus, these moments make for great #bookstagrams). As the weather is finally getting warmer, it\u2019s time to start planning our reading lists. So, here are 10 summer 2018 books you won\u2019t be able to put down.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112970\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-8-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-8-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-8-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-8.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Perfect Mother: A Novel<\/em> by Aimee Molloy<br \/>\n<\/strong>This psychological thriller about a group of new mothers includes a kidnapping, strained marriages and wrecked friendships. It will keep you going till mom-drama <em>Big Little Lies <\/em>returns; plus, the film rights for this anticipated summer read have already been locked down, and is set to star <em>Scandal\u2019<\/em>s Kerry Washington, so you better read quickly.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Perfect-Mother-Novel-Aimee-Molloy\/dp\/0062696793\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525040289&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+perfect+mother\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/the-perfect-mother-a-novel\/9780062845030-item.html?ikwid=the+perfect+mother&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112964\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-2-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-2-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-2-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-2.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Look Alive Out There: Essays <\/em>by Sloane Crosley<br \/>\n<\/strong>The essayist behind <em>I Was Told There\u2019d Be Cake <\/em>and <em>How Did You Get This Number <\/em>is back with a collection of comically clever pieces. From essays on climbing volcanoes to befriending swingers, this is a summer must-read you won\u2019t want to miss.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Look-Alive-There-Sloane-Crosley\/dp\/1443445061\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525046234&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=look+alive+out+there\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/look-alive-out-there\/9781443445061-item.html?ikwid=look+alive+out+there&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112967\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-3-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-3-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-3.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ayesha At Last: A Novel <\/em>by Uzma Jalaluddin<br \/>\n<\/strong>Janeites know that the next best thing to Jane Austen\u2019s novels are modern retellings that capture the spirit of her classic comedies. Uzma Jalaluddin\u2019s <em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em> revamp tells the tale of Ayesha Shamsi, a poet-turned-teacher, who lives with her rambunctious Muslim family in Toronto, and a handsome but prideful and judgmental man named Khalid.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Ayesha-At-Last-Uzma-Jalaluddin\/dp\/1443455849\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525043834&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=ayesha+at+last\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/ayesha-at-last-a-novel\/9781443455848-item.html?ikwid=ayesha+at+last&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112966\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-6-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-6-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-6-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-6.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>When Life Gives You Lululemons <\/em>by Lauren Weisberger<br \/>\n<\/strong>Fans of <em>The Devil Wears Prada\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 so, just about everyone? \u2014 will be happy to know that Lauren Weisberger is releasing another spin-off story, this time all about Emily Charlton (Miranda Priestly\u2019s former assistant, played by Emily Blunt), who has since made it as a successful Hollywood image consultant.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/When-Life-Gives-You-Lululemons\/dp\/1476778442\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525042839&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=when+life+gives+you+lululemons\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/when-life-gives-you-lululemons\/9781982101350-item.html?ikwid=when+life+gives+you+lululemons&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112969\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-7-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-7-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-7-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-7.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How to Be Famous: A Novel <\/em>by Caitlin Moran<br \/>\n<\/strong>Caitlin Moran, the feminist writer known for <em>How to Be a Woman<\/em>, has a new laugh-out-loud novel all about fame, fortune, and friendship. It is the sequel to <em>How to Build a Girl,<\/em> so if you haven\u2019t read the first in the trilogy yet you still have time before <em>How to Be Famous <\/em>is released on July 3.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/How-Be-Famous-Caitlin-Moran\/dp\/0062433776\/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1525041151&amp;amp;sr=8-1\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/how-to-be-famous-a\/9780062433770-item.html?ikwid=how+to+be+famous+caitlin&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112973\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-10-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-10-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-10-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-10.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Love and Ruin: A Novel <\/em>by Paula McLain<br \/>\n<\/strong>My old copy of Paula McLain\u2019s <em>The Paris Wife<\/em> has tear stains on just about every page of the last chapter. Her 2011 novel about Ernest Hemingway&#8217;s first wife was <em>that <\/em>good. Now, the historical novelist has released a book all about his third wife, the famous and fiercely independent war correspondent, Martha Gellhorn.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Love-Ruin-Paula-McLain\/dp\/0385691785\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525042772&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=love+and+ruin\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/love-and-ruin\/9780385691789-item.html?ikwid=love+and+ruin&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112971\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-9-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-9-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-9-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-9.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Circe <\/em>by Madeline Miller<br \/>\n<\/strong>This epic novel from Madeline Miller is your old Greek mythology textbook with a feminist facelift. It tells the story of Circe, a goddess so powerful that a threatened and vengeful Zeus banishes her to a deserted island. I promise you, this one will be a page-turner.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Circe-Madeline-Miller\/dp\/0316556343\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525046783&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=circe\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/circe\/9780316556347-item.html?ikwid=circe&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112965\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-4-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-4-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-4-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-4.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture <\/em>edited by Roxane Gay<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u201cWhen I was twelve years old, I was gang-raped in the woods behind my neighborhood,\u201d begins this moving, important, and deeply honest new collection of essays. <em>Not That Bad <\/em>features pieces from 29 contributors (including Gabrielle Union and Canadian writer Stacey May Fowles), has an introduction by Roxane Gay, and is dedicated to \u201cevery person who has been scarred by rape culture and survives, nonetheless.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Not-That-Bad-Dispatches-Culture\/dp\/0062413511\/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=&amp;amp;sr=\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/not-that-bad-dispatches-from\/9780062413512-item.html?ikwid=dispatches+from+rape+culture&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112972\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Map of Salt and Stars: A Novel <\/em>by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar<br \/>\n<\/strong>This dazzling debut breaks temporal boundaries and weaves together the stories of two young Syrian girls: a 12th-century apprentice to a famous mapmaker and a 21st-century refugee en route to safety. It is an engrossing saga of female resilience, adventure, and family that will keep you turning its pages.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Map-Salt-Stars-Novel\/dp\/1501169033\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1525047707&amp;sr=1-1\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/the-map-of-salt-and\/9781501169038-item.html?ikwid=the+map+of+salt+and+stars&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\">Indigo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112968\" src=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-5-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-5-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-5-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/spring-2018-books-5.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Feel Free <\/em>by Zadie Smith<br \/>\n<\/strong>From Brexit to Bieber, Zadie Smith\u2019s new essay collection covers it all. The British writer\u2019s comedic and effortless prose makes for summer reading that is equal parts entertaining and thought-provoking.<br \/>\n<em>Buy it here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Feel-Free-Zadie-Smith\/dp\/0670068381\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1525048440&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=feel+free+zadie+smith\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a><em> | <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/feel-free\/9780670068388-item.html?ikwid=feel+free+zadie+smith&amp;ikwsec=Home&amp;ikwidx=0\"><em>Indigo<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While sunshine, patio brunches, and afternoons by the beach are cool and all, if I\u2019m being honest, what I look forward to most about the spring and summer is the extra time and energy I will have to dive into a great new book. 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