While reading through the magazine Woman's Day (August 4th issue) I saw that they had a site for readers:
http://www.womansday.com/Content/Family-Lifestyle/The-Woman-s-Day-Reading-List
On the site, they state: "Every couple weeks we will submit new reviews for books we love so you can find a page turner of your own. Settle in and find a new story to enchant you."
I thought it was a great list of books and wanted to share it with you. I have marked (*) the books that I want to read, and commented on those that I have read. It might be worth checking out the site every so often to see what is new they are recommending. Each book has a brief review with it. Here's an example:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
This story of two Jewish cousins who set out to make it big in the world of comic books in the 1940s is funny, sad, exciting and touching all at once. Much more than a glimpse inside the world of comics, this novel's historical backdrop give it a much deeper and richer meaning. And even though it's more than 600 pages, the story seems to go by in a flash thanks to Chabon's inspired prose. He's a truly gifted writer. -- Angela Ebron
The books listed on the site so far are the following:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruis Zafron-good book
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
*The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow
*The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
*Broken: A Love Story by Lisa Jones
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult-one of my all-time favorite books! I highly recommend it!
Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob by Bob Delaney with Dave Scheiber
Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller
Belle in the Big Apple by Brooke Parkhurst
Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
But Enough About Me: How a Small-Town Girl Went from Shag Carpet to the Red Carpet by Jancee Dunn
*Apples and Oranges: My Brother and Me, Lost and Found by Marie Brenner
The Uncommon Reader: A Novella by Alan Bennett
*The Favorites by Mary Yukari Waters
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides-excellent read
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson-another excellent read
The Smart One and the Pretty One by Claire LaZebnik
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult-good, but not her best
*Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins
How Not to Die by Jan Garavaglia
*Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
A Fortunate Age by Joanna Smith Rakoff
Paula Deen: It Ain’t All About the Cookin’ by Paula Deen with Sherry Suib Cohen
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li
The Kite Runner by Kahled Hoseini
*Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Romantic Movement by Alain de Botton
Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner
*The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards-I loved this book
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Cheer! Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders by Kate Torgovnick
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
*The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
*Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Perfectly Imperfect by Lee Woodruff
Inside Out Girl by Tish Cohen
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon-see my last review!
Hope that this gives you some more ideas for books TBR! It sure did me! Let me know if you have read any of these and would recommend them!
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