{"id":4727,"date":"2015-05-07T15:10:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T19:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/?p=4727"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:10:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T13:10:51","slug":"7-book-lists-for-lazy-summer-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/7-book-lists-for-lazy-summer-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Book Lists for Lazy Summer Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7-Book-Lists-for-Summer-Reading.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4743\" title=\"7 Book Lists for Summer Reading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7-Book-Lists-for-Summer-Reading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7-Book-Lists-for-Summer-Reading.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7-Book-Lists-for-Summer-Reading-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Book, books, books!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer is coming and that means it&#8217;s time for lounging on the beach, hanging in the hammock, and just plain &#8216;ole lazy time in the fresh air and sun. (Hello&#8230;Pajama Days!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But, to thoroughly enjoy these days of laze, you MUST to have a good book or two by your side. So we&#8217;re helping you get a jump start. \u00a0Here are 7 great book lists we&#8217;ve rounded up to help you find some fantastic reads:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.npr.org\/best-books-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">NPR&#8217;s Best Books of 2014<\/a>. This is quite the long list, but the cool app function let&#8217;s you sort through by category! This list always has really good recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>2. Amazon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=8994558011\" target=\"_blank\">100 Mysteries &amp; Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime<\/a>. This one will keep you keep you up all night with everything from Gorky Park to Encyclopedia Brown to Agatha Christie.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/modernmrsdarcy.com\/un-put-down-able\/#_a5y_p=3729411\" target=\"_blank\">7 Un-put-down-able Books<\/a> from Modern Mrs. Darcy. Because who doesn&#8217;t loooove being sucked in by a story you can&#8217;t stop reading?! \u00a0Oh, and don&#8217;t miss the comments section for even more page-turner recommendations!<\/p>\n<p>4. The Huffington Post&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/2015-books_n_6272070?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000055\" target=\"_blank\">24 Books We Can&#8217;t Wait to Read in 2015<\/a>. New releases including books from Toni Morrison and Anne Tyler.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/mystery-book-recommendations-april-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Cozy Mystery Monthly Book List<\/a>. They had us at cozy! \u00a0Mystery book recommendations dubbed cozy because, as the list author shares, they mostly &#8220;take place in a small, picturesque\u00a0town or village, with characters who I could envision having as neighbors or friends.&#8221; \u00a0Not a lot of blood and guts, which is fine by us!<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a025 Travel Books Everyone Should Read from Babble. The very best travel novels, memoirs, and biographies. You won&#8217;t have to go very far to spend your summer in a far off land&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/Beach-Reads-Women-29238806#photo-29238806\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Beach Reads for a Summer Getaway<\/a> from PopSugar. \u00a0A pretty diverse list. \u00a0We&#8217;re checking out\u00a0The Chaperone and Summerland.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/73491156@N00\/3779974023\/\">\u00c9ole<\/a> via Compfight <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/\">cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book, books, books! Summer is coming and that means it&#8217;s time for lounging on the beach, hanging in the hammock, and just plain &#8216;ole lazy time in the fresh air and sun. (Hello&#8230;Pajama Days!) But, to thoroughly enjoy these days of laze, you MUST to have a good book or two by your side. 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