Adult Summer Reading August 2024
SLNC Accessible Books and Library Services is happy to announce the first series of our Summer 2024 reading list!
This list is curated for the month of June and explores Historical Fiction with rich plots and colorful characters that help tell stories that will enhance your sunny summer days.
Dive into the titles, authors and annotations of this year’s summer reading list!
Please check annotations for any warnings or sensitivities mentioned in the books to ensure satisfaction with the books!
San Miguel
Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle
DB075511
Annotation: This historical novel focuses on two families living on San Miguel Island off California in 1888 and 1930, depicting their hardships and hopes. Bestseller. 2012.
The Hampton Heritage
Author: Julie Ellis
DBC26767
Annotation: This romantic saga tells the story of one of the first families of Atlanta in the late-nineteenth-century South.
The Luminaries
Author: Eleanor Catton
DB077823
Annotation: In 1866 New Zealand, shipwreck survivor Walter Moody becomes entangled in a mystery involving a prospector's disappearance, a hermit's death, and hidden gold. Some strong language. Man Booker Prize. 2013.
Sweet Thunder
Author: Ivan Doig
DB077379
Annotation: In 1920, Morris Morgan returns to Butte, Montana, with his wife Grace after inheriting a home there. As their finances dwindle, Morris writes for a local newspaper and gets caught up in a conflict between a mine owner and his workers. 2013.
The Rifleman
Author: John Brick
DB019992
Annotation: Historical novel based on the life of rough and ready frontiersman Tim Murphy, who lived in the Catskills in upper New York state during the American Revolution. 1953.
Tallgrass
Author: Sandra Dallas
DB068342
Annotation: In 1942 Colorado, the U.S. government opens Tallgrass, a Japanese internment camp, in thirteen-year-old Rennie Stroud's town. Rennie's father hires internees to work on his farm, but when a local girl is murdered, suspicion falls on the newcomers. Rennie and her family stand up for what is right. Spur Award. 2007.
Loving Eleanor: A Novel
Author: Susan Wittig Albert
DBC18800
Annotation: When AP political reporter Lorena Hickok is assigned to cover Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of 1932 Democratic candidate FDR, the women become deeply, intimately involved. Commercial audiobook. Adult. Strong language.
The King
Author: Kader Abdolah
DBC08586
Annotation: This novel takes us on a journey to Persia in the midst of historical change and ruthless palace intrigue circa 1848.
The Actor
Author: Beth Hunter McHugh
DBC10159
Annotation: Set in the late 1960s in a Montana university town, the story revolves around thirteen-year-old Grace, her younger sister Franny, their beautiful mother, their beloved father, and secrets that must be confronted. Adult.
The Ambassador
Author: Morris West
DB100335
Annotation: This fictional presentation of the United States' dilemma in Vietnam tells the story of a new American ambassador and his tragic involvement in the assassination of the President of Vietnam. Strong language. 1965.