Julie from Phoenix emailed: "I have about 60 pages left in the new Dan Brown book - The Lost Symbol. I have really enjoyed it. Zooming though it about 10 days."
Amy from Boston wrote: "Here are some of my recent fav's:"
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
Non-fiction
The Informant: A True Story, Kurt Eichenwald
I read this before I knew it was going to be a movie. A great book
Loving Frank, Nancy Horan
Fiction (but based on historical characters)
Sue from Stockton says, "Hey Sue! Try The Help by Kathryn Stocket. Best book I read this summer."
Lynn from Austin casts another vote for The Help!
She also suggests these powerful reads:
102 Minutes, by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn
The Weight of Silence, by Heather Gudenkauf
Columbine, by Dave Cullen
and
The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
Thanks to my first contributors! I'm off to the library tomorrow to begin my journey back to literacy. Bye bye VH1 and TLC!
