{"id":5104,"date":"2021-04-14T13:51:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T17:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/?p=5104"},"modified":"2024-12-21T12:26:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T17:26:25","slug":"favorite-summer-books-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/favorite-summer-books-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Summer Books for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temperature and humidity are finally on the rise, and that makes me want to head to the chair on the porch with a glass of iced tea&#8211;and one of my favorite summer books.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But before I sit down and open it up, I want to consider what is it that feels different about that summer book. What makes this the one I choose, versus the one I might pick up after the holidays or on a chilly fall night?\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know I don\u2019t want anything too heavy, too dense, or too complicated. For me, it has to be just the right combination of intrigue, excitement and mystery, that BLT of pleasurable reading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what are my favorite summer reads for 2021?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a particular sucker for historical mysteries or a retelling of the past that gently rewires my brain. Right now, I\u2019m enjoying <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Braiding Sweetgrass<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It is a good yarn, a scientific exploration, and a fresh perspective on nature seen through a Native American lens. And the scene with the pecans stuffed in underwear is alone worth the price of admission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token.jpg\" alt=\"a poolside scene featuring a pineapple fruit bowl, sunglasses, and good book, indicating a summer beach book\" width=\"574\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token-200x148.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token-400x296.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token-600x445.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token-800x593.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/great-summer-beach-reads-2021-andrew-lawler-author-of-the-secret-token.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><em>Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thoroughly enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Four-Lost-Cities-Secret-History\/dp\/0393652661\/r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this short and delightful new book<\/a> by Ms. Newitz. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She tells the tale of four very different places\u2014the Roman summer resort of Pompeii, a Stone Age settlement in Turkey, the ancient St. Louis on the Mississippi, and the towers of Angkor Wat rising out of the Cambodian jungle. Newitz shows us that we have an ineffable urge to come together to make unique gathering places that, somehow are also remarkably similar across time and space. The lines drawn by Newitz are incredibly astute, and the way she weaves together all these seemingly disparate facts throughout history make this one of my favorite new summer books.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><em>The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the pandemic, I went on a bit of an Erik Larson kick, and just finished his latest, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Splendid-Vile-Churchill-Family-Defiance\/dp\/0385348711\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Splendid and the Vile<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which covered a year when the world was in a different sort of crisis\u2014the rise of Nazi Germany and what seemed the impending fall of Britain.\u00a0 I like the way Larson uses compelling characters and telling detail to turn a worn old piece of history into a fresh story. And I have come to trust and admire his impeccable historical scholarship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><em>The Guncle by Steven Rowley<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This is a very funny, moving novel that&#8217;s causing a lot of buzz this year. Everyone I know is recommending this book so I gave it a shot, and I loved it. The story is classic: the main character, Gay Uncle Patrick (or GUP for short) is suddenly thrust into family life after his sister-in-law dies and his brother goes off to rehab. What ensues is a touching story of everyday characters at their best and worst moments. While this book is not my usual go-to, it was a breath of fresh air and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Guncle-Steven-Rowley\/dp\/0525542280\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a perfect vacation read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><em>The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke by Andrew Lawler<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I\u2019m not reading, I\u2019m writing, and I like to write what I like to read. My latest book was my idea of a perfect summer book\u2014just enough history and intrigue (to my mind at least) to keep the pages turning\u2014and it takes place on one of the world\u2019s best stretch of beaches, the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is America\u2019s oldest mystery. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story is simple: in 1587, more than one hundred men, women, and children vanished. They were part of what was to be the first English settlement in the New World. There are villains who are really heroes, and heroes who never got their due. And there is the desperate leader of the expedition who tries&#8211;against all odds&#8211;to rescue his daughter and his newborn granddaughter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385542011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to order The Secret Token<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/st-bookcover-550.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4274 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/st-bookcover-550.jpg\" alt=\"the cover art for The Secret Token by Andrew Lawler\" width=\"362\" height=\"550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if you are looking for new summer books to add to your beach bag, check out <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s available in paperback from Anchor Books.\u00a0 Now, time for me to get back to that porch\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/\">Andrew Lawler 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew Lawler is author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?: The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civilization.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> His latest book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World\u2019s Most Contested City<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For more, see andrewlawler.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temperature and humidity are finally on the rise, and that makes me want to head to the chair on the porch with a glass of iced tea&#8211;and one of my favorite summer books.\u00a0 But before I sit down and open it up, I want to consider what is it that feels different about that summer book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,17,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-humanities","category-opinions-editorials","category-other"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>My Favorite Summer Books for 2021 &#8226; Andrew Lawler<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A short list of some of Andrew Lawler&#039;s favorite summer books for 2021, including his book The Secret Token about the Lost Colony of Roanoke.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/favorite-summer-books-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Favorite Summer Books for 2021 &#8226; 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