Posted By: Richard White, 03 June 2010
In case you hadn’t noticed, the sun is shining in a big way today, and we think the best approach to enjoying it is to sit back in your favourite summer chair and indulge yourself in six books of the highest order.
Yes, we have officially launched Summer Reads – featuring six great books by six great authors. They are:
The Lessons by Naomi Alderman
Summertime by JM Coetzee
The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper
Everything Beautiful by Simmone Howell
The Widow’s Tale by Mick Jackson
Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Ayikwei Parkes
You can get your copy from
libraries across Norfolk, or if you’re anything like me and can’t bear the thought of returning a book (I advise you never to lend me one), then buy yours from our
participating book shops across Norfolk and Norwich (keep an eye out for our displays in Norwich’s independent book shop, The Book Hive, Jarrolds and branches of Waterstone’s – should be good).
Reading them is just the start. By visiting the
Summer Reads project page, you’ll find a huge amount of resources for each book, including author events and Q&As; reading guides; competitions to win signed copies of all the books and opportunities to get involved in conversations online and offline, with a number of book groups taking place at literary locations around Norwich.
My colleague, Sam Ruddock, is raring to go and ready to discuss all that is book(ie) and Summer Read(ary), so why not join our dedicated Summer Reads Facebook page and, if you’re into Twitter (and shorter conversations), then look up WCNsam and get added value from your reading.
That summer chair I mentioned earlier could be taking you to some interesting places - from a small village in Ghana to 1970s South Africa; or from a tropical island off the coast of Australia, to the vivid world of student life in Oxford.
Wherever you end up, sit back, relax and enjoy!
