Perfect reading for those lazy summer days
MORE SUMMER READING ...
Just in case you need more suggestions for breezy reads, here are some recent releases that have been tried and tested and found to be perfectly compatible with indolent days and balmy nights ...
Fiction: The Girl on the Page, John Purcell
You need to bookmark this novel about the publishing industry. It's insightful, satirical and sexy.
Short stories: Best Summer Stories, edited by Aviva Tuffield
Golden nuggets of storytelling from some of the best writers in the country. Contributors include: Tony Birch, Stephanie Bishop,Elliot Perlman and Paddy O'Reilly.
Non-fiction: Should I Stay or Should I Go? James Ball
The rest of the title is And 87 Other Serious Answers to Questions in Songs and indeed Ball does attempt to address such random quandaries such as Queen's "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" and how likely is Rihanna to need her umbrella?
Memoir: Challenge Accepted, Celeste Barber
An Instagram sensation, Barber has shot to fame for her hilarious skewering of celebrity vanity. This book, part memoir and part advice manual, is as funny as her mocking the ridiculous poses of dead-eyed starlets and models.