Books That Will Keep You Entertained, All Summer Long!

Taking the time to sit and read an intriguing novel is one of the best things in life! Relaxing your body and expanding your mind as you flip through the pages, ready for anything and excited for what’s next, feels fantastic but is, unfortunately, one of those things in like that we HAVE to make time for, or it likely won’t happen. The daily duties of life’s routine crowd around us as we move from task to task, but it’s important to remember to take some time for ourselves, as well. Even reading for just 20-30 minutes a day can pass along the MANY benefits of this past-time activity, granting you things such as mental stimulation, vocabulary expansion, stress reduction, and improved focus and concentration. The one we like to point out the most is ‘stress reduction’. There are far too many things in life that elicit stress from us, and reading is one of the few things that doesn’t. Take advantage of this scientifically-proven fact and crack open your next, exciting book this Summer, reading it as you lay by the pool, relax at the beach, or just unwind at home after a long day. Transporting yourself to another world, if only just for a while, can only be done through a book or movie, so be sure to plan to spend some time for you and your new friends, the characters in your novel, for a stress-free end to a long day (or as a break in your chaotic day!).

Here is a list of some of this Summer’s best books to read, so be sure to check them out! If you love a good, fact-based book, a thriller, a period piece, or a good old fashioned romance novel, we’ve got something for you! Here’s to you and all of the possibilities that Summer brings, and hoping that you can cross many of these books off of your list this season!

Enjoy!




Books to enjoy for Summer 2018:

‘How To Stop Time’
By: Matt Haig
Like Zelig mixed with Benjamin Button, this novel features a protagonist who looks like an everyday middle-aged man—but he is actually hundreds of years old, having lived a full, wild life populated by some of history's most famous figures.




‘A Long Way From Home’
By: Peter Carey
Two-time Booker Prize winner Peter Carey crafts this high-octane, thrilling adventure novel that sees a husband-and-wife team racing across Australia in the brutal 17-day, 10,000-mile Redex Trial.




‘Tangerine'
By: Christine Mangan
When Alice arrives in Tangier with her husband John, she's surprised to run into her former friend, Lucy. That's not the only twist in Christine Mangan's suspenseful debut in which a woman must re-evaluate her relationships with her husband and her friend.




‘An American Marriage’
By: Tayari Jones
With Oprah's stamp of approval, Tayari Jones's novel is an emotional wallop. Celestial and Roy are newlyweds whose lives are torn apart when Roy is convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Celestial's relationship—and independence—is put to the test in this moving and intimate look at contemporary life.




‘Among The Lemon Trees'
By: Nadia Marks
This absorbing family saga will keep you reading all day long. The first novel from journalist Nadia Marks chronicles the steep descent of Anna's seemingly perfect world as she separates from her husband and discovers long kept family secrets while isolated on an Aegean island with her widowed father. Anna's exploration of her family's harried past casts new light on her own future.




‘Rich People Problems’
By: Kevin Kwan
Singapore’s richest family—a matriarch on her deathbed, various relations vying for their piece of the pie—is at the center of the light-hearted novel from Kevin Kwan (Crazy Rich Asians). Expect kidnappings, betrayal, ruined reputations, and billionaires behaving badly—and expect to love every last bit of it.




‘Do Not Become Alarmed’
By: Maile Meloy
Two families spending a holiday on a boat—seemingly insulated by money and influence from anything that could go wrong—find themselves separated from their children in a dangerous Central American country when things go haywire in the blink of an eye. This novel from T&C; contributor Maile Meloyis both enthralling and terrifying… just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.




‘Swell’
By: Jill Eisenstadt
Jill Eisenstadt’s best known book might be From Rockaway, which came out 30 years ago. Her latest tome revisits that seaside New York City neighborhood in Swell, which follows a Manhattan family as they relocate to Rockaway, uncover family secrets, and make a case for the idea that beach living might not always be everything it’s cracked up to.




‘The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo’
By: Taylor Jenkins Reid
In her latest novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells the story of a struggling journalist who’s plucked seemingly from obscurity to write the biography of one of the world’s most famous—and reclusive—actresses. It’s a twisting tale of glamour, ambition, and what Old Hollywood can mean to a contemporary world.




‘Our Little Racket’
By: Angelica Baker
The debut novel from Angelica Baker charts what happens for five Greenwich, Connecticut women when the man they have in common—newly disgraced banker Bob D’Amico—finds himself in serious trouble and shutters his fund. This story, about the secrets we keep and the social rules that go unspoken, clocks in at over 500 pages, but promises to be one of the summer’s most entertaining reads.




‘The Destroyers’
By: Christopher Bollen
Things aren’t quite what they seem on the Greek island of Patmos, where a down-on-his luck American, Ian Bledsoe, has gone to forget his troubles among rich, carefree friends. Unfortunately for Ian (but not so much the reader), what he finds in this thriller from the author of Lightning People, is a bit more treacherous than anything he’d anticipated.




‘The Address’
By: Fiona Davis
On the heels of last year’s The Dollhouse—about life at the Barbizon Hotel—Fiona Davis is back with a compelling novel about two women, a century apart, whose both find their lives forever changed by the Dakota, Manhattan’s most famous apartment building.




‘The Bettencourt Afair’
By: Tom Sancton
Former Time Paris bureau chief Tom Sancton follows what happened when the world’s richest woman, cosmetics heiress Liliane Bettencourt, became the center of a scandal that captivated Europe. This true story of the elderly billionaire, the artist to whom she gave a fortune, and the family that claims it’s all been a big con, is proof that truth is stranger—or at least makes better poolside reading







When you put the books aside for an evening, join us for one of our painting and wine classes in Raleigh! We have a stellar calendar of paintings coming up for the Summer, complete with some great ones of beachy landscapes, colorful images, and more! Add some fresh and fabulous decor to your home for an updated look, consisting of artwork that means a lot to you! "Wow!" your friends with handmade masterpieces that YOU made and leave them wanting to make some of their own! The more, the merrier, here at Pinot's Palette, so be sure to bring all of your loved ones out for a fun and unique adventure as you try something new, get in touch with your inner-artist, and have a blast as you paint and drink wine!

We hope to see you soon for a class at our studio if you’re looking for something fun to do in or around the Raleigh-Durham area! We make the perfect event for everything from a fun and unique date night, an awesome girls’ night out experience, and we even offer private events! When you view our classes on our website, you’ll be viewing our schedule for our public classes, but you can also book a painting party with the guest list of your choice! Come in to celebrate a birthday, bridal shower, reunion, retirement, and more with friends and family, sharing their artistic sides, together. Make memories that will last a lifetime with a souvenir to treasure forever with one our classes.
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We also play host to tons of corporate events, too! Why not book your next work party or team building event with us? We offer several styles of paintings that incorporate team building strategies, encouraging the whole office to work together, creating a stunning world of art!
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Finally, in addition to out studio parties, we offer mobile events, off-site! You choose the location and we’ll come to you with all of the supplies!
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