TQ’s Summer Reading Recommendations
Eric Blehm’s The Last Season is one of the books our staffers recommend you read this summer.
TQ‘s staffers and contributors share their summer reading recommendations with you
By TQ Staff
No matter what some of us do in the summer–hikes deep into Desolation Wilderness, beachside sunning on Lake Tahoe or sail camping in Emerald Bay–we’re the types who’ll have a book in our backpack or beach bag. If you’re still looking for something to fill that slot–from something dense and literary to tales of adventure to lighthearted fiction, spiritual works or histories–we’ve got you covered. Here are Tahoe Quarterly‘s staff and contributor picks for your summer reading list:
Sylas Wright, contributor. Find his most recent work for TQ here:
The Last Season, written by Eric Blehm
The Dog Stars
A Walk in the Woods, written by Bill Bryson
White Fang, written by Jack London
Slouching Toward Fargo
Greyson Howard, contributing editor, find his most recent work for TQ here:
The New American Road Trip Mix Tape, written by Brendan Leonard
The Last Season, written by Eric Blehm
The Monkey Wrench Gang, written by Ed Abbey
Deep Survival, written by Laurence Gonzales
Eiger Dreams, written by Jon Krakauer
Anna Dingman, art director:
Wild, written by Cheryl Strayed
Jared Swanson, publisher/advertising director:
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, written by Michael Lewis
Julia Mueller, contributing editor. Find her recent work for TQ here, and her blog here:
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, written by Jenny Lawson
The Geography of Bliss, written by Eric Weiner
The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas
Outliers, written by Malcolm Gladwell
Born on a Blue Day, written by Daniel Tammet
Alison Bender, contributing editor, copy editor. Find her recent work for TQ here, and her blog here:
Tahoe Blues, various authors
Slaughterhous-Five, written by Kurt Vonnegut
Valley of the Dolls, written by Jacqueline Susann
Me Talk Pretty One Day, written by David Sedaris
West with the Night, written by Beryl Markham
Bonus: Rebecca, written by Daphne du Maurier
Tanya Canino, contributing editor. Find her recent work for TQ here:
David and Goliath, written by Malcolm Gladwell
Persian Girls, written by Nahid Rachlin
Five Quarters of the Orange, written by Joanne Harris
Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand
The Holy Bible
Kristin Close, editorial intern. Find her recent work here:
Alex Cross Run, written by James Patterson
The Final Detail, written by Harlan Coben
Calico Joe, written by John Grisham
Caribbean Moon, written by Rick Murcer
Heaven is For Real, written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent
Jackie Ginley, contributing editor. Find her recent work here:
All the King’s Men, written by Robert Penn Warren
The Road, written by Cormac McCarthy
The Perfect Storm, written by Sebastian Junger
Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens
Cold Mountain, written by Charles Frazier
Snow Falling on Cedars, written by David Guterson
As I Lay Dying, written by William Faulkner
Yellow Raft on Blue Water, written by Michael Dorris
Susan D. Rock, food & wine editor. Find her recent work here:
A Moveable Feast, written by Ernest Hemingway
Tender to the Bone, written by Ruth Reichl
Secret History, written by Donna Tartt
To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee
When You Are Engulfed in Flames, written by David Sedaris
Matthew Renda, contributing editor, copy editor. Find his recent work here:
The Dharma Bums, written by Jack Kerouac
The Circle, written by Dave Eggers
Blood Meridian, written by Cormac McCarthy
Angle of Repose, written by Wallace Stegner
Warlock, written by Oakley Hall
Kyle Magin, editor, find his recent work here:
The Art of Fielding, written by Chad Harbach
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War, written by David Halberstam
Lords of the Sea, written by John R. Hale
Detroit: An American Autopsy, written by Charlie LeDuff
The Last Season, written by Eric Blehm
Andrew Pridgen, contributor, find his recent work here, find his blog here:
The Art of Fielding, written by Chad Harbach
The Glory of it All, written by Sean Wilsey
Battle Born, written by Clare Vaye Watkins
Beautiful Ruins, written by Jess Walters
Wave, written by Sonali Deraniyagala
In Search of Powder: A Story of America’s Disappearing Ski Bum, written by Jeremy Evans
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