He Said-TOPIC: Summer reading-Pick reading material authors themselves like

Though many local folks will still make their annual vacation trip to the beach this year, a lot of others may opt to hang around a little closer to home to avoid being bitten by the gasoline price bug.
But wherever they may choose to go, one tradition will still be a part of the hot summer months ‘ beach books, the reading material vacationers haul in their beach bags to keep them occupied when they get bored with reclining on a beach towel and baking in the sun.
The subject matter may vary dramatically, from modern action-oriented novels to current bestsellers to Hollywood tell-alls to classics to books on history or politics with the occasional biography thrown in for good measure.
The only criteria is that the books be thick, entertaining and relatively easy to digest in small doses in between romps in the surf, the lake or the local pool.
While most readers have their favorite authors and genres and tend not to stray too far from the fold, vacation is the time when more than a few decide to tackle that Nobel or Pulitzer Prize winning tome they always intended to read. Good intentions, but these books usually wind up stuffed in the bottom of the beach bag while the latest Dean Koontz paperback gets soaked in suntan lotion and saltwater.
As for myself, I’ve often wondered what writers choose as their beach literature. Well if you’re curious too, Slate Magazine recently asked some authors list some favs, and here they are:
‘ ‘Ordinary Heroes’ author Scott Turow ‘ ‘Black Cross’ by Greg Iles
‘ ‘Blood Hunt’ author Ian Rankin ‘ ‘Complete Western Stories’ by Elmore Leonard
‘ ‘March’ author Geraldine Brooks ‘ ‘The Voyage of the Narwhal’ by Andrea Barrett
‘ ‘Bandbox’ author Thomas Mallon ‘ ‘Hollywood Babylon’ by Kenneth Anger
‘ ‘The Tenth Circle’ author Jodi Picoult ‘ ‘Dirty Blonde’ by Lisa Scottoline
Well, seems writers like a lot of the same books the rest of us do, which shouldn’t be too surprising. If you want a good summer read, try some of these out.