Summer Reading List Recommendations

What’s on your summer reading list? Here at Glass House, we like to spend the long days being transported to a faraway time and place. I mean, anything to take us away from the responsibilities of the real world, right?!

Not only do our authors write, they love to READ as well! We asked them to share with us what they’ve got on their summer reading list this year, and why it should be on yours, and we’ll be featuring recommendations from all of our authors over the next few weeks for your summer reading (and perhaps even stretching into fall…).

So kick back, grab a cold drink and a good book, and enjoy the recommendations from our first three authors!

Nikki Vogel

To begin my summer reading, I blazed through Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. She writes for a similar audience as me, and I not only enjoyed the story, but also liked paying attention to how she handled certain things. As a learning opportunity and stuff.

I also recently read Leigh Bardugo's Grisha series. This chick can WRITE. I love her stories and am filled with envy when I read her books.

I read Borne by Jeff VanderMeer because I totally loved his Annihilation series. Borne was entertaining, though I didn’t love it as much as the Annihilation series.

Coming up … well, I have a list of steampunk books I’m going to read because it’s a genre I’m not that familiar with, and my WIP is going to have elements of steampunk in it. The list includes Ticker by Lisa Matechev, Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittridge, and Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve.

I also have a couple of research books on my list: Early Irish Myths and Sagas by Jeffry Gantz and Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis.

I also have the second book of V.E. Schwab’s Monsters of Verity series to read, as well as 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster and Caraval by Stephanie Garber.

That should keep me busy for awhile. :)

PT McHugh

Bernard Cornwell (my favorite historical fiction writer) has written yet another novel regarding his second-best character, Lord Uhtred, my favorite Dane who wreaked havoc over a thousand years ago (Netflix has done a great job adapting his books into the series Kingdom, which I highly recommend). And of course you can never go wrong with Lee Child's novels when you’re hitting the beach.

George Ebey

Broadcast Hysteria by A. Brad Schwartz (non-fic), Perchance to Dream by Charles Beaumont (classic sci fi/horror short story collection), and then I need to get going on Freedom of the Mask by Robert McCammon (historical fiction). Because who can go wrong combining history and fiction?

That’s it for the moment! What’s on your summer reading list? Are there books you think we’d love? Books we ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO READ? Send us recommendations on Twitter or FB, and we’ll let you know the moment we get around to them!

Love,

The Glass House Gang

GHP Counts Down To Summer! - featuring Nikki Vogel

The Glass House countdown to summer continues! We don’t know about you, but as we enter the last few days of blustery March, our thoughts are turning more and more toward sandy beaches and sun-kissed skin. We are TIRED OF BEING COLD!!!!!!

Our second summertime interview is with another new Glass House author, Nikki Vogel. She is most looking forward to summer because her two favorites sports, tennis and cycling, are much more fun to do outside! After an entire winter of spin class under the tutelage of Olympic gold medalist, Lori-Ann Meunzer, Nikki is ready for summer in order to hit the open road.

Nikki lives in Canada and knows the meaning of a cold, dark winter’s day. She grew up in sunny California and could do summer year-round, “no problemo.” But she does love the long daylight hours living in the north. “There’s nothing like sitting out on the deck until 10:30 at night with light in the sky,” she says fondly.

We have to think that’s even better if it’s WARM.

What is the THE event of this summer that you’re most looking forward to?

I’m looking forward to being outside as much as possible. Living this far north, the winter is very long and my favorite sports––tennis and cycling––are more fun outside.

Where do you live? Describe this winter in your area in three words.

Edmonton, Alberta. On, off, on.

What do you hope to accomplish in your writing over the long summer days?

Finish the edits on my novella and the first book in the series, and begin writing the second book.

What trend or catch-phrase are you going to start this summer?

Cycling as much as possible.  

What is the BEST summer story from when you were a kid?

I don’t know if it’s the best story, but we used to play hide-and-seek outside all summer long, hour after hour, until the sun went down. It was so much fun.  

What is the WORST summer story from when you were a kid?

One time I was at a friend’s house for a sleepover and we decided to do some toilet-papering. I got caught by the police. It scared the crap out of me. I thought they were going to take me to jail. My parents weren’t even mad, though, and they let me go back to the sleepover. So I guess this is a part bad, part good story.

Summer blockbuster you are most looking forward to watching and why:

The Dark Tower. I’m as excited for this one as I was when Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings started being released. I’ve read the Dark Tower series beginning to end at least three times, and Stephen King is one of the writers I admire most.

Rapid Fire Questions:

The All-Time Best Song of Summer is: Let the Good Times Roll by The Cars

Your Summer Guilty Pleasure: Prosecco on the deck

Daylight Savings Time for Summer: yes or no? NO

Beach or Mountains? Mountains

Swimsuits: yes or no? Neutral

Sandals or Bare Feet? Sandals

Ice Cream or Popsicles? Ice cream

Memorial Day or Independence Day? Canada Day ;)

Put these words in order: Swimming, Baseball, Hot Dogs, Ice Cream, Air Conditioning, Vacation

Vacation, Ice Cream, Air Conditioning, Hot Dogs, Baseball

Sum up Summer 2017 in five words: Time on the road bike.

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