Come summer it is time to get moving and time to chill out. Whether on vacation or just eking out one more experience with the extra hours of daylight, the pace definitely changes.
My reading changes as well. Summer is a catch up time when I have fewer book group titles to read and prepare. 
After going to Book Expo, it is also the opportunity to search for the yet-to-be-released jewel I can share with my book loving friends. Right now I am reading Alice Hoffman’s The Marriage of Opposites. Its historical fiction set in the Caribbean and France in the 19th century and tells of the family origins of Camille Pissarro, the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter.
We’re off on a road trip and have already picked out (thanks to www.indiebound.org) the independent bookstores we’ll be stopping at en route through North Carolina. I’ll let you know where I go and what local gems I find.
Speaking of sharing, I’d like to ask for your feedback. I’m so pleased when someone tells me s/he has been reading this blog. It may come as a surprise but information on who and how many people are looking at the blog is very difficult to come by. Since you are reading this could you please let me know you are out there? And to make it more appealing to everyone, let me know what you are reading now and I’ll put a list in an upcoming post.
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Very much enjoying your blog…and always interested in the gems you find, because, though my bookshelves are crammed, there’s still space on my floors and dining room table!
Susan Grodsky is reading “Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America”
Dear Ellen, I’m reading and enjoying each blog post over here in Israel. Currently, I’m reading My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley. Have a good trip! Judy
Love reading your blog! Alice Hoffman’s new book sounds interesting.
Have a great road trip. We’ve driven to Chicago, by way f Cleveland, and to Buffalo in the last month. Great fun seeing all the hidden treasures in these midwestern towns.
Your blog is great! Am reading Mindset by Carol Dweck right now.
I love reading your blog! I am listening to In The Unlikely Event by Judy Blume, and reading From Frazzled to Focused: The Ultimate Guide for Moms Who Want to Reclaim Their Time, Their Sanity and Their Lives by Rivka Caroline and Amy Sweeting.
Have to pick a new book.