Here's a list of all the books suggested in the comments, I don't think I missed any, but some might have been added later.
These look so good and most are new to me. There's some YA, mysteries, and books in series mixed in here. Excellent! Thank you all so much, I know I will be referring back to this list all summer. I put some notes next to the titles, so I can print this and remember what I've read, want to read, and other stuff. I should get this all into Goodreads, which I love, but that's not going to happen right now.
- Crusoe's Daughter by Jane Gardam
- The Dog Stars by Peter Heller (read sample)
- The BFG by Roald Dahl
- Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple (I've tried to read this twice, but can't seem to get into it.)
- The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson (I've read)
- River Town by Peter Hessler
- The Illustrated Lark Rise To Candleford by Flora Thompson (just got the dvds grammie told me I had to see them)
- The Dirty Life: On farming, food and love by Kristin Kimball
- Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (I've read)
- Three Pines mysteries by Louise Penny
- A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie (read sample)
- Mr and Mrs Bunny, Detectives Extraordinaire by Polly Horvath (kids)
- Karen Marie Moning's Fever Series
- Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (reading right now this very second)
- Jayber Crow and Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
- Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
- Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell (YA)
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (YA)
- Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
- The Silo Series by Hugh Howey
- No Shame, No Fear by Ann Turnbull
- Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey detective novels
- Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
- The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
- Started Early, Took My Dog and Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson (read Museum)
- Come Sleepwalk with Me by Mike Birbiglia (just saw the movie)
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Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
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House of Silk the "new" Sherlock Holmes novel by Anthony Horowitz
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Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear
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The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moynes
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Drown by Junot Diaz
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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The Snow Child by Ewoyn Ivey (I have been meaning to read this!)
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (I've read)
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The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
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The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
