Seeking your next good read? Emma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
“Disappearing Earth: A Novel” (Hardcover) By Julia Phillips, Knopf, 272 pages, $26.95 — One August, on the shoreline of the Kamchatka peninsula at the northeastern edge of Russia, two girls go missing. This suspenseful and haunting story announces the debut of a profoundly gifted writer. 
“Lanny” (Hardcover) By Max Porter, Graywolf Press, 160 pages, $24 — This entrancing new novel is set in a mythical village located an hour from London. “Lanny” is a bewitching tapestry of fabulism, domestic drama, and a defense of creativity and spirit. 
“Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee” (Hardcover) By Casey Cep, Knopf, 336 pages, $26.95 — “Furious Hours” unravels the mystery surrounding Harper Lee’s first and only work of nonfiction, and the true crimes at the center of it. 
“American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West” (Paperback) By Nate Blakeslee, Broadway Books, 320 pages, $16 — This is a multi-generational saga about the clash between those fighting for a vanishing way of life and those committed to restoring iconic landscapes. 
“Lottie’s New Beach Towel” (Paperback) By Petra Mathers, Aladdin, 32 pages, $7.99 — Petra Mathers’ charming duck-and-chicken duo Herbie and Lottie will make you smile as they take their characteristic blustering humor to the beach. 
“The Haters” (Paperback) By Jesse Andrews, Harry N. Abrams, $9.95 — Wes and Owen, both 16, are passionate about music, so jazz camp seems like a great idea. The trouble is they aren’t stellar musicians. On the brink of being discovered, the boys must face the music, count their blessings and grow up.
Watch Emma Snyder talk about summer reading and beach books on Weekend Agenda on Facebook Live on May 24.
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