Lucci's List: Literally Waltham

Summer reading is a magical phrase. It can invoke dreadful angst among students who do not consider themselves to be bookish, and yet it can also transform an ordinary human being into a dreamy eyed adventurer. I believe that everyone can experience the enchantment of a good story; the right book will cast its spell.

I have sifted through my "to-read" pile and added some brilliant new books that will attract teen, young adult, and adult readers. I have a soft heart for the classics, but I am branching out this summer to include a collection of modern books that will inspire and entertain. The list I have created has an emphasis on local (to me) authors, as well as independent authors. You can find most of these titles at your local bookstore, and if it is not in stock, you could ask the book seller to order it for you.

As the summer progresses, I will share my reviews of many of these books, and I welcome your thoughts too! Please let me know what books are on YOUR summer reading list. I will be reading and writing with anticipation!

Happy reading!

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MEMOIR

Tiger Fish by Hoang Chi Truong (indie author)

SELF-HELP

Gratitude for Happiness: How to Exercise your Gratitude Muscles by Ged Cusack (indie author)

POETRY

How Her Spirit Got Out by Krysten Hill (local poet)

That Kind of Happy by Maggie Dietz (local poet)

Poetry Made Visible: Boston Sites for Poetry Lovers, Art Lovers, and Lovers by Ken Bresler (local author)
(guidebook)

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FICTION

Circle City Psychic by Stephanie A. Cain (indie author)
(urban fantasy)

The Excluded by J.D. Hines (indie author)

Grim by Gavin McCallion (indie author)
(fantasy, magical realism, dark comedy)

In the Event The Flower Girl Explodes by Abby Rosmarin (indie author)

Sacrifice by Krys Adams (indie author)

(romance)

The Trouble With Being God by William F. Aicher (indie author)

(philosophical fiction)

Unforgivables by Tabi Slick (Indie Author)
(fantasy)

Untimely Death by C. Yvette Spencer (indie author)

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HISTORICAL FICTION

The Artist: The Lives and Loves of Apollo Antonius Vidali by Lyra Shanti (indie author)
(historical fiction)

The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs
(historical fiction)

The Tin Box Secret by Theresa Dodaro (indie author)
(historical fiction)

The Hope Chest by Theresa Dodaro (indie author)
(historical fiction)

Reawakening by Theresa Dodaro (indie author)
(historical fiction)

SCI-FI

Always Darkest by Jess Flaherty, Keith Flaherty (indie authors)
(sci-fi, fantasy)

Chronoscape by Roger Ley (indie author)
(sci-fi)

Last Horizon: Collapse by S.A. Gibson and J.I. Rogers (indie authors)
(Sci-fi)

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Eternal Flame: A Rose of Anzio Story by Alexa Kang (indie author)
(YA romance, sci-fi, historical fiction)

Stumped by Kate Larkindale
(YA fiction)

Travel Glasses by Chess Desalls (indie author)
(YA mystery)

SHORT STORIES

Her Demonic Angel and Other Short Stories by Joy Mutter (indie author)

Three Early Stories by J.D. Salinger