Vacation Reading

I have my books all packed and ready to go for my vacation next week, here's a peek at my "reading list." I've packed more than I'll probably read, but you never know as we'll be sitting on a ferry for 3 hours each way so I want to be prepared!

Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella - I think I've mentioned before that I am a huge fan of Ms. Kinsella and have read all her books. You really can't beat British humor for making you laugh out loud while reading! This book just came out today and I headed right to Borders at lunch to pick it up for 30% off. (Actually, I tried to buy it last night while running errands at Target, but they had put it out on the shelves early by mistake and weren't actually permitted to sell it yet - rather strange!)

Julie and Julia by Julie Powell - I finished My Life in France by Julia Child last week so once I read this memoir I will be all set to watch the movie when it premieres in August! I cannot recommend My Life in France enough. Julia Child led an enormously fascinating life, living with her diplomat husband in Paris and Marseille, France; Germany; and Norway - then settling in Cambridge, Mass. and southern France upon his retirement. This was the rare memoir that truly manages to keep the reader engaged on every page. Although beware if you are a vegetarian, Mrs. Child loved all sorts of unusual meats and described their cooking and eating in vivid detail!!

sTori Telling by Tori Spelling - I have recently become addicted to Tori and her husband Dean's reality show on Oxygen (hey, can you blame me? I needed something to replace the Real Housewives). My mother spotted this book for a bargain at Costco earlier this week and got it for both us of as a guilty pleasure to indulge in.

I've also put aside my latest issues of Elle and Condé Naste Traveler that just arrived in my mailbox. I decided to refrain from buying any magazines as Canada tends to get more unusual British and French magazines than you sometimes find in the U.S., so I thought I'd wait until I get there and read those.

Do you have any favorite summer books? In college I used to take a walk to the local off-campus bookstore as a study break during finals and would force myself to wait to read it until summer officially began. It always felt like such a treat to actually be able to read a book for fun!

p.s. I've added a number of reading widgets on the left side of my blog, check them out and getting some book ideas!