I have to tell you that I find out the most interesting information while talking with our patrons at the reference desk. Today, a woman came in to reserve The Lottery by Patricia Wood. When I asked her how she found out about that particular book she told me about this great article in the June issue of Real Simple magazine. Ten top-selling authors share their favorite lazy-summer-day reads. Check out what Augusten Burroughs, Jackie Collins, Nelson DeMille, Janet Evanovich, Elizabeth Gilbert, Philippa Gregory, Sophie Kinsella, James Patterson, Jodi Picoult and Danielle Steel recommend for 1-day reads, books for a long-weekend (this one!), books to savor all summer and books to dip into and out of.

Thanks Real Simple, you just made reading a bit easier for us this holiday weekend.