With the weather here on LI getting more rain than Seattle, it's hard to believe that we will ever get to the beach again but believe me, we will. With that said, I found this great article in the Washington Post asking authors which book character they would like to accompany them for a day on the beach. Find out who favorites such as Garrison Keillor, Philippa Gregory, Wally Lamb, etc. would like to hang out on the beach with this year.

If they asked me, I would love to be beach buddies with David Sedaris (he's a character in his own books, isn't he?). Can you imagine the comments he would make watching all the people walk by??