The 1st 'unofficial weekend' of summer is behind us, it's less than 3 weeks till summer starts ~ time to think about what to read on those hazy days at the beach, pool or back yard.

The following is an eclectic list of suggestions of 'hot off the press' new releases from Janet Maslin of the NY Times:

BLOOD OATH by Christopher Farnsworth (Vampire Fiction)
THE NEAREST EXIT by Olen Steinhauer (Suspense Fiction)
I'LL MATURE WHEN I'M DEAD by Dave Barry (Wit & Humor)
STAR ISLAND by Carl Hiaasen (Fiction)
ME, THE MOB, AND THE MUSIC by Tommy James, with Martin Fitzpatrick (Biography-Musicians)
WHEN I STOP TALKING, YOU'LL KNOW I'M DEAD by Jerry Weintraub, with Rich Cohen (Biography-Celebrity)
SHE AIN'T HEAVY, SHE'S MY MOTHER by Bryan Batt (Biography-"Mad Men" star)
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG by Chelsea Handler (Biography-Comedian)
TELL-ALL by Chuck Palahniuk (Fiction-Romans a clef)
ARM CANDY by Jill Kargman (Chick lit)
SEVEN YEAR SWITCH by Claire Cook (Domestic Fiction)
HANNAH'S LIST by Debbie Macomber (Romance)