Lakeside Reading At Its Finest
Summer in the mountains is a special time. What a perfect backdrop to the journeys you’ll take in the books of your choice, be they in fictional worlds, or non-fiction learning and growth.
Seven Cherokee Myths by Keith Parker
Does our interview with local resident Keith Parker leave you wanting to learn more? Order his book to examine seven myths that grew out of Cherokee culture, looking at how they emerged to explain archetypal issues.
Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater by Peggy Orenstein
In this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. Orenstein spins a yarn that will appeal to everyone.
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor
Debut Author O’Connor paints a portrait of a community and a woman a remote Welsh island, forced to confront an outside world that seems to be closing in on them after a dead whale washes up on the shore.
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
This exhilarating novel of American identity spans three generations in one family and weaves a profound tale of class and striving, race and visibility, and family and inheritance—a story of trust, forgiveness, and finally coming home.
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
This genre-bending book is the hit of the summer, incorporating a time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all.
