13 Light Reads to Give Your Brain a Break
Reader’s advisor Susan C recommends some light reading to lighten your mood!
[ID: Several book covers as listed below on a light background with some confetti. Text reads Don’t Worry Be Happy! Light reading recommendations /ID]
Aunt Erma's Cope Book: How to Get from Monday to Friday in 12 Days by Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck's hilarious guide to using self help books to prosper or, more likely, to perish.
Furiously Happy: a Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
The author explores her lifelong battle with mental illness with humor and honesty finding joy in fantastic and outrageous ways.
Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Timeless stories about everyday miracles that illuminate the best of the human spirit.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Back in the United States from England, Bryson decides to walk the trail reveling in the beauty of nature and witnessing the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
The author, an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor writes about his move to Paris and his experiences living there.
The All-Girl Filling Station 's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
A comic mystery novel. Newly empty nester Mrs. Rookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama sets off to find the truth about a secret about her mother:a past that takes her around the country and back to the 1940's.
Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons by Lorna Landvik
Laughter is the glue that holds together the AHEB book club. The women of Freesia Court support each other through life's ups and downs through the decades.
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
It looks like Becky Bloomwood has everything: a trendy flat, glamorous friends, and the latest fashions. The problem is she can't afford it, and the bank has come calling. How does she cope? Shopping! Then she writes a front page article that changes her life...
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Beckman
In this feel-good story, a grumpy older man's life is changes when a chatty family moved in next door.
One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
Introducing Stephanie Plum, a New Jersey bounty hunter with an attitude. Out of work, her adventures begin when she blackmails her bail bondsman cousin into giving her a try as an apprehension agent.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsiom
Genetics professor Don Tillman sets out on a quest to find the perfect wife. Then he meets Rosie who does not meet any of his criteria, but who changes his life in ways he doesn't expect.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
In the summer of 1950, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison is mystified by a series of events at the once grand mansion of Buckshaw. When she sees a man die in the cucumber patch she is determined to find out what happened.
Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton
Mattie Rigsbee age 78 is strong minded and independent. What will happen when young delinquent Wesley Benfield comes into her life?