It’s been a great year of reading here at Camp Koryta. If you’re searching for an end-of-summer read, check out some of my favorites from this year below, or scan previous recommendations from the newsletter! I’ve got everything from mysteries to literary fiction to short stories, YA, and sportswriting — and even opioid manufacturing — in the mix, so there’s really no excuse not to find something that works for you in here. If you’re trying to find an excuse, I included a re-read of an Elmore Leonard novel. There’s never an excuse not to pick up an Elmore Leonard novel.
In no particular order:
- The River, by Peter Heller
- Boy’s Life, by Robert McCammon
- Dreyer’s Usage, by Peter Dreyer
- On the Come Up, by Angie Thomas
- The Cost of These Dreams, by Wright Thompson
- Northland, by Porter Fox
- Gone Too Long, by Lori Roy
- Working, by Robert Caro
- Stick, by Elmore Leonard
- Digital Minimalism, by Cal Newport
- When They Find My Body, by D. Dauphinee
- The Deep, by Alma Katsu
- The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead
- Bottle of Lies, by Katherine Eban
- Growing Things, by Paul Tremblay
Midway through an audio of “Intensity” by Dean Koontz I had to go to the library to read the ending. I’m halfway through the
book “If She Wakes” and am SO tempted to read the ending, the intensity is almost too much. I’ve read ALL of your books starting with “Tonight I Said Goodbye”. You are an absolutely marvelous author. Thank you.