Summer Reading: Stock up now!

Since Memorial Day is the unofficial start to the summer vacation (or stay-cation!) season, in June the Eager Free Library blog is going to have a "summer reading" theme. This week we'll be covering great summer books for grown-ups.

Celebrity librarian Nancy Pearl (I'm not joking - she has her own action figure!) says that her picks for summer reading are not necessarily "light" books; rather, they're titles that are engaging and thought-provoking and will keep your interest no matter if you're at the beach, in the car or on a plane, or staying at home on the porch or patio. So that's the mantra we're taking here, too. 

Eighty days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's history-making race around the world by Matthew Goodman. 

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson. 

Moonwalking with Einstein: the Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer. 

The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. 

The Signal and the Noise: Why Most Predictions Fail -- But Some Don't by Nate Silver.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

Plus some past blog posts that will help you round out your summer reading agendas:

• Game of Thrones on HBO ended this week - find out what's ahead for the Starks, the Lannisters, and others in the Seven Kingdoms by checking out the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. 
• Are you a fan of fast-paced thrillers like Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl? We posted about this book and similar titles over the winter. 

More ideas for summer reading coming your way all month long!