A bibliophile’s guide to summer: Great reads

Many of us transform into gung-ho bibliophiles during summer. For your consideration, how about one of these picks?

• “The 17^th Suspect” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro tops The New York Times’ best-seller list.

• “Let the Great World Spin” by Colum McCann – high on Oprah’s list.

• Cosmopolitan swears by “Lullaby” by Leïla Slimani.

• Thegreatestbooks.org ranks “In Search of Lost Time” by Marcel Proust as its top all-time book.

• Librarians weighed in on bookbub.com, picking “Carnegie’s Maid” by Marie Benedict.

• Want something different? “Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing” by Melissa Mohr.

– Deneen Bloom, The North Carolina 100