Writing for NBC’s Think page, I found myself wondering if these times are too stressful for the traditional action/thriller beach read. Are these the books you want to read on the beach? Or are we going more for books about relationships, books by (and nominally for) women? Maybe these are the books for our times…
“The sound of waves. The smell of sunscreen. The flash-bang of a stun grenade exploding as the mission begins. Once, for me, these would have been inextricably linked, the signs of summer, when heavier fiction is put aside for the guilty pleasure of a thriller or novel of international suspense. But this year, I’ve realized that the anticipated appearance in my e-reader of my usual annual indulgence — the latest Daniel Silva thriller — is filling me with dread. … (read more here)