I was just listening to Nancy Pearl, talking on WBUR about books to call in sick for. I can't seem to find the link to that piece yet, but check out Nancy's site. Not only is she a riot, but she's really smart, and you can't go wrong taking her advice on what to read.
And while you're just hanging out, you might want to pick up Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry, the author of Lonesome Dove. I'm not usually much for cowboy books or movies...those guys never seemed to be romancing anyone other than their horses. However, in this newest novel, Harry Levins at the St. Louis Post Dispatch goes so far as to wonder if the author has turned into "a dirty old man." He doesn't seem to cotton much to the book, but it sounds like it could be a great beach read, if you ask me. It's been awhile since I've read anything by McMurtry, but I loved his style, his humor and his ability to make cowboys more than gnarly, dusty, under-sexed and stoic figures on a horse.
~Fischlipps
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