The summer reading list

I'm not sure how I escaped it, but I don't remember ever having a summer reading list when I was in school. Not that it mattered, because I read all the time (you know, the walking-up-and-down-stairs-with-nose-in-book kind of kid).

Now, of course, I can't walk around with my nose in a book anymore, not least of all because I am always carrying something else--child, laundry, stray toys--or because I'd trip over something (child, laundry, stray toys) if I weren't paying attention. I do always have at least one book in progress, but it may take me weeks to finish it during stolen moments.

This summer, I'll be reading these for sure (they are book club picks) and probably squeeze in a few others as they pop up. (I just read Friday Night Knitting Club after my mom passed it on. Eh; but the funny part is the author succeeded me at a job once. My mom had no idea!)

• Song for Night, Chris Abani
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Sherman Alexie
• Peace Like a River, Leif Enger

What's on your wish list or bedside table for this summer? (If you need ideas, this is kind of fun -- a list of city-, region-, and state-wide "one book" efforts.)