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Book Fun in the Summertime | July 29, 2014

As Sly and the Family Stone are constantly reminding us, “them summer days” are the perfect time to indulge in the things that you love. In the spirit of summer adventure, the Early Career Committee has rounded up a list of the bookish things we can’t wait to get into in the next few months!

Everyone and their uncle have a list of the best beach reads for this summer, but there are a few new releases that we absolutely cannot wait for!

• Part 1 of the graphic novel adaptation of The Graveyard Book will be available for all Gaiman devotees on July 29th.

• Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Year of Pilgrimage, by modern-fiction master Haruki Murakami, is coming out August 12th.

• One breakout hit from this year’s BEA, Hug Machine by Scott Campbell, comes to a bookstore near you on August 26th!

• We really can’t contain our excitement at the announcement of a surprise installment of the Lunar Chronicles. You will have to wait until next January to get your hands on Fairest. Until then, see what Ms. Meyers has to say about it all!

Movies and challenges and festivals, oh my! There is something for everyone this summer!

• In the dog days of summer, might we suggest hiding out in a cool dark place? We will be heading to the cinema for the release of If I Stay and The Giver!

• The NYPL’s Summer Reading Challenge started in June, but it is never too late to join the fun!

• If you are lucky, you are reading this e-mail from the Comic Con of all Comic Cons in San Diego, CA. Send us a postcard if you can!

For you movers and shakers out there, how about a kid-lit-themed field trip or two?

• We can’t wait to check out the Bemelmans exhibit at the NY Historical Society in honor of Madeline’s 75th anniversary.

• Make your own adventure by getting outside and visiting real-world places that have appeared in novels, like the Central Park Zoo Carousel — one of many landmarks from Catcher in the Rye.

• The Library of Congress hosts its annual National Book Festival on August 30th!

• Start saving your money now for the MoMA PS1 Art Book Fair, September 19th through 22nd.

Discover so many more events around the country this summer on our Pinterest board and event listings page!