Arts & Entertainment

Berkley Patch Readers' Summer Reading Picks

Sixteen people entered our contest for a chance to win a Kindle and, while only one could win, they all had great suggestions.

Sixteen people entered our summer reading contest for the chance to win a Kindle and, , they all had great suggestions.

Berkley Patch was happy to deliver a new Kindle on Thursday to winner , who recommended "Caleb's Crossing" by Geraldine Brooks.

Below are some of the other reader-submitted recommendations that we'll be adding to our 2012 Summer Reading Guide.

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  • "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" by John Godey
  • "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" by Alan Bradley
  • "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
  • "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel" by Haruki Murakami
  • "The Way Home" by George Pelecanos
  • "The Portable Edgar Allan Poe" by J. Gerald Kennedy
  • "American Assassin: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn
  • "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
  • "Fraternity" by Diane Brady
  • "The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels – A Love Story" by Ree Drummond
  • "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
  • "What Remains" by Carole Radziwill
  • "Too Big to Fail" by Andrew Ross Sorkin
  • "Caleb's Crossing" by Geraldine Brooks
  • "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
  • "The Jefferson Key" by Steve Berry
  • "The Columbus Affair: A Novel" by Steve Berry
  • "703: How I Lost More Than a Quarter Ton and Gained a Life" by Nancy Makin
  • "Porch Lights: A Novel" by Dorothea Benton Frank
  • "The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel" by Kim Edwards
  • "The Killer Within: In the Company of Monsters" by Philip Carlo
  • "Cork Boat " by John Pollack
  • "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey
  • "Content Strategy for the Web" by Kristina Halvorson
  • "The Distant Hours: A Novel" by Kate Morton
  • "Dinotrux" by Chris Gall
  • "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir" by Steven Tyler
  • "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R. R. Martin
  • "The Warriors" books by Erin Hunter

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