Whether you're on vacation at the beach or find yourself with a little more time for reading,

summer is always a good time to pick up a new book.

Jeffrey Brown gets recommendations now from two News Hour regulars for our arts and culture series canvas.

And to talk about summer books and reading I'm joined by Ann Patchet,

author and owner of Parnassus Book Store in Nashville, Tennessee, and Gilbert Cruz and

Gilbert Cruz, he's the editor of the New York Times Book Review.

Thanks both for joining us.

And you want to start with fiction?

Sure thing.

I am very excited about Sandwich by Catherine Newman. If you want a book that has you from Hello, this is the one. Family goes to the Cape every summer for two weeks.

They have kids in their 20s.

They have elderly parents and they eat sandwiches.

They are very near sandwich and they are the sandwich generation.

That's a real summer book, isn't it?

Ah, it is the ultimate summer book.

And also, if you're feeling a little stressed,

get a copy of Sipsworth by Simon Ban Boy. This one has been flying off the shelf.

This is an elderly woman who's very isolated. She meets a mouse.

And the mouse brings all of these wonderful people into her life.

It sounds hokey, it's not.

It is a really terrific book.

And for something a little darker, Bear by Julia Phillips, which has the whole fairy tale vibe.

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