It never ceases to amaze me the power and addictive properties of those mini computers we carry around with us everywhere.  Even though we know they trap us, hoard our attention away from the things we care about, ruin conversations, and leave us feeling massive FOMO, most of us still just can’t seem to put them down.

Last week I was driving home from dinner with a friend and saw an unnervingly common sight – someone walking across the street staring at their phone, no attention at all to traffic in any direction. We’ve probably all seen that video by now, from years ago, of that person looking so intently at their cell phone as they walked through the mall that they tripped over the edge and fell right into a fountain.

How do we stop the madness??!...

I used to love the summer reading challenge in school.  I wanted to out-read all my classmates, but even more so, I wanted to beat my own record from prior summers.  And it was a double win because that competition was for something I already loved doing:  reading!

It’s a vibe that’s carried forward all through my life.  And there’s just something extra delicious about summer reading.

Sure, there’s the whole “beach read” genre that seems to have its heyday in the summer, but I love summertime reading to expand across lots of genres to keep things spicy.

So this week, in honor of summer’s end approaching, here are a few of my recent favorites to share if you’re looking for that last juicy summer read...