Summer reading isn’t just for kids!
Jimmy Fallon’sTonight ShowSummer Reads book clubis back, and just like last year, he needs a little help from viewers to decide on which novel to read.
“I’m gonna show you five books, tell you about them, and then you’re gonna help me pick which one we’re gonna read together,” he shared on Thursday’s episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “I’ve not read any of these books, so if you don’t like them, it’s not my fault. Well, it is kind of, I guess. I did pick these.”
“These are great choices. Any one of them,” he added, pointing out that all of his selections would be perfect to read at the beach — or while waiting at the airport.
The page-turning plot centers around the families of two cops who worked together in New York City during the 1970’s. Living in the same neighborhood, their kids become close — but one night something happens, which changes everything.
Straight out of any parent’s worst nightmare, the book tells the story of a child kidnapping chain, where parents can only be reunited with their own children after abducting another.
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The third choice is a first-time book fromNew York TimesMagazine journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
Fleishman Is In Troubletells the story of a man whose ex-wife disappears after dropping off their kids, which forces him to reexamine everything about his life — including their marriage.
The novel is a physiological thriller about a woman who murders her husband one day — and then abruptly stops speaking.
Humorously noting that all of the books “seem a little murder-y,” announcer Steve Higgens jokingly asked Fallon whether there was anything on his mind.
“Light summer reading,” he quipped. “Are you okay?”
“That’s what people want to read,” Fallon replied.
Viewers can vote for their choice of summer readhere— and the results will be announced on Thursday, July 25.
Last year’s pick, Tomi Adeyemi’sChildren of Blood and Boneshot up the charts the day after Fallon announced it had been selected, jumping up to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list. As of this month, the novel has spent over 70 weeks on theNew York Timesbestsellers list.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonairs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
