2017 Summer Reading List: Robin Yocum

Suggestions by BGSU alumnus and author Robin Yocum '78

Contributed by Robin Yocum '78

In an age when we can’t seem to quit staring at all things electronic - televisions, computers, cell phones and iPads - there is something even more comforting about settling in with an actual book - the kind made of real paper, with pages that can be flipped, dogeared and scribbled on. Why, these Medieval-looking things can actually be dropped without fear of a cracked screen. You cannot be a writer without being a reader, and every book I read comes between soft or hard covers. When I make a great discovery of a new book, I find it easy to share the experience by simply handing it to a friend and asking them to pass it along when they’re finished.

Here are a few books that will make great summer reading:

Robin Yocum was a recent finalist for the 2017 Edgar Allen Poe Awards and is author of four books, including "A Brilliant Death" and "Favorite Sons." He received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from BGSU in 1978.