Summer Books & Music

Summer inspiration is at your fingertips, with pages that bring out your creativity and lyrics that bring you around the world.

1. Preserves and Pickles There’s nothing like homemade jam in the summertime. Turn to Gloria Nicol’s cookbook for 25 mouth-watering spreads. www.cicobooks.com

2. Pop Bakery For only the sweetest tooth, Clare O’Connell brings you 25 ways to get the best of both worlds with cake lollipops. www.cicobooks.com

3. Growing Vegetables & Herbs A comprehensive source for managing gardens, Taunton’s Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables & Herbs, edited by Ruth Lively, is a valuable tool full of tips and fundamentals for designing, preparing, sowing and tending your garden. www.taunton.com

4. Country Foods Edited by food expert Henrietta Green, A Green Guide to Traditional Country Foods will bring you back in time and teach you the ins and outs of traditional cooking. www.cicobooks.com

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5. Country Crafts Immerse yourself in the simple life with A Green Guide to Country Crafts. This step-by-step guide will teach you how to create your own soap, candles and quilts. www.cicobooks.com

6. Putumayo Presents Bossa Nova: Around the World Brazilian bossa nova combines samba and jazz rhythms. This album brings together bossa songs with unique melodies from around the globe. www.putumayo.com

7. Putumayo Presents Women of Africa This uplifting album showcases female musicians from various African countries for 12 inspirational and soulful performances. www.putumayo.com

8. Adele With heart-wrenching ballads that bring back memories of falling in and out of love, this worldwide star spills her soul into 21. www.adele.tv

9. Messenger of Death With biker gangs, assassinations and love affairs, this novel by Alex Markman will be your next bedtime thriller. www.asteroidpublishing.ca

10. Payback for Revenge Ignited by a father’s love, this novel follows a man as he seeks revenge for the murder of his daughter. www.asteroidpublishing.ca