The Next Best Read. by Brenda Chapman

Question: Out of all the books available to read and limited time, what influences your choices? What books have your read this summer and which would you rate as your top recommendation?
A number of factors go into my book selection. 
I belong to a book club that meets monthly. We tend to stray from the mystery genre and read mainly literary fiction and often by Canadian authors. Quite often the book has been on the best seller list and usually quite recently.
However, if I'm standing in a...