Now’s your chance to start your summer road trip (even if it’s just by being submerged in a hot summer read) — and win great prizes. Join our 2013 Summer Reading Challenge!  Are you up for the challenge?  Make this your summer reading list, read each book, share your reviews, get to know the authors and enter to win weekly prizes.  The challenge is now in full-swing and will go through mid-August. Join the event on Facebook for more information!

Keep an eye out during the challenge for bonus picks and our weekly questions to win. The more you read and the more you share, the more you win.  Happy reading!

Without further adieu here is stop #3 on our list of stops in this summer’s challenge, The Mermaid of Brooklyn by Amy Shearn.

More about The Mermaid of Brooklyn:

Setting: A story about the struggles of early motherhood, and set during a hot New York summer.

Plot: Formerly an up-and-coming magazine editor, Jenny Lipkin is now your average, stretched-too-thin Brooklyn mom, tackling the challenges of raising two children in a cramped Park Slope walk-up. But when her husband Harry, a compulsive gambler, vanishes one evening without a word, Jenny finally reaches her breaking point. Pulled from the brink by an unexpected (and, as it turns out, sometimes annoying) supernatural ally, Jenny is forced to rethink her ideas about success, motherhood, romance, and relationships. But confronting her inner demons — of both the mermaid and non-mermaid variety—is no easy task…

Praise for The Mermaid of Brooklyn:

• “Amy Shearn has written a fierce and vivacious book about motherhood, astounding in its honesty, fearless in its humor and exploding with love.  THE MERMAID OF BROOKLYN is a joyful and exhilarating read.”–Maria Semple​, author of WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE and THIS ONE IS MINE​
• “I absolutely loved this inventive, smartly written tale of a struggling single mother who  finds herself seeing her life through new eyes–those of a lusty, fearless and frequently wise mermaid eager to take on all the world has to offer. Insightful and engaging.”-Jill Smolinski,  author of OBJECTS OF MY AFFECTION and THE NEXT THING ON MY LIST

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  [A] whimsical modern-day fable . . . There’s no doubt that Shearn is gifted, crafting quirky and charming prose.”– Publishers Weekly​