What do Barack Obama, John Grisham, Bill O’Reilly, and I all have in common? Our books all landed on the same Summer Reading List!

When the readers of PlanSponsor Magazine (an award-winning investment/news publication) were asked to name their summer reading favorites, they came up with a list of mysteries, true history tales, self-help guides, and memoirs.

And in the middle of that list of books by uber-famous authors was Driftwood: Stories From the Margarita Road by yours truly!

I have always thought Driftwood is the perfect beach read.

When you’re lounging on the sand looking out over crystal blue water, an umbrella drink nearby, what better to read than stories about people who ran away from home to live in paradise??

As one reviewer said, “It’s the best margarita I ever read!”

So as you plan for this summer’s getaway—to the lake, the ocean, or your own backyard—you may want to take along a copy of Driftwood for those lazy afternoons. Be careful, though. You may never want to come back to reality.

And please send me a photo of you enjoying Driftwood on vacation. If it’s okay with you, I’d love to post such photos here on my blog.

Happy summer reading!