UChicago Suggested Summer Reads 2026 for June 16, 2026 reposted by Ruth Paget

University of Chicago suggested summer reads by Quantrell Teaching Award Winners for June 16, 2026 follow:

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/what-read-during-summer-2026?utm_medium=06.16email&utm_source=UChicagoNews&mkt_tok=MjUwLUNRSC05MzYAAAGicFl8YGrqSXN-VdKl5Gg-rSnGNwj2BqIrvay1sSBYB8sCl5uF-AsSY7hKIDv0w2kUd8nNrxI8l-BDepOoTnMByD7XEeS7A7gOemLpAvNeNuRNIsU

I think J.L. Carr’s A Month in the Country about restoring a medieval mural in Northern England thanks to highly skilled labor and the healing power of great art looks very interesting.  In fact, that sounds like a good screenplay.

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe's Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books 

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1800+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist - whose work includes mother lines research editing 250 of my grandmother Pennington's recipes and writing Monterey County Cookbook about my Monterey Peninsula California kitchen

-developer of 9 music theory games