For many readers, summer is a time to put away the textbooks, political memoirs and book club brain crushers and kick back with some lighter pulp.  Two suggestions for your warm weather leisure time:

Sex and the City 2: The Official Companion Book ($14):  If you watched the series,  loved the first movie, are dying to see the second (mark your calendars, May 27) and absolutely obsessed with the fashion, this is a must read.  The 500 pager offers insight and wardrobe notes into the fashions worn by your Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha and some behind-the-scenes photos from the set. 

Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion and Beauty ($10): Summer Rayne Oakes sets out to help you blend your sense of fashion with an eco-conscious sensibility by explaining the basics of fair trade and sustainability as they relate to the clothes we wear.  She also introduces the reader to like-minded fashionistas like Stella McCartney, Levi’s, Edun and others. 

Slip on that sundress, your strappy sandals and sunscreen and get to reading!