Matthew Wake from the English bookstore Books, Books, Books in Lausanne brings us three picks, all depicting journeys made by the authors.

• Yoga for People Who Can’t be Bothered to do it by Geoff Dyer
• When You are Engulfed in Flames: Adventurer in Archaeology by David Sedaris
• Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

Mark Parkin from Orell Fusli bookstore in Zurich presents three books, one of which is written by Speed Read contributor Diccon Bewes: 

• Swiss Watching by Diccon Bewes
• Down and Out in London and Paris by George Orwell
• Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile by Gyles Brandreth

Diccon Bewes from Stauffacher’s English bookshop in Bern offers three different books set in three very different capital cities:

• Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd
• Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

   

Juan Canales from Geneva’s Payot bookshop at Chantepoulet brings three books that teenager’s will love—parents may want to borrow them afterwards as well…

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
• Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
• The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

Matthew Wake of Books, Books, Books in Lausanne brings us three tales tied to the Big Apple:

• Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
• Blue Blood by Edward Conlon
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Helen Stubbs from Off the Shelf English Bookshop in Geneva goes inside three different walks of life in Africa.

• Twenty chickens for a saddle: The story of an African childhood by Robyn Scott
• My driver by Maggie Gee       
• Boy next door by Irene Sabatini

Diccon Bewes from Stauffacher’s English bookshop in Bern is back with three great summertime reads whether you’re pool-, lake- or seaside:

• Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
• The Standing Pool by Adam Thorpe
• The Beach by Alex Garland

Juan Canales from Geneva’s Payot bookshop at Chantepoulet brings three books to inspire, motivate and amuse.

• Twitterature: The World’s Greatest Books Retold Through Twitter by Alexander Aciman and Rensin Emmett
   
• Keep Calm and Carry on: Good Advice for Hard Times edited by Andrew Goodfellow
   
• Breakfast with Socrates: The Philosophy of Everyday Life by Robert Rowland Smith

Helen Stubbs from Off the Shelf English Bookshop in Geneva leafs through an American selection to get you in the mood for Independence Day.

• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
• Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power by James McGrath Morris
• Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta von Trapp

Helen Stubbs from Off the Shelf English Bookshop in Geneva brings us three summer reads for kids—and maybe moms and dads too!

• Dinosaur Cove backpack by Rex Stone
• Kane Chronicles: Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
• Carrie Diaries: Meet Carrie Before Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell