Getaway's pick of holiday reads

As the long weekends that punctuate every April and May roll around again, a quick survey of the Getaway offices reveal our staffers have quite eclectic tastes in holiday reading.

Tyson Jopson, master of our social media platforms and all-round funny guy, said he’ll be reading Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski, a collection of underground newspaper articles. ‘With crude comedy Bukowski covers everything from Crispin to aspirin and the dire consequences of both,’ says Tyson.

Keryn Rheeder‘s day job is to make sure we stay on track as deadlines loom, but once she out of the office it’s all about thrills and suspense. Her James Patterson novels won’t be far from her side over the long weekends. Sound like your cup of tea too? Keep your eyes peeled for Patterson’s new novel, Guilty Wives, which hits shelves later this month.

Jacqueline Lahoud, aka The Boss, will be using her free time to delve into The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield, a novel that explores themes of spirituality and insight.

Web editor Sarah Duff can’t wait to take to the couch The Hare with Amber Eyes: a Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal. When De Waal inherited priceless Japanese carvings from a great uncle he started researching his family history and discovered a dramatic story that spanned a century across Odessa, Paris, Vienna and Tokyo. It’s an award-winning (2010 Costa biography award) bestseller that’s been heaped with praise.

Adele Rhodes, ad sales whizz, will be losing herself in the pages of The Colorado Kid by Stephen King. (If you’re more of a TV addict, get your hands on season one of Haven, a wicked supernatural drama series as based on this book.)

Brandon de Kock, the company’s creative guru, will be picking up his copy of The curse of Lono by Hunter S Thompson and Ralph Steadman. Brandon says: “This lesser-known HST work is an extraordinary piece of collaborative work that straddles the fine divide between genius and insanity. Gonzo journalism brought to bear on a marathon in Hawaii. Chaos.”

Sam Corbett, intern extraordinaire, plans to use her down-time to finish reading A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami, a literary thriller with carefully woven elements of mythology and penetrating questions. His turn of phrase is exquisite, says Sam; every line is like a poem.

Dylan Kotze will be giving his camera a much-needed break. Wild: An Elemental Journey by Jay Griffiths is his reading drug of choice. The book explores the connection between human society and wild lands.