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Fire Island has been a source of literary inspiration for hundreds of years. This gallery presents ten essential titles for your next Island visit, with summaries and comments.Buy these from Amazon or your favorite bookseller.

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JJJ > A classic back in print.

Summary: "While spending a bird-watching summer on Fire Island, the Pye family acquires a small black kitten that can use a typewriter."

Hm, a typing cat. So that's how those writers do it.

JJJ > The only selection to have been made into a TV movie, this is suitable for all age groups.

SUMMARY: "While spending the summer on Fire Island, an eleven-year-old cartoonist and her brother observe the mysterious activities of their neighbor."

JJJ > Every summer vacation has its downside. Give this to the kids when they've finished spying on the neighbors:

Summary: "Readers get a look at how doctors played detective to discover the disease, and there are color photos of the distinctive bull's-eye rash that usually announces the tick bite that causes the illness, as well as advice on how to avoid bites and what to do if bitten."

One of the many popular Lyme disease titles at Amazon.

JJJ > For the international set

Summary: "Victoria a décidé de travailler comme fille au pair à Fire Island, où Jim passera l'été. Et tant pis s'il a une petite amie à New-York. Tout peux arriver. Victoria se retrouve débordée de travail, avec deux petits enfants sur les bras et une kyrielle de corvées ménagères, mais elle est persuadée que le jeu en vaut la chandelle car d'abord Jim la remarque - et en plus elle lui plaît. Pourtant, si ses rêves se réalisent, pourquoi n'est-elle pas heureuse ?"

Available through Amazon France

JJJ > An excerpt from "Escape from Fire Island".

In a supreme injustice, the book now ranks 271,240 on Amazon. Buy it and get that counter flying.

This 1970 paperback bestseller should be given out with round-trip ferry tickets. The book captured its times... and have things really changed all that much?

Summary: " Where New York's Money and Beauty Buy Every Pleasure Under the Sun - Fire Island. East Coast playground for the beautiful achievers. They fight hard for success. At the Island, they enjoy the rewards. FIRE ISLAND. A pleasure island where the sun comes up on last night's love. Where desire burns hotter that the summer sun, and the warm nights are drenched in the fevered search for excitement. FIRE ISLAND. Where the hot crowd comes to live out their fantasies..... "

Hirschfeld followed up with "Return to Fire Island" before going on to serialize the Dallas TV series among other projects. Before placing your Ebay order for this 509-page opus, listen to excerpts from the unbelievably demented audio version here.