A good beach read is one of summer’s essentials, along with a fresh new swimsuit and the perfect pair of sunglasses. Kick back in the sunshine and relax with a gripping page-turner, whether your summer tastes range from the classic rom-com to a suspenseful thriller or even a seasonally set graphic novel. Grab the latest book from shoreline superstars Emily Henry, Ali Hazelwood, and Sally Rooney, or branch out with something new, like Bridget Morrissey’s That Summer Feeling or Jenny Jackson’s debut Pineapple Street. See our top picks below, and explore more on our beach reads title list!
Summer Preview: Beach Reads
By Kat La Mantia | March 28 2023 | AdultsGeneralAllBlog
978-0-593-54924-7
Turns out you're never too old for a summer camp romance. Or a change of heart. When a divorced woman attends a sleepaway camp for adults only, she reconnects with a man from her past—only to catch feelings for his sister instead.
$17.00 US
May 30, 2023
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
336 Pages
Berkley
A Novel
978-0-593-49069-3
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Time, Vogue, Elle, Southern Living, Bustle, and more “A vibrant and hilarious debut…Pineapple Street is riveting, timely, hugely entertaining and brimming with truth.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest“A delicious new Gilded Age family drama… a guilty pleasure that also feels like a sociological text.” —VogueA deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan
$28.00 US
Mar 07, 2023
6 x 9
Hardcover
320 Pages
Pamela Dorman Books
978-0-593-44127-5
A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
$27.00 US
Apr 25, 2023
6 x 9
Hardcover
400 Pages
Berkley
The Prequel to We Were Liars
978-0-593-48588-0
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The addictive prequel to the TikTok phenomenon We Were Liars: the story of another summer, another generation—and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.
$12.99 US
May 02, 2023
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
336 Pages
Ember
Age 12 and up
A Novel
978-0-593-29902-9
“So modern and fresh. Like Bridget Jones, Yinka is a lovable and relatable disaster—which is to say, she isn’t actually a disaster at all...I adore her.”—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation Meet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman whose mother's constant refrain is “Yinka, where is your huzband?”
$18.00 US
Dec 27, 2022
5-5/16 x 8
Paperback
384 Pages
Penguin Books
978-1-64129-373-0
From acclaimed author Jeanne Thornton, an epic, singular look at fandom, creativity, longing, and trans identity
$17.00 US
Jun 07, 2022
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
432 Pages
Soho Press
A Novel
978-1-5247-9867-3
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever.
$18.00 US
May 17, 2022
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
400 Pages
Ballantine Books
978-1-64651-204-1
A wistful summer blossoms between two high-school boys finding themselves and each other through a shared love of movies in this moving, dramatic, two-volume BL romance series, perfect for fans of Seven Days, Given, or I Hear the Sunspot.
$14.99 US
Jun 01, 2021
5-3/4 x 8-3/16
Paperback
256 Pages
Kodansha Comics
978-0-593-10085-1
Two people realize that it’s no longer an act when they veer off-script in this sizzling romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.
$16.00 US
Jul 13, 2021
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
384 Pages
Berkley
978-1-9848-0675-8
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Newsweek ∙ Oprah Magazine ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Parade ∙ PopSugar ∙ BookPage ∙ BookBub ∙ Betches ∙ SheReads ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ and more! Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read, a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.
$16.00 US
May 11, 2021
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
400 Pages
Berkley
978-1-910620-72-4
A new YA graphic novel from French illustrator Elizabeth Holleville, Summer Spirit puts a fresh spin on the struggles of growing up as this coming-of-age story takes a supernatural and sinister turn.
$16.95 US
May 04, 2021
6-3/4 x 9-7/8
Paperback
262 Pages
Nobrow
Age 14 and up
978-1-9848-9639-1
For readers of Kara Thomas and Karen McManus, an addictive, twisty crime thriller with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about a closed local murder case that doesn't add up, and a girl who's determined to find the real killer--but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.
$10.99 US
Jan 05, 2021
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
400 Pages
Ember
Age 14 and up
A Novel
978-1-5247-9767-6
A shocking discovery on a honeymoon in paradise changes the lives of a picture-perfect couple in this taut psychological thriller debut, a #1 New York Times bestseller--for readers of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Shari Lapena.
$17.00 US
Apr 09, 2019
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
384 Pages
Ballantine Books
A Novel
978-0-593-08193-8
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Good Morning America Book Club Pick The author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians takes you from Capri to NYC, where Lucie Tang Churchill finds herself torn between two men—and two very different cultures.
$17.00 US
May 25, 2021
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
368 Pages
Anchor
A Novel
978-0-345-48344-7
The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with a poignant, funny, luminous novel about a mother and daughter--the complex ties that bind them, the past that separates them, and the healing that comes with forgiveness.
$17.00 US
Nov 02, 2004
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
448 Pages
Ballantine Books
Tags: Fiction, Holidays & Seasons
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