Summer Preview: Beach Reads

By Kat La Mantia | March 28 2023 | AllAdultsBlogGeneral

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!

Best Beach Reads for Summer 2023

That Summer Feeling
That Summer Feeling
Bridget Morrissey
9780593549247
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
Pineapple Street: A GMA Book Club Pick
Pineapple Street: A GMA Book Club Pick
A Novel
Jenny Jackson
9780593490693
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
Happy Place
Happy Place
Emily Henry
9780593441275
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
Family of Liars
Family of Liars
The Prequel to We Were Liars
E. Lockhart
9780593485880
#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
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
A Novel
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
9780593299029
“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?” 
$19.00 US
Dec 27, 2022
5-5/16 x 8
Paperback
384 Pages
Penguin Books
Summer Fun
Summer Fun
Jeanne Thornton
9781641293730
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
Malibu Rising: A Read with Jenna Pick
Malibu Rising: A Read with Jenna Pick
A Novel
Taylor Jenkins Reid
9781524798673
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
The Summer of You (My Summer of You Vol. 1)
The Summer of You (My Summer of You Vol. 1)
Nagisa Furuya
9781646512041
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
While We Were Dating
While We Were Dating
Jasmine Guillory
9780593100851
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
People We Meet on Vacation
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
9781984806758
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
Summer Spirit
Summer Spirit
Elizabeth Holleville
9781910620724
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
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
9781984896391
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
Something in the Water: Reese's Book Club
Something in the Water: Reese's Book Club
A Novel
Catherine Steadman
9781524797676
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.
$18.00 US
Apr 09, 2019
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
384 Pages
Ballantine Books
Sex and Vanity: A GMA Book Club Pick
Sex and Vanity: A GMA Book Club Pick
A Novel
Kevin Kwan
9780593081938
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
Vintage
Summer Island
Summer Island
A Novel
Kristin Hannah
9780345483447
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
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