Lists and Suggestions
List: 30 Reads: Beach Reads
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Van Pelt, Shelby, author.
Recently widowed Tova Sullivan copes with her grief by taking a job at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, wher... More
Wahala
May, Nikki, author.
Three women unwittingly welcome a sinister presence into their friendship, wreaking havoc on their l... More
Death by Beach Read
Gates, Eva, 1951- author.
Librarian Lucy's new historic house comes with a lot of baggage and family secrets. Can she put... More
The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes
Leigh, Eva, author.
Society favorite Celeste Kilburn decides to explore life on the wild side of 1818 London, England, b... More
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Tan, Sue Lynn, author.
Inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang’e, in which a young woman’s quest to f... More
Just Like Mother
Heltzel, Anne, author.
The last time Maeve saw her cousin, Andrea, was the night she escaped the cult they were raised in; ... More
Marrying the Ketchups
Close, Jennifer, author.
When Bud, the founder of JP Sullivan's, drops dead, everyone in the Sullivan family finds thems... More
Meant to Be
Giffin, Emily, author.
When Joe Kingley, the free-spirited son of American royalty, and Cate Cooper, a famous model, have a... More
Dolly Parton: Songteller, My Life in Lyrics
Parton, Dolly, author.
As told by Dolly Parton in her own inimitable words, explore the songs that have defined her journey... More
The 22 Murders of Madison May
Barry, Max, 1973- author.
Investigating the murder of Madison May, reporter Felicity Staples unwittingly follows the killer in... More
Blood Sugar
Rothchild, Sascha, author.
Though she may be a murderer, Ruby is not a sociopath. She is an animal-loving therapist with a thri... More
The Last Black Unicorn
Haddish, Tiffany, 1979- author.
The stand-up comedienne presents an uproarious and poignant collection of autobiographical essays th... More
Our Last Days in Barcelona
Cleeton, Chanel, author.
In 1964, when her sister Beatriz disappears in Barcelona. Isabel Perez goes to Spain in search of he... More
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
Jacobs, A. J., 1968- author.
What makes puzzles? Why are jigsaws, mazes, riddles, and sudokus so satisfying? Be it the formation ... More
Woman of Light
Fajardo-Anstine, Kali
In 1930s Denver, Luz "Little Light" Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, begins having ... More
Fake It Till You Bake It
Wesley, Jamie, author.
Jada Townsend-Matthews is the most reviled woman in America after turning down a proposal on a reali... More
Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light: Essays
Ellis, Helen, author.
The author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code cuts loose with uproarious observations on f... More
A Hundred Other Girls
Hariri-Kia, Iman, author.
Middle Eastern American blogger Noora is doing it all for free, so she's ecstatic when she land... More
Happy-Go-Lucky
Sedaris, David, author.
The author of Calypso and regular contributor to The New Yorker is back with a whole new collection ... More
When No One Is Watching
Cole, Alyssa, author.
Finding unexpected support from a new friend while collecting stories from her rapidly vanishing Bro... More
The View Was Exhausting
Clements, Mikaella, author.
Whitman Tagore and jet-setting playboy Leo Milanowski find their personal and professional lives on ... More
Two Nights in Lisbon
Pavone, Chris, author.
Waking up in Lisbon alone, her husband gone with no warning, no note, not answering his phone, Ariel... More
Beach Wedding
Ledwidge, Michael, author.
When Terry Rourke is invited to the spare-no-expense beach wedding of his hedge fund manager brother... More
Just Like Home
Gailey, Sarah, author.
“Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spi... More
All Her Little Secrets
Morris, Wanda M. (Wanda Michelle), 1959- author.
The lone black female corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta discovers her white boss, and lover, dea... More
Last Summer on State Street
Wolfe, Toya, author.
A coming-of-age debut about friendship, community and resilience, set in the housing projects of Chi... More
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Montell, Amanda, author.
The author of Wordslut looks at how cults use language to gain power and how it has pervaded our ent... More
A Calm & Normal Heart
Hicks, Chelsea T., author.
Hicks, an enrolled citizen of the Osage Nation, debuts with a short-story collection that fearlessly... More
Greenlights
McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- author.
From the Academy Award-winning actor comes an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, out... More
Bullet Train
Isaka, Kōtarō, 1971- author.
Satoshi, The Prince, looks like an innocent schoolboy but is really a stylish and devious assassin. ... More