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This Month’s Best New Summer Reading
Which books are getting the most buzz this summer? Among these acclaimed new releases, there’s a perfect warm-weather read for every type of booklover — including a twist-filled family drama, a sparkling romance, and more!
 
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Book cover for These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
Jodi Picoult calls this page-turner ‘deliciously impossible to put down’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • After her father dies, Alice returns to her family’s private island off the New England coast only to be ensnared in a life-changing inheritance game
  • Fans of Succession and The Perfect Couple will devour this “tale of twisted family drama” (The Washington Post)
  • “If you are looking for a perfect book for this summer, this is the one!” (Ali Hazelwood)
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Media mentions for These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLeanMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Real Simple, Elle, Los Angeles Times, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
A luxury hotel opening leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • The wildly popular author of The Woman in Cabin 10 — which is soon to be a Netflix film — returns with this highly anticipated mystery
  • Journalist Lo Blacklock is thrilled to be invited to the opening of a Swiss château owned by a reclusive billionaire. But when she receives a late-night call from a woman claiming to be the owner’s mistress, she’s thrust into a high-stakes mystery…
  • “Every Ruth Ware novel is a unique and unexpected gem” (Lisa Jewell)
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Media mentions for The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth WareMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, People, Associated Press, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage
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Book cover for Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton
This ‘top-tier’ dual-timeline novel is ‘sure to be a big summer hit’ (Library Journal)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • While preparing to sell her grandfather’s California cottage, Gemma uncovers a hidden safe full of decades-old secrets
  • “Readers will be riveted” by this “irresistible story” (Publishers Weekly starred review) set in 1950s Hollywood during the McCarthy Era
  • Features unlikely friendships and family mysteries
  • From the author of The Last Train to London and The Postmistress of Paris
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Media mentions for Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite ClaytonMEDIA MENTIONS:The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain by Hannah Brown
Sybil can’t wait for her stunning getaway to Hawaii — but then, two of her ex-fiancés show up!
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • After her wedding is called off, Sybil sets off on her tropical honeymoon alone. But when she runs into the man who broke her heart, she finds a surprising way to save face…
  • Penned by a New York Times bestselling author and former star of The Bachelorette
  • “Goes down as smoothly as a piña colada at the beach” (The Boston Globe)
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Media mentions for The Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain by Hannah BrownMEDIA MENTIONS:People, Forbes, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
Escape to picturesque Italy in this sparkling tale of family secrets and self-discovery
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • From a New York Times bestselling author who counts Taylor Jenkins Reid and Kristin Hannah along her fans
  • After a devastating loss, recently divorced Jess leaves her small New Jersey town for her ancestral home in Carrara. As she unravels her familial history, will she find the courage to create the life of her dreams?
  • “Effervescent and bighearted, The View from Lake Como is an ideal vacation read” (Elle)
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Media mentions for The View from Lake Como by Adriana TrigianiMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, TODAY Show, People, USA Today, Elle, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
Steven Spielberg and Netflix are already adapting this smash-hit thriller for TV
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • “Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about” (The Atlantic)
  • When Roman Carruthers is called home after a tragedy, he finds his family struggling and their business fraying — but his efforts to help will draw him into danger
  • A New York Times bestseller hailed as “a Southern crime drama to the tune of The Godfather” (USA Today)
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Media mentions for King of Ashes by S.A. CosbyMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Variety, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, BookPage
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Book cover for Happy Wife by Kendall Shores and Meredith Lavender
Shocking twists abound in this page-turner set among Florida’s wealthy elite
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • A Read with Jenna pick that Jenna Bush Hager calls “one of those delicious, fun summer books that you’ll open on the beach and never put down”
  • When 28-year-old Nora marries 46-year-old divorce lawyer Will, the whirlwind union causes a stir in affluent Winter Park. Then Will vanishes the day after his birthday party…
  • Karin Slaughter calls it “smartly written and easy to devour”
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Media mentions for Happy Wife by Kendall Shores and Meredith LavenderMEDIA MENTIONS:TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, People, Paste, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst
‘This is nonfiction that reads like fiction — the best kind’ (USA Today)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • After a year at sea, married couple Maurice and Maralyn’s sailboat sank, and they spent months adrift together in a tiny raft. How did they manage to get along — and get out alive?
  • “An enthralling, engrossing story of survival and the resilience of the human spirit” (Bill Bryson)
  • Rave reviews in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and more
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Media mentions for A Marriage at Sea by Sophie ElmhirstMEDIA MENTIONS:The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Economist, The Washington Post, USA Today, Town & Country, Elle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
This moving tale of motherhood is perfect for your summer book club