Summer Beach Reads
It’s time for beach reading! While you don’t have to be at the beach to enjoy a great book, we hope you find some time this summer to read or listen. Whether you’re looking for a light romance, twisty family thriller, fascinating history or well-written work of fiction, we’ve got it. Don’t see anything that appeals to you? Use our personalized recommendations, and let us help you find what to read next!
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Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Published: 2024
Call Number: ROMANCE JIMENEZ
Summary: After their exes all find their soulmates the second they break up, Justin and Emma decide to date each other—and break up—to hopefully cancel out their unusual curses. However, their quick fling turns into something more when their families get involved, and they develop real feelings for each other.
Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg
Published: 2024
Call Number: FICTION EISENBERG
Summary: After becoming housemates in Philadelphia, two aspiring artists, Leah and Bernie, embark on a three-week road trip across America. They document the heart of the nation through their words and photographs while facing their own artistic and romantic destinies.
Silk: A World History by Aarathi Prasad
Published: 2024
Call Number: 677 PRA
Summary: In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics: silk. Through the scientists who have studied it and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global, natural and cultural history (and future) of a unique material that has fascinated the world for thousands of years.
There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
Published: 2024
Call Number: 796.323097 ABD
Summary: Hanif Abdurraqib delves into the golden era of 1990s basketball, examining the concept of success, our perceptions of deservingness, the complexities surrounding excellence and expectations and the idea of role models.
Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner
Published: 2024
Call Number: FICTION ZENTER
Summary: A country star, grappling with grief and the consequences of poor choices made under the influence of bourbon, seeks redemption and reconnects with his true self in his Kentucky hometown. There, he reunites with his high school sweetheart, and as they work together, they revisit their shared musical past through poignant flashbacks.
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
Published: 2024
Call Number: FICTION PIAZZA
Summary: Sara unexpectedly inherits a plot of land in Sicily, along with a shocking family revelation: her great-grandmother, Serafina, was not a victim of illness but was murdered. Determined to uncover the truth about Serafina’s fate, Sara embarks on a thrilling journey across the picturesque Italian countryside, risking her own safety as she confronts a dangerous killer.
