What You Should Be Reading This Summer According to Indie Booksellers

Photo by Markos Mant via Unsplash There’s something inherently magical about reading in the summer. Perhaps it dates back to those formative elementary school days of furiously cataloging summer reads for the chance at winning a free personal pizza, but the words “summer” and “reading” bring only positive associations to mind. With only a few weeks left of summer, indie booksellers from across the country have submitted recommendations for their favorite 2023 beach read and are here to make sure you find the perfect book to close out your summer and capture that summer-reading-magic at least one last time. The best beach reads never sacrifice emotional complexity, originality, or quality prose: they are simply books that feel perfect to read against the backdrop of summer. Whether in a grassy park, sprawled out on your couch as the AC blasts, or, yes, on a literal beach, a beach read offers an escape within an escape and often matches the vibrant, dreamy, thrilling atmosphere that accompanies the best days of summer. Beach reads are expansive, diverse, thoughtful, and, most importantly, compulsively readable. A truly great beach read is one that fully pulls you into its world, causing you to lose track of time and look up hours later to find the sun is setting. The books in the roundup below include everything from Hollywood historical fiction and queer campus novels to a surreal, tech-centric story collection and horror novel steeped in movie magic. Peruse this list, add a title to the tail end of your summer reading catalog, and then take yourself out for a personal pizza. We know you’ve read a lot this summer. You deserve it. “I devoured this debut set in the heyday of the Hollywood studio system. When character actress Edie O’Dare is suddenly unemployed after her contract with FWM Studios ends, she uses her knowledge of industry secrets to become Hollywood’s leading gossip columnist, a decision that turns out to have far-reaching consequences in both her personal and professional life. A strong narrative voice, compassionately drawn characters, and a plot that had me racing to find […]

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