2026 Summer Reading

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A Place to Die For

by A.M. Strong & Sonya Sargent

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Assistant to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maeher

Publish Date: 2023

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

by Gregory Maguire

Publish Date: 1999

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Dead Simple

by Peter James

Publish Date: 2005

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Deadly Force

by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Dear Debbie

by Freida McFadden

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Dear Debbie

by Freida McFadden

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Dear Debbie

by Freida McFadden

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Eat Your Ice Cream : Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life

by Ezekiel Emanuel

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Familia

by Lauren E. Rico

Publish Date: 2023

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Fool Me Once

by Harlan Coben

Publish Date: 2016

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Good Bad Girl

by Alice Feeney

Publish Date: 2023

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Good Morning Beautiful

by Daines L. Reed

Publish Date: 2020

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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How to Read a Book

by Monica Wood

Publish Date: 2024

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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If Something Happens to Me

by Alix Finlay

Publish Date: 2024

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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James

by Percival Everett

Publish Date: 2024

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Jar of Hearts

by Jennifer Hillier

Publish Date: 2018

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Kin

by Tayari Jones

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Lake Effect

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

Publish Date: 1862

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Looking Good Dead

by Peter James

Publish Date: 2007

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Mad Mabel

by Sally Hepworth

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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My Husband’s Wife

by Alice Feeney

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Nightwatching

by Tracy Sierra

Publish Date: 2024

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Not Quite Dead Yet

by Holly Jackson

Publish Date: 2025

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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One and Only

by Maureeen Goo

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Pretty Girls

by Karin Slaughter

Publish Date: 2015

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Revolutionary Mothers

by Carol Berkin

Publish Date: 2005

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Rock Paper Scissors

by Alice Feeney

Publish Date: 2021

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Sandwich

by Catherine Newman

Publish Date: 2025

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Sociopath

by Patric Gagne

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Still Beating

by Jennifer Hartmann

Publish Date: 2023

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

by Belle Burden

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

by Belle Burden

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit

by Brené Brown

Publish Date: 2025

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Book Witch

by Meg Shaffer

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

by Abbi Waxman

Publish Date: 2019

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Calamity Club

by Kathryn Stockett

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Correspondent

by Virginia Evans

Publish Date: 2025

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Divorce

by Freida McFadden

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Family Upstairs

by Lisa Jewell

Publish Date: 2019

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The House of Now and Then

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Jellyfish Problem

by Tessa Yang

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Last Mandarin

by Louise Penny & Mellissa Fung

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back the Planet

by Michael Mann

Publish Date: 2021

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Rules of Fortune

by Danielle Prescod

Publish Date: 2025

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives

by Elizabeth Arnott

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Publish Date: 2017

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Thirteenth Fairy

by Melissa de la Cruz

Publish Date: 2020

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Tuxedo Society

by Paul Rudnick

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The War Years, 1939-1945

by I.F. Stone

Publish Date: 1988

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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The Wedding People

by Alison Espach

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Tired Ladies Take a Stand

by Gretchen Anthony

Publish Date: 2024

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Trust

by Hernán Díaz

Publish Date: 2022

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Trust

by Daines L. Reed

Publish Date: 2019

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Wayward Girls

by Susan Wiggs

Publish Date: 2025

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Whistler

by Ann Patchett

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Windburn

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Yesteryear

by Caro Claire Burke

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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Yesteryear

by Caro Claire Burke

Publish Date: 2026

Reader's Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

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