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Browse Barnes & Noble's Summer Reading program for 2024 to find the best beach reads, kids books, and more for your summer reading list.
Jul 17, 2023 · A few weeks ago, we asked NPR staffers to share their all-time favorite summer reads. Old, new, fiction, nonfiction — as long as it was great to read by a pool or on a plane, it was fair game...
May 27, 2021 · No matter what you like — thrillers, audiobooks, cookbooks, historical fiction, music books, sci-fi, romance, horror, true crime, sports books, Hollywood tell-alls — we have recommendations ...
- A Burning by Megha Majumdar
- Apeirogon by Colum Mccann
- A Tale For The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
- Eight-Lane Runaways by Henry Mccausland
- She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai
- Bruno, Chief of Police (Series) by Martin Walker
- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
- The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
- The Girl in The Boston Box by Chuck Latovich
- Land of Aeolia by Ilias Venezis, Translated by Therese Sellers
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"I think the best summer reading is totally immersive, and that’s exactly the word I’d use to describe A Burning. Set in India, it shows how easy it is to get caught up in turbulent forces beyond our control. Cracking it open was like being caught in a swiftly moving stream—the story pulled me along, and I loved every minute of it. (And, the author...
"The story of a friendship between a Palestinian man and an Israeli man who lose children to violence. The narrative is complex and engaging, reflecting on the article’s title, a shape with a countably infinite number of sides, and will pull the reader in many different directions. I enjoyed the many perspectives and different ways the story branch...
"A friend recommended this novel, so I thought I’d pay it forward and offer this recommendation too, because I absolutely loved this story about a Japanese American writer on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, who finds herself drawn into the diary of a Japanese girl in Tokyo when the diary washes up on the beach." - Jonathan Paulo, Online L...
"Even though it’s less than a hundred pages, I still think about this graphic novel often almost a year after I read it. It’s a beautifully written and illustrated surreal story about journeys, about letting go, about taking responsibility, about friendships and relationships, and choosing your own path. I envy anyone who gets to read it for the fi...
"A simple, beautiful story of Miyu and Chobi, as Miyu learns how to navigate the world as a young adult, and Chobi tries to help, best he can. Much of the story is from the point of view of the cat – a very fun character to follow. The art is light, but suits the story well." - Debbie Ginsberg, Faculty Services Manager
“A mystery series focused on Bruno Courrèges, the chief of police (in fact, the only police officer) in the small town of St. Denis in the Périgord region of southwestern France. Walker brings his knowledge both as a journalist and as a resident of St. Denis to these pages, as he explores the culture and socio-economic changes occurring in contempo...
"The book I'm enthusiastically recommending to nearly everyone I know (and meet). It's an entertaining, 'wait, what?!' page turner to the very end." - Jane Skoric, Serials Acquisitions and Management
"A fun summer beach read that centers topics as diverse as identity, neurodivergence, social status, and family, all without losing sight of what makes a good romance novel." - Kai Fay, Collections Digitization Assistant
"A well-written, fast-paced mystery with two sympathetic central characters whose stories intersect (hence the subtitle, "A Mystery Times Two"). Part of the enjoyment of the book comes from the way it combines contemporary Boston and Harvard locations with local history, both real and imagined." - Steve Kuehler, Research Librarian
"The author writes of his idyllic childhood summers in Anatolia, before the horrors of WWI, the Greco-Turkish war, and the ultimate loss of his homeland. This is a beautiful novel that transcends language and country and evokes nostalgia for a lost world. I have found some English translations of modern Greek literature wanting in their ability to ...
Library staff share their favorite summer reads from various genres and languages, including novels, memoirs, histories, graphic novels, and children's books. Most of the books are available through HOLLIS, the Harvard Library online catalog.
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- "Every Summer After" $14.88. $16.00. $11.96. $13.99. Search #beachread on Instagram, and you’re likely to see this cover. Speaking to TODAY, Carley Fortune said she was inspired by her childhood in Barry’s Bay, a small lakeside town in Canada, while writing this love story that switches perspectives between childhood summers and two adults trying to right their adolescent wrongs.
- "Book Lovers" $15.81. $17.00. $11.58. $14.99. Emily Henry’s rom-coms know the beach read assignment: They’re frequently set on vacation and involve writers or bookworms.
- "Neruda on the Park" $26.04. $28.00. $25.49. "Neruda on the Park" is about a community in New York that is on the verge of gentrification and the residents whose futures, and close-knit connections, are being threatened.
- "Meant to Be Mine" $15.80. $16.99. $12.99. Do you believe in fated love? The protagonist of “Meant to Be Mine” does — she’s staked her romantic future on a prophecy that her grandmother laid out for her.
May 20, 2022 · The best books of the summer take place in coastal Maine, an isolated part of Alaska, East Africa—and even a post-apocalyptic world. From new fiction by Taylor Jenkins Reid to essays by David...
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May 13, 2024 · Find your perfect summer read based on your reader type, from the literal to the lifelong learner. Browse categories and book covers for ideas and inspiration, and track your choices with Goodreads.
