44 Hottest Summer Reads of 2023

by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Imagine "The Hunger Games" refashioned into a rowdy, profane, and indignant blues shout at full blast. Full review >

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by Justin Cronin

Twisty, thrilling, and beautifully written. Full review >

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by Abraham Verghese

By God, he's done it again. Full review >

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by Emma Rosenblum

A heck of a beach read. Full review >

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by Adriana Herrera

Empowering and exhilarating. Full review >

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by Luis Alberto Urrea

Top-shelf historical fiction delivered with wit and compassion. Full review >

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by Elin Hilderbrand

The people in her books may screw up, but Hilderbrand always gets it right. Kind of amazing. Full review >

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by K. Patrick

An erotic yet high-minded literary achievement. Full review >

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by Colson Whitehead

It’s not just crime fiction at its craftiest, but shrewdly rendered social history. Full review >

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by James McBride

If it’s possible for America to have a poet laureate, why can’t James McBride be its storyteller-in-chief? Full review >

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by Jeff Biggers

Neither holiday postcard nor dry ancient history, this is a fascinating journey around Sardinia. Full review >

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by Jesse Cole with Don Yaeger

Anyone who can think outside the diamond will enjoy Cole’s entertaining yarn. Full review >

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by Melissa L. Sevigny

A beautiful tribute to two pioneering women of science. Full review >

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by Alba Donati ; translated by Elena Pala

Readers beware: will cause the irresistible desire to open a small bookstore. Full review >

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by Nick de Semlyen

A joyful romp featuring larger-than-life characters, iconic movies, and plenty of behind-the-scenes info. Full review >

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