The 50 Hottest Summer Reads of 2020

by Emma Donoghue

Darkly compelling, illuminated by the light of compassion and tenderness: Donoghue’s best novel since Room (2010). Full review >

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by Gail Godwin

Intelligent, reflective, satisfying fiction from an old master. Full review >

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by Talia Hibbert

Funny, deep, and romantic as hell. Will leave you smiling for days. Full review >

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by Alaya Dawn Johnson

A sad, lovely, and blood-soaked song of a book. Full review >

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by Stephen King

Vintage King: a pleasure for his many fans and not a bad place to start if you’re new to him. Full review >

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by Kevin Kwan

This is the only way you’re getting to Capri this year. Why resist? Full review >

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by Alex Landragin

This novel intrigues and delights with an assured orchestration of historical research and imaginative flights. Full review >

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by David Mitchell

Those whose musical tastes end in the early 1970s—and literary tastes are up to the minute—will especially enjoy Mitchell’s... Full review >

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by Arthur Nersesian

A postmodern masterwork that outdoes Pynchon in eccentricity—and electricity, with all its dazzling prose. Full review >

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by Jennifer Weiner

If you love Jennifer Weiner, you’ll love this one. And if you’re a newbie, start here. Full review >

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by Jennifer Ackerman illustrated by John Burgoyne

A brightly original book sure to please any nature lover. Full review >

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by Jazmina Barrera ; translated by Christina MacSweeney

These subtle, reflective observations offer delightful insights into the lighthouse mystique. Full review >

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by Matthew B. Crawford

Even if Crawford is fighting a losing battle, he fights it valiantly, even heroically. Full review >

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by Rebecca Giggs

A thoughtful, ambitiously crafted appeal for the preservation of marine mammals. Full review >

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by David Hill

A captivating, shady story about massive, brazen corruption hiding in plain sight. Full review >

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