Best Beach Reads

RuMuse: A gripping psychological thriller as fascinating as it is hard to put down.

RuMuse: A delight to read."The House in the Cerulean Sea is a big, warm, comforting hug wrapped up in a novel ..." review by https://jessticulates.com/2021/01/08/review-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea-by-tj-klune/

thorold: The famous holiday quandary: where are we going tomorrow?

thorold: The ultimate “ultimate” beach novel

thorold: Probably the most famous beach encounter in literature

Aquila: Excellent short stories with some island themes

thorold: Bored teenager on holiday decides to write a novel, becomes famous French author

yourightoffcourse: Richard Russo is a good reliable read anytime.

Lemeritus: The only book I ever read at the beach. I never got the sand out of it. And think of it fondly even today.

tardis: The start of one of my favourite cozy mystery series, and a stack of fun mysteries is awesome for summer reading.

paradoxosalpha: Yo dawg, I heard you like the beach. So there's beach in this read so you can read while you beach.

Aquila: About a group of Uruguayan women creating a place they can retreat to be themselves, by the then-remote Cabo Polonio fishing village.

thorold: Because it isn’t always fine weather at the seaside

RuMuse: A delightful (and beachy) comic classic by the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck, who was mostly famous for novels of deep portent (eg Grapes of Wrath).

SomeGuyInVirginia: May be the perfect beach book.

terran: This is one of my most favorite books to read anywhere.

terran: The setting of the book is a small town along the north shore of Lake Michigan. It is funny, quirky and filled with lovable, relatable characters.

Aquila: Why we like beaches

RuMuse: A comic delight!

paradoxosalpha: Pleasurable guilt? Read what thou wilt.

SomeGuyInVirginia: Any book in this series will do.

paradoxosalpha: textual obsession, multiple authorship, and criminal intrigue ... lively, not dense: a genuine pleasure read

SomeGuyInVirginia: I'm surprised this author isn't more popular.

paradoxosalpha: Imagine if Dan Brown were a poet into jazz music and trance evocation.

SomeGuyInVirginia: Anything by Nora Ephron will do.

SomeGuyInVirginia: Just fun, and people will note you're not reading trashy fiction.

SomeGuyInVirginia: Always a favorite author, but with a serious ick factor.

SomeGuyInVirginia: Anything by Sedaris will do.