Soak Up the Sun

Enjoy the summer with this selection of sunny reads! ☀️🏖️

Updated April 29, 2026
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The Wildest Sun
Lemmie, Asha.
Paper Book
Following her New York Times bestselling debut Fifty Words for Rain, Asha Lemmie's next sweeping and evocative novel introduces a determined young woman's search for the larger-than-life literary figure she believes to be her father. When tragedy ...
Under the golden sun : a novel
Ashcroft, Jenny 1980-
Paper Book
A "remarkable novel of family and love during a time of war,"* Jenny Ashcroft's Under the Golden Sun follows a soul-searching young woman who takes a leap of faith and discovers a place to call home and someone to share her heart. England, 1941. The world is at war....
Flavors of the sun : the Sahadi's guide to understanding, buying, and using Middle Eastern ingredients
Sahadi Whelan, Christine
Paper Book
Sumac. Urfa pepper. Halvah. Pomegranate molasses. Preserved lemons. The seasonings, staples, and spice blends used throughout the Middle East region have endless potential to transform food - once you know how to use them. In Flavors of the Sun, the people behind the iconic Brooklyn...
The Sun Walks Down : A Novel
McFarlane, Fiona
Paper Book
Short-Listed for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus and Chicago Public Library "The Sun Walks Down is the book I'm...
Circling the sun : a novel
McLain, Paula.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS * "Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of The Paris Wife will be...
Sun, moon, Earth : the history of solar eclipses, from omens of doom to Einstein and exoplanets
Nordgren, Tyler E. (Tyler Eugene) 1969-
Paper Book
With beautiful illustrations and a detailed map, Sun Moon Earth has everything you need to get ready for the next solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will experience an awe-inspiring phenomenon: a total eclipse of the sun. In Sun Moon Earth,...
Up with the sun
Mallon, Thomas 1951-
Paper Book
A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * Through the curious life of Dick Kallman--a real-life celebrity striver, poisonously charming actor, and eventual murder victim--the unforgiving worlds of postwar showbiz and down-low gay sexuality are thrown into stark relief in this "page...
Half of a yellow sun
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Other
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * A New York Times Notable Book * Recipient of the Women's Prize for Fiction "Winner of Winners" award * From the award-winning, bestselling author of Dream Count, Americanah, and We Should All Be Feminists--a haunting story...
Klara and the sun
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is "an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a...
Mask of the sun : the science, history and forgotten lore of eclipses
Dvorak, John (John J.)
Paper Book
They have been thought of as harbingers of evil as well as a sign of the divine. Eclipses--one of the rarest and most stunning celestial events we can witness here on Earth--have shaped the course of human history and thought since humans first turned their eyes to the sky. What...
She who became the sun
Parker-Chan, Shelley
Paper Book
Two-time British Fantasy Award Winner Astounding Award Winner Lambda Literary Award Finalist Hugo Award Finalist Locus Award Finalist A Dragon Award Finalist Otherwise Award Finalist "I loved it."--The New...

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