2025 Beach Reads

Beach read, vacation read, or summer read is that perfect kind of book you can sink into effortlessly, whether you’re lounging by the ocean, on a plane, or just hiding in the shade with something cold to drink.

Updated July 1, 2025
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15 Summers Later: A Feel-Good Beach Read (Original)
Thayne, RaeAnne
Paper Book
"I'm always eager to dive into a good story about sisters--and that's exactly what this book is! If you like heartfelt stories, you'll devour 15 Summers Later!"--Brenda Novak, New York Times bestselling author 15 summers ago, everything changed... ...
The beach house
Monroe, Mary Alice.
Paper Book
Caretta Rutledge abandoned her Southern roots and troubled family long ago. Now, as her own life takes a turn for the worse, Caretta finds herself heading back to the beach house where she spent her childhood summers. There, Caretta renews old acquaintances and reconnects with her ailing mother,...
Beach read
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FUNNY STORY! A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. As...
Beach Vibes
Mallery, Susan
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable beach read about love, secrets, betrayal and the family we're born into--and the one we choose for ourselves, perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Mary Kay Andrews. What would you do...
Every summer after
Fortune, Carley
Paper Book
"A radiant debut."--Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful Life THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! As featured in Today ∙ Parade ∙ PopSugar ∙ USA Today ∙ SheReads ∙...
The five-star weekend
Hilderbrand, Elin
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket: After tragedy strikes, food blogger Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket. Hollis Shaw's life seems...
Great big beautiful life
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry. As...
Just for the Summer
Jimenez, Abby
Paper Book
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick! This witty, slow-burn rom-com is the "ideal beach read." --Elle Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates...
Malibu rising : a novel
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today * From the author of Carrie Soto Is Back, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . "Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach,...
One golden summer
Fortune, Carley
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ∙ A radiant escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and This Summer Will Be Different As featured in The New York Times ∙ People ∙ Good Morning...
One Italian Summer
Serle, Rebecca
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] magical trip worth taking." --Associated Press "Rebecca Serle is a maestro of love in all its forms." --Gabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author The New York Times<...
The paper palace
Cowley Heller, Miranda
Paper Book
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE THE PAPER PALACE IS: "Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask?"--Parade "A...
People we meet on vacation
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Funny Story comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.
Problematic Summer Romance
Hazelwood, Ali
Paper Book
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End. Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out...
Story of my life
Score, Lucy
Paper Book
**Don't miss out on the stunning, limited DELUXE EDITION, while supplies last, featuring gorgeous designed edges, spot gloss on the cover, a map and chapter POV art. Brand new small town romance from #1 New York Times bestseller Lucy Score. A Gilmore Girls meets Schitt's Creek...
The summer getaway
Mallery, Susan
Paper Book
*AN INSTANT BESTSELLER!* "The perfect escape for readers wanting to get away."--Booklist One woman takes the vacation of a lifetime in this poignant and heartwarming story about the threads that hold a family together from #1 New York Times...
Summer Island
Hannah, Kristin
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The renowned author of The Women presents a poignant, funny, luminous novel about a mother and daughter--the complex ties that bind them, the past that separates them, and the healing that comes with forgiveness. "[Kristin] Hannah is...
The summer pact : a novel
Giffin, Emily
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends makes a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade later and embark upon a life-changing adventure together--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Meant to Be. "Juicy, page...
The unhoneymooners
Lauren, Christina
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Named a "Must-Read" by TODAY, Us Weekly, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, Southern Living, Book Riot, Woman's Day, The Toronto Star,<...
The wedding people : a novel
Espach, Alison
Paper Book
The runaway New York Times bestseller A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a #1 Indie Next Pick Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, Time, Chicago Tribune Biblioracle,...

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