Beach Reads for Adults

There's something special about reading on the beach. Here are some great recommended reads for your next water-adjacent reading session!

Updated June 18, 2025
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Hollywood high : a totally epic, way opinionated history of teen movies
Handy, Bruce
Paper Book
From a longtime Vanity Fair writer and editor, a delightfully entertaining, intelligent, and illuminating history and tribute to teen movies--from Rebel Without a Cause to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and on to John Hughes, Mean Girls,The Hunger Games, and more...
Beach house rules : a novel
Harvey, Kristy Woodson
Paper Book
"Southern bestselling sensation" (Katie Couric Media) Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a delightfully moving new novel about a mother-daughter duo learning to lean on their community of women--and each other--after their world is turned upside down. When Charlotte Sitterly's...
The doorman : a novel
Pavone, Chris
Paper Book
A pulse-pounding novel of class, privilege, sex, and murder, from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats. Chicky Diaz is everyone's favorite doorman at the Bohemia, the most famous apartment house in the world, home of...
Yin yang love song
Jessen, Lauren Kung
Paper Book
In this charming rom-com filled with Chinese traditions and a family curse, an herbalist fake dates a star musician-perfect for fans of Helen Hoang and Jasmine Guillory. Chinese herbalist Chryssy Hua Williams never actually believed in the Hua family curse. But...
Consider Yourself Kissed
Stanley, Jessica
Paper Book
"BEST SUMMER READ"-THE TODAY SHOW A Natalie Portman's Book Club Pick One of Vogue's "Best Beach Reads" "Funny, smart and memorable...Delightful."-New York Times "Consider Yourself Kissed is your new best friend in novel form." -The Cut
The potting shed murder
Sutton, Paula
Paper Book
From the creator of Hill House Vintage and "Queen of Cottagecore" (Vogue), a fresh, witty, fun, and delightfully quirky cozy crime novel set in a seemingly sleepy English village for fans of Richard Osman, Parini Shroff, Benjamin Stevenson, and Anthony Horowitz. "Miss Marple...
Beneath the trees where nobody sees
Horvath, Patrick (Filmmaker)
Paper Book
Live, laugh, shed blood. Dexter meets Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town in this twisted debut graphic novel! Don't. Murder. The locals. This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong's cardinal rule. After...
Lore Olympus. Volume one
Smythe, Rachel (Comics artist)
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love--witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel...

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