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Authors Offer Their Best Summer Reading Recommendations

"If you want a great book recommendation (or three), here at Goodreads we have a tip for you: Ask an author! Not only are authors very voracious bookworms, they also tend to read the latest and greatest releases and are always happy to boost a book they love.
So, as we head into our favorite season—which is Summer Reading, of course—we asked some very well-known authors to suggest a few books for their readers to discover."
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With Teeth (Kristen Arnett)
With Teeth
1
Kristen Arnett
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
2
Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev (Dawnie Walton)
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
3
Dawnie Walton
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
4
Michael Mcdowell
The Cipher (Kathe Koja)
The Cipher
5
Kathe Koja
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
6
Stephen Graham Jones
One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston)
One Last Stop
7
Casey McQuiston
The Heart Principle (Helen Hoang)
The Heart Principle
8
Helen Hoang
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
9
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
10
Anne Lamott
How to Be Animal (Melanie Challenger)
How to Be Animal
11
Melanie Challenger
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
12
Françoise Sagan
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurty)
Lonesome Dove
13
Larry McMurty
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
14
Beverly Cleary
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
15
John Le Carré
The Makioka Sisters (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Trans. Edward Seidensticker)
The Makioka Sisters
16
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Trans. Edward Seidensticker
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
17
George Eliot
A House for Mr Biswas (V. S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr Biswas
18
V. S. Naipaul
Afterparties: Stories (Anthony Veasna So)
Afterparties: Stories
19
Anthony Veasna So
Revival Season (Monica West)
Revival Season
20
Monica West
Brother Sister Mother Explorer (Jamie Figueroa)
Brother Sister Mother Explorer
21
Jamie Figueroa
Fifty Words for Rain (Asha Lemmie)
Fifty Words for Rain
22
Asha Lemmie
First Principles (Thomas E. Ricks)
First Principles
23
Thomas E. Ricks
Sleeping Bear (Connor Sullivan)
Sleeping Bear
24
Connor Sullivan
Act Your Age, Eve Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
25
Talia Hibbert
If the Boot Fits (Rebekah Weatherspoon)
If the Boot Fits
26
Rebekah Weatherspoon
Always Only You (Chloe Liese)
Always Only You
27
Chloe Liese
The Soulmate Equation (Christina Lauren)
The Soulmate Equation
28
Christina Lauren
Slow Dance at Rose Bend (Naima Simone)
Slow Dance at Rose Bend
29
Naima Simone
The Duke Goes Down (Sophie Jordan)
The Duke Goes Down
30
Sophie Jordan
Rise to the Sun (Leah Johnson)
Rise to the Sun
31
Leah Johnson
Wings of Ebony (J. Elle)
Wings of Ebony
32
J. Elle
Instructions for Dancing (Nicola Yoon)
Instructions for Dancing
33
Nicola Yoon
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