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Best Summer Books 2018, as Picked by Writers and Cultural Figures – Part Two

"From Pulitzer prize-winners to Penguin classics, poetry anthologies to the latest page-turners, here are the books to take to the beach this summer."
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Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
1
Andrew Sean Greer
Evening in Paradise (Lucia Berlin)
Evening in Paradise
2
Lucia Berlin
Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
3
Lauren Groff
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
4
Lauren Groff
The Accident on the A35 (Graeme MacRae Burnet)
The Accident on the A35
5
Graeme MacRae Burnet
One Star Awake (Andrew Meehan)
One Star Awake
6
Andrew Meehan
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
7
Mariana Enriquez
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now (Jaron Lanier)
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
8
Jaron Lanier
Crimson (Niviaq Korneliussen)
Crimson
9
Niviaq Korneliussen
New Dark Age (James Bridle)
New Dark Age
10
James Bridle
Mothers: An Essay on Love and Cruelty (Jacqueline Rose)
Mothers: An Essay on Love and Cruelty
11
Jacqueline Rose
Girl With Dove: A Life Built by Books (Sally Bayley)
Girl With Dove: A Life Built by Books
12
Sally Bayley
Bookworm (Patricia Craig)
Bookworm
13
Patricia Craig
The Only Story (Julian Barnes)
The Only Story
14
Julian Barnes
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
15
John Fowles
This Really Isn't About You (Jean Hannah Edelstein)
This Really Isn't About You
16
Jean Hannah Edelstein
You Could Do Something Amazing With Your Life (You Are Raoul Moat) (Andrew Hankinson)
You Could Do Something Amazing With Your Life (You Are Raoul Moat)
17
Andrew Hankinson
The Beautiful Summer (Cesare Pavese)
The Beautiful Summer
18
Cesare Pavese
300 Arguments (Sarah Manguso)
300 Arguments
19
Sarah Manguso
Ongoingness (Manguso)
Ongoingness
20
Manguso
Duty Free Art (Hito Steyerl)
Duty Free Art
21
Hito Steyerl
Practice: Documents of Contemporary Art (Marcus Boon)
Practice: Documents of Contemporary Art
22
Marcus Boon
Naples '44 (Norman Lewis)
Naples '44
23
Norman Lewis
Shape of Light: 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art (Simon Baker)
Shape of Light: 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art
24
Simon Baker
These Bones Will Rise Again (Panashe Chigumadzi)
These Bones Will Rise Again
25
Panashe Chigumadzi
Run, Riot (Nikesh Shukla)
Run, Riot
26
Nikesh Shukla
Who Is Rich? (Matthew Klam)
Who Is Rich?
27
Matthew Klam
Kumukanda (Kayo Chingonyi)
Kumukanda
28
Kayo Chingonyi
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
29
Olga Tokarczuk
Astroturf (Matthew Sperling)
Astroturf
30
Matthew Sperling
Man at the Helm (Nina Stibbe)
Man at the Helm
31
Nina Stibbe
Paradise Lodge (Nina Stibbe)
Paradise Lodge
32
Nina Stibbe
The Flint Anchor (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
The Flint Anchor
33
Sylvia Townsend Warner
The Corner That Held Them (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
The Corner That Held Them
34
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944 (Antony Beevor)
Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944
35
Antony Beevor
Asymmetry (Lisa Halliday)
Asymmetry
36
Lisa Halliday
Pond (Claire-Louise Bennett)
Pond
37
Claire-Louise Bennett
War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944 (Iris Origo)
War in Val D'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944
38
Iris Origo
Farewell to the Horse (Ulrich Raulff)
Farewell to the Horse
39
Ulrich Raulff
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel (Alexander Chee)
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
40
Alexander Chee
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