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Literary Hub's 50 of the Greatest Summer Novels of All Time

If you've already blazed through the season's new books or just prefer to read something no one else you know is reading, but can't decide what to put in your beach bag, here are a selection of very good summer novels, as the Literary Hub staff defines them, published in any year other than this one.
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After Delores (Sarah Schulman)
After Delores
1
Sarah Schulman
American Spy (Lauren Wilkinson)
American Spy
2
Lauren Wilkinson
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
3
Italo Calvino
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
4
Alex Garland
Binstead's Safari (Rachel Ingalls)
Binstead's Safari
5
Rachel Ingalls
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
6
Helen Fielding
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
7
André Aciman
A Children's Bible (Lydia Millet)
A Children's Bible
8
Lydia Millet
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
9
David Mitchell
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
10
Kevin Kwan
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
11
Ray Bradbury
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty (Vendela Vida)
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
12
Vendela Vida
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
13
James Baldwin
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing (Melissa Banks)
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
14
Melissa Banks
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
15
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Salman Rushdie)
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
16
Salman Rushdie
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
17
Carson McCullers
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
18
Richard Hughes
The Hole (Hiroko Oyamada)
The Hole
19
Hiroko Oyamada
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
20
Peter Benchley
The Keep (Jennifer Egan)
The Keep
21
Jennifer Egan
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
22
Edward P. Jones
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
23
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
24
Marguerite Duras
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
25
Raven Leilani
Montauk (Max Frisch)
Montauk
26
Max Frisch
Mother's Milk (Edward St. Aubyn)
Mother's Milk
27
Edward St. Aubyn
Norwood (Charles Portis)
Norwood
28
Charles Portis
Outline of My Lover (Douglas A. Martin)
Outline of My Lover
29
Douglas A. Martin
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
30
Joan Lindsay
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
31
Daphne Du Maurier
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
32
E.M. Forster
Sag Harbor (Colson Whitehead)
Sag Harbor
33
Colson Whitehead
The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac (Sharma Shields)
The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac
34
Sharma Shields
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
35
Jesmyn Ward
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
36
Renata Adler
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (Karen Russell)
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
37
Karen Russell
Stay Up With Hugo Best (Erin Somers)
Stay Up With Hugo Best
38
Erin Somers
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
39
Tove Jansson
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
40
Patricia Highsmith
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