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Readers' 54 Most Anticipated Books of Summer

In honor of the approaching season, we have once again assembled our annual Big Books of Summer collection. As always, titles are sorted by genre and determined by you, the loyal Goodreads regular. Books are selected by tracking positive early reviews and seeing which titles make their way en masse to members' Want to Read shelves.
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Good Night, Irene (Luis Alberto Urrea)
Good Night, Irene
1
Luis Alberto Urrea
The Wind Knows My Name (Isabel Allende)
The Wind Knows My Name
2
Isabel Allende
Lady Tan's Circle of Women (Lisa See)
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
3
Lisa See
Banyan Moon (Thao Thai)
Banyan Moon
4
Thao Thai
One Summer in Savannah (Terah Shelton Harris)
One Summer in Savannah
5
Terah Shelton Harris
All-Night Pharmacy (Ruth Madievsky)
All-Night Pharmacy
6
Ruth Madievsky
Family Lore: A Novel (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Family Lore: A Novel
7
Elizabeth Acevedo
Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
Tom Lake
8
Ann Patchett
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
9
James McBride
The Invisible Hour (Alice Hoffman)
The Invisible Hour
10
Alice Hoffman
All the Sinners Bleed (S. A. Crosby)
All the Sinners Bleed
11
S. A. Crosby
The Whispers (Ashley Audrain)
The Whispers
12
Ashley Audrain
The Only One Left (Riley Sager)
The Only One Left
13
Riley Sager
The Quiet Tenant (Clemence Michallon)
The Quiet Tenant
14
Clemence Michallon
Crook Manifesto (Colson Whitehead)
Crook Manifesto
15
Colson Whitehead
None of This Is True (Lisa Jewell)
None of This Is True
16
Lisa Jewell
Witch King (Martha Wells)
Witch King
17
Martha Wells
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea (Rita Chang-Eppig)
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea
18
Rita Chang-Eppig
Ink Blood Sister Scribe (Emma Torz)
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
19
Emma Torz
The First Bright Thing (J. R. Dawson)
The First Bright Thing
20
J. R. Dawson
The Saint of Bright Doors (Vajra Chandrasekera)
The Saint of Bright Doors
21
Vajra Chandrasekera
The Sun and the Void (Gabriela Romero-Lacruz)
The Sun and the Void
22
Gabriela Romero-Lacruz
Immortal Longings (Chloe Gong)
Immortal Longings
23
Chloe Gong
The Endless Vessel (Charles Soule)
The Endless Vessel
24
Charles Soule
Translation State (Ann Leckie)
Translation State
25
Ann Leckie
On Earth as It Is on Television (Emily Jane)
On Earth as It Is on Television
26
Emily Jane
The Splinter in the Sky (Kemi Ashing-Giwa)
The Splinter in the Sky
27
Kemi Ashing-Giwa
The Deep Sky (Yume Kitasei)
The Deep Sky
28
Yume Kitasei
Light Bringer (Red Rising #6) (Pierce Brown)
Light Bringer (Red Rising #6)
29
Pierce Brown
Bridge (Lauren Beukes)
Bridge
30
Lauren Beukes
Maeve Fly (C.J. Leede)
Maeve Fly
31
C.J. Leede
Night's Edge (Liz Kerin)
Night's Edge
32
Liz Kerin
The Beast You Are: Stories (Paul Tremblay)
The Beast You Are: Stories
33
Paul Tremblay
Silver Nitrate (Silivia Moreno Garcia)
Silver Nitrate
34
Silivia Moreno Garcia
Camp Damascus (Chuck Tingle)
Camp Damascus
35
Chuck Tingle
Her Little Flowers (Shannon Morgan)
Her Little Flowers
36
Shannon Morgan
When the World Didn't End: A Memoir (Guinevere Turner)
When the World Didn't End: A Memoir
37
Guinevere Turner
Pageboy (Elliot Page)
Pageboy
38
Elliot Page
100 Places to See After You Die (Ken Jennings)
100 Places to See After You Die
39
Ken Jennings
Rocky Mountain High (Finn Murphy)
Rocky Mountain High
40
Finn Murphy
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