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Summer Reading List for Literary Lovers

Summer is a great time for reading! Here are some great reads for summer that aren't your typical beach reads.
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
1
William Faulkner
Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
Ask Again, Yes
2
Mary Beth Keane
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
3
Ian McEwan
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
4
Dorothy Allison
The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
The Blue Castle
5
L.M. Montgomery
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
6
Françoise Sagan
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
7
Marlon James
A Caribbean Mystery (Agatha Christie)
A Caribbean Mystery
8
Agatha Christie
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
9
E.B. White
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
10
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
11
Family (J. California Cooper)
Family
12
J. California Cooper
Father of the Rain (Lily King)
Father of the Rain
13
Lily King
Fight Night (Miriam Toews)
Fight Night
14
Miriam Toews
Gift From the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Gift From the Sea
15
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
16
Marilynne Robinson
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
17
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
18
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hot Milk (Deborah Levy)
Hot Milk
19
Deborah Levy
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
20
V.S. Naipaul
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
21
Sandra Cisneros
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
22
Truman Capote
Island Beneath the Sea
Island Beneath the Sea
23
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
24
Daphne Du Maurier
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
25
Gabriel García Márquez
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
26
John Fowles
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
27
Andy Weir
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
28
Arthur Golden
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
29
Willa Cather
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
30
Kazuo Ishiguro
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
News of the World
31
Paulette Jiles
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
32
Colson Whitehead
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
33
Ernest Hemingway
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
34
Jack Kerouac
The Perfect Golden Circle (Benjamin Myers)
The Perfect Golden Circle
35
Benjamin Myers
Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
36
Barbara Kingsolver
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
37
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Silver Sparrow (Tayari Jones)
Silver Sparrow
38
Tayari Jones
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
39
Edith Wharton
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
40
Tove Jansson
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