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Summer Reads With Literary Quality

Not a fan of thrillers or feelgood, it can be a challenge to find high-quality beach reads. This lists includes novels and a few essay collections which put me in a summer mood.
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Summer (Ali Smith)
Summer
1
Ali Smith
The Summer Without Men (Siri Hustvedt)
The Summer Without Men
2
Siri Hustvedt
Acts of Service (Lillian Fishman)
Acts of Service
3
Lillian Fishman
Best of Friends (Kamila Shamsie)
Best of Friends
4
Kamila Shamsie
Good Material (Dolly Alderton)
Good Material
5
Dolly Alderton
Stay True (Hua Hsu)
Stay True
6
Hua Hsu
Small Worlds (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Small Worlds
7
Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Gentleman From Peru (Aciman)
The Gentleman From Peru
8
Aciman
The Rachel Incident (Caroline O'Donoghue)
The Rachel Incident
9
Caroline O'Donoghue
All I Stole From You (Ava Bellows)
All I Stole From You
10
Ava Bellows
August Blue (Deborah Levy)
August Blue
11
Deborah Levy
Cleopatra and Frankenstein (Coco Mellors)
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
12
Coco Mellors
Common Decency (Susannah Dickey)
Common Decency
13
Susannah Dickey
Hearts & Bones (Niamh Mulvey)
Hearts & Bones
14
Niamh Mulvey
How to Love a Jamaican (Alexia Arthurs)
How to Love a Jamaican
15
Alexia Arthurs
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
Lie With Me
16
Philippe Besson
Love Me Tender (Constance Debré)
Love Me Tender
17
Constance Debré
Misunderstanding in Moscow (Simone De Beauvoir)
Misunderstanding in Moscow
18
Simone De Beauvoir
None of This Is Serious (Catherine Prasifka)
None of This Is Serious
19
Catherine Prasifka
The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka)
The Swimmers
20
Julie Otsuka
The Happy Couple (Naoise Dolan)
The Happy Couple
21
Naoise Dolan
The Three of Us (Ore Agbaje-Williams)
The Three of Us
22
Ore Agbaje-Williams
The Guest (Emma Cline)
The Guest
23
Emma Cline
The Quiet Whispers Never Stop (Olivia Fitzsimons)
The Quiet Whispers Never Stop
24
Olivia Fitzsimons
Acts of Desperation (Megan Nolan)
Acts of Desperation
25
Megan Nolan
Trust (Domenico Starnone)
Trust
26
Domenico Starnone
The Woman Destroyed (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Woman Destroyed
27
Simone De Beauvoir
Daddy (Emma Cline)
Daddy
28
Emma Cline
Dear Dolly (Dolly Alderton)
Dear Dolly
29
Dolly Alderton
Giovannis Room (James Baldwin)
Giovannis Room
30
James Baldwin
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
31
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Lot (Bryan Washington)
Lot
32
Bryan Washington
My Body (Emily Ratajkowski)
My Body
33
Emily Ratajkowski
Just Like You (Nick Hornby)
Just Like You
34
Nick Hornby
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
Sweetbitter
35
Stephanie Danler
Swimming in the Dark (Tomasz Jedrowski)
Swimming in the Dark
36
Tomasz Jedrowski
The Trio (Johanna Hedman)
The Trio
37
Johanna Hedman
Hot Milk (Deborah Levy)
Hot Milk
38
Deborah Levy
We Were Young (Niamh Campbell)
We Were Young
39
Niamh Campbell
Women (Chloe Caldwell)
Women
40
Chloe Caldwell
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