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The Summer Reading Guide
MAY 23, 2023
Summer is when lovers of books feel freest to read without restraint—lying on a beach, swinging on a porch, or perching on a stoop at the end of a sweaty day. The Atlantic’s writers and editors want to help in this endeavor, and so we’ve selected books to match some warm-weather moods: Maybe you want to transport yourself to another place, or to take a deep dive into one topic. Perhaps you have a yen to feel wonder about the universe or rediscover an old gem. Some readers just want to devour something totally new. Here are 20 books you should grab this season.
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Transport Yourself to Another Place
JUMP TO: HEAT WAVE BY PENELOPE LIVELY • TOY FIGHTS BY DON PATERSON • LOVE IN COLOR BY BOLU BABALOLA • FRIDAY BLACK BY NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
Take a Deep Dive
JUMP TO: THE KENNEDY IMPRISONMENT: A MEDITATION ON POWER BY GARRY WILLS • TRAVELS IN HYPERREALITY BY UMBERTO ECO, TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM WEAVER • THE LAST WHALERS BY DOUG BOCK CLARK • AFTERMATH: LIFE IN THE FALLOUT OF THE THIRD REICH, 1945–1955 BY HARALD JÄHNER, TRANSLATED BY SHAUN WHITESIDE
Feel WonderAbout the Universe
JUMP TO: FRANCISCO BY ALISON MILLS NEWMAN • ELENA KNOWS BY CLAUDIA PIÑEIRO, TRANSLATED BY FRANCES RIDDLE • MY MEN BY VICTORIA KIELLAND, TRANSLATED BY DAMION SEARLS • THE AFTERLIVES BY THOMAS PIERCE
An Old Gem
JUMP TO: MRS. DALLOWAY BY VIRGINIA WOOLF • HER FIRST AMERICAN BY LORE SEGAL • THE STONE FACE BY WILLIAM GARDNER SMITH • HOTEL DU LAC BY ANITA BROOKNER
Devour Something Totally New
JUMP TO: THE GUEST BY EMMA CLINE • QUIETLY HOSTILE BY SAMANTHA IRBY • THE WAGER BY DAVID GRANN • THE LATE AMERICANS BY BRANDON TAYLOR
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