This Summer’s Top Beach Reads + Local Bookstores

There’s nothing like a fantastic beach read – or a poolside page turner – to prove it’s the simple things in life that make mom content. When the foolproof formula (warmth + book + breeze) comes together, the trifecta feels downright luxurious! Happy reading, moms!

Summer Breakdown: A Novel by Colleen Temple

Summer Breakdown is a raw and moving love story set in a charming New England beach town about the complexities of family, marriage, humanity, and the dual beauty and heartache of raising children while also raising yourself.

One Italian Summer: A Novel by Rebecca Serle

In this “magical trip worth taking” (according to the Associated Press), the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years returns with a powerful novel about the transformational love between mothers and daughters set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast.

On Fire Island by Jane L. Rosen

A book editor spends one last summer on Fire Island in this sparkling and surprising new novel from the author of A Shoe Story.

Summer Stage: A Novel by Meg Mitchell Moore

From the bestselling author of Vacationland, a spirited summer page-turner following a family of actors grappling with fame, scandal, and ambition.

The Vacationers: A Novel by Emma Straub

“Delicious . . . richly riveting . . . The Vacationers offers all the delights of a fluffy, read-it-with-sunglasses-on-the-beach read, made substantial by the exceptional wit, insight, intelligence and talents of its author.”—People

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics.