Summer Books

The 30 best books to read in summer 2024

From smart romcoms to pacy thrillers, these brilliant reads will keep you glued to your sun lounger

The books we actually read on our summer holidays (honestly)

The best new books to read in August, from a new Ann Patchett novel to Mark Watson's memoir

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The 31 best books to read this summer

Val McDermid, Anthony Horowitz, Richard Coles and more on their best summer books this year

30 best books for summer, from Sorrow and Bliss to The Other Black Girl

Bonkbusters taught me everything I know about sex – and sex scenes, too

MPs are spending the summer reading about Brexit and the snap election

The Mars Room catapults Rachel Kushner into the American major league

Sheila Heti: ‘Not having children is seen as a minor crime against humanity’