As you all probably recall, my definition of beach reads is whatever people actually read at the beach. This year, fourteen people ages 16-94, read the following (in no particular order).
You may notice a lot of romance reads, in honor of National Read a Romance Novel Month.
Jack’s Fantastic Voyage, Michael Foreman
The Heartbeat of the Wild, David Quammen
The Golden Bowl, Henry James
Mrs. Digger’s Roots, Eleanor Friedlander
Lizzie’s Spirit, Charlotte Wellard
Sixteen Days at Pemberley, Susan Andriani
The Three Body Problem, Cixin Liu
Death’s End, Cixin Liu
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus, Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy
Lock Every Door, Riley Sager
Silver Buckles, Grace Gibson
The Last House in Lambton, Grace Gibson
Black Woods, Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey
The Stranger, Albert Camus
Look on the Heart, M. Stratton
Searching for Elizabeth, Cathleen Earle
The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan
Love Your Life, Sophie Kinsella
There Are Moms Way Worse Than You, Glenn Boozan
And one podcast noted: If Books Could Kill, M. Hobbs and P. Shamshiri
Bottom Line: I can’t speak for or against any of these beach reads, merely put them forth as books chosen by people I love.
