The Best Books To Read This Summer

Whether you’re beachside, poolside, or air conditioner-side: there’s so much to read this summer, you won’t want to do anything else.

Thank god for publishing. While so much of the world ground to a halt, folks in the book industry — writers, publicists, authors, booksellers — continued their relentless, energetic exercise in delivering the entertainment we all needed to get through the past year — and beyond. Now things are looking a bit brighter, and despite the increased ability many of us now possess to actually go out into the world and do things, the long list of upcoming summer book releases is so painfully excellent I’m a bit nervous I won’t actually end up doing much besides reading in different locales. You’ll find me at various North Brooklyn parks, bars, and backyards this summer behind a martini and a book or two or three, and once you get through this list (it’s long — I really couldn’t help myself!), I imagine others will find you somewhere in the world, face shaded by a freshly-cracked hardcover.

MAY