We are quickly heading into back to school season, but what’s one more visit to the beach, with a good book and some quiet time? Here are staff picks of some of our favorite summer reads.

What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
Anna Nicole: Poems by Grace Cavalieri
“The Lanyard” by Billy Collins
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser
Jemima J by Jane Green
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Matthew Cordwainer medieval mystery series by Joyce Lionarons
Lost Children Archive by Valerie Luiselli
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
The Dish by Stella Newman
“August Morning, Upper Broadway” by Alicia Ostriker
“Snoopy Taught Me To Be a Writer” by Ann Patchett
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter