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Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Summer 2024 is a time for romance novels. But also fantasy books. And literary fiction. And thrillers. Really, there should be no strict parameters around what makes the best “summer book,” or even what qualifies as a “beach read.” The last time I was on a beach, my friends and I read a Jane Austen classic, a gloomy London murder mystery, a trendy romantasy, and a literary family drama between us. When it comes to vacation reading, there are no rules.

The Best New Books to Read in Summer 2024

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. “Ace Atkins’s killing honesty sets a new standard for Southern crime fiction.”. “As in his spy novels, Kanon demonstrates a mastery of closed-in drama. Such is the jabbing understatement of the dialogue—what’s withheld matters more than what’s said—that it holds you in suspense as much as any action scene. The contrast between his impeccable control and the nightmarish chaos of this time and place gives things a powerful edge. Kanon goes to China with stirring results.”

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. You’re expecting this to be a story about the latest TikTok romantasy hit, aren’t you? The clock app may be hogging headlines with stories about dragon riders who do it, but it’s Freida McFadden’s thrillers that are dominating bestseller lists. McFadden, a physician who writes under a pseudonym to protect her relationship with her patients, self-published for a decade before signing a deal with Sourcebooks’s Poisoned Pen Press. Her 23 (!) books have sold more than 6 million copies, making her the fastest-selling thriller writer in the U.S., outpacing heavy hitters James Patterson, David Baldacci, and John Grisham, who all show up beneath her on current sales charts. The New York Times‘s Alexandra Alter details McFadden’s rise in a new profile, which also hints at fascinating tidbits about Sourcebooks’s strategy. Now, my kingdom for a piece about the enduring appeal of the self-pub-to-traditional-deal pipeline.

The Thriller Writer Outselling James Patterson and John Grisham

With about half of the year in the rear-view mirror, it’s time we did some reflection. And Goodreads, with its millions of members, is always a great place to get a pulse check on what’s popular among the people. The most popular books of the year so far...

The Most Popular Books of the Year (So Far), According to Goodreads

If you’d like to see what other people are reading over on BookTok, I’ve assembled a roundup of books that are popular on the app for summer reading. And, if you want some heroic stories with a bit of a twist, here’s a great list of books where the villain is actually the hero.

The Best New Book Releases Out July 2, 2024

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

I fell in love with reading at a very young age thanks to my mom taking us to our local library. Many happy memories were made visiting the wonderfully air conditioned space with my siblings on hot Florida days. We would hunt through the stacks for our favorites: I was always looking for the next installment of Encyclopedia Brown, the latest The Baby-Sitters Club release, and (if I was feeling brave that day) a copy of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Looking back now, I see how influential these family trips to check out books were in shaping me into the avid reader I am today.

The books that shaped me: Brigid edition

If you're on the hunt for your next summer read, we have you covered. From historical fiction and contemporary romance to memoirs, there's something on author Emily Giffin's list for every kind of reader. Giffin, known for her 2004 debut novel turned film "Something Borrowed," visited the 3rd hour of...

What to read this July, according to bestselling author Emily Giffin

In the heart of rural Argentina, a village touched by the charm of magical realism comes to life in Chronicles of a Wandering Saint. Directed by Tomás Gómez Bustillo, this film revolves around Rita Lopez, portrayed brilliantly by Monica Villa. Rita’s story offers a gentle blend of humor and constant surprises as she embarks on an unusual quest for sainthood.

Chronicles of a Wandering Saint: A Unique Blend of Humor and Magical Realism

John Grisham, the king of legal thrillers, is one of the best-selling authors of all time, with over 400 million copies sold worldwide. Before finding success as an author, he practiced law for a decade and even served for a time in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Grisham's experiences as a lawyer and legislator deeply influenced his writing, providing authentic insights into the intricacies of the legal system.

The 10 Best John Grisham Books, Ranked According to Goodreads

If it’s July, It’s time for Anime Expo®. The yearly mega-event on the US West coast opens its doors at 9am PT, July 4th. God Bless America…’s anime obsession!. Anime Expo is the largest anime convention in North America. Anime Expo (AX) started in 1991 as “Anime Con” by the members of UC Berkeley’s anime club, Cal Animage Alpha. While AX has grown drastically over the years, the core goal has remained the same: to welcome attendees for a fun and memorable experience. Each year, Anime Expo brings together fans and industry from Japan, the US, and all over the world for the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America. Anime Expo features the best in Japanese entertainment, music, fashion, and video games. Anime Expo is organized by SPJA, a 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission to inspire the world through Japanese animation and culture.

Anime Expo 2024 Is Finally Here!

The cover of Julie Myerson’s newest release seems to luxuriate in its contradictions. The title Nonfiction, rendered in a jumbo font, dominates the top margin while the only slightly smaller A Novel anchors the bottom. The book, first published in the UK in 2022 and released to American audiences in January of this year by Tin House, is shelved with fiction as per the publisher’s Library of Congress Cataloging data, and indeed the front matter includes a short statement that attests to the work’s fictionality. And yet that title demands speculation—as does the way the novel’s circumstances so closely mimic territory Myerson covered in her 2009 memoir The Lost Child. That book documented the author’s experience parenting her son as he suffered from drug addiction; this one follows a fictional mother as she parents an addict daughter. Writers like Jo Ann Beard, Amy Hempel, and Sheila Heti have long challenged the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction with their work. It is, after all, a brave new nonbinary world, and narrative has as much to gain from spectrums as the rest of us. It’s also fair to say that there’s nothing more tantalizing to readers than a whiff of truth.

A Review of Julie Myerson’s Nonfiction: A Novel

This week, the most read books on Goodreads list has been shaken up a little bit. After weeks of the same books being only slightly reordered week to week, this time a new release has jumped two books by the same author into the top five. The others in the...

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

READ Bunting – Colourful Felt Garland by Forged in Fables. Every summer, I’m always sending my nieces and nephews boxes of books for summer reading. I LOVE these little banners. Perfect for my favorite kiddos. $16. New Releases. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an...

New Month, New Nonfiction Books!

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As you may have gotten from our lead essay, this Summer Books issue, alongside a rich compendium of seven reviews of new titles, we are stepping away from the publication calendar to look at old books that we return to. In the special Winter Books issue to come, you can look forward to recommendations from […]

The editors’ summer books

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Vanishing Georgia

According to Pebble Hill Plantation, “The original Piney Grove Church was organized as Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church in 1885 as a “Bush Arbor” by black families who lived and worked on the plantation. The first wooden church structure was built by Mrs. Kate Hanna Ireland Harvey for the plantation’s staff and their families. Every […]

Piney Grove Church, 1936, Thomas County

If you've only seen the show, you're not getting the whole "Bridgerton" package. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re looking at our favorite “Bridgerton” book scenes that wrongly ended up on the cutting room floor.

Top 10 Bridgerton Book Scenes That Should Have Been in the Show

I hate reading slumps. I guess nobody wants to be in one. It’s a frustrating and sometimes very bad place to be, but it is totally normal as well. If you are in one right now and looking for the best books to help you get out of it, here are a few suggestions. These are fast-paced thrillers that are guaranteed to help you break the rut, no matter how bad it is. These books have helped me get out of my own reading slumps. They’re gripping, and perfect for falling in love with reading all over again.

11 Books That Will Make You Fall In Love With Reading All Over Again

How a recycled garment made from tattered rags symbolises the ingenuity of what could have been one of the world's first large-scale ecological civilisations. Imagine standing on the old wooden Nihonbashi bridge in the commercial heartland of Edo, the ancient Japanese city now known as Tokyo. It is some time around 1750 during the Edo period, the era from 1603 to 1868 ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns.

What the Japanese Edo period can teach us about today

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s midyear check-in time, and in all corners of the bookish internet, we’re taking a look back at the first half of 2024 in new releases. The “Best Books of the Year So Far” lists are piling up — in fact, they started about a month before the halfway point of the year. This is a great way to get an overview of the very buzziest titles, but that only scratches the surface of the incredible books in a wide range of formats and genres that have come out this year. That’s why it can be more useful to seek out round up lists of the genres, formats, and topics you’re most interested in as a reader, like the best queer books of the year so far.

The Best Historical Fiction of 2024 So Far, According to Goodreads

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Moody thrillers, memoirs, manga: We read a lot of books. Here are some of our favorites

The news business means working with lots of words. Reading, writing and reading (did I mention reading?) are nonstop parts of the job. So for journalists,...

Moody thrillers, memoirs, manga: We read a lot of books. Here are some of our favorites

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