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Below are the 15 best books to read for summer 2025 for new adults.

Whether you're looking for a classic page-turner, the season's most talked-about fiction debut, or a poignant essay ...

Thrillers from Daniel Silva and Karin Slaughter, feel-good fiction and more will make you want to spend the summer with a ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed ...

Discover the best books of summer 2025: from Jamaica Kincaid's essays to breakout fiction debuts and novels perfect for beach reading.

A good story doesn't need dense, heavy text to be meaningful. These beach reads deliver on vibes and depth, making for the ...

I’ve been majorly on a reading kick of late and it has me so excited for more reads as we gear up for summer this year. My ...

In Pablo Cartaya’s “A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation,” a novel for readers ... In fact, he has gone out of his way not to read the books, and he dislikes the attention that comes with ...