The following list of great books to take to the perfect beach, this summer or anytime, has been chosen from a list of the all-time best-ever 100 beach reads compiled by the audience of National ...

For American intellectuals, directives about “beach books” strike every summer like seaside mosquitoes, transmitting a kind of vulgar virus from those natural enemies, the pandering, soulless ...

Typically, books you bring along on a relaxing vacation or a trip to the beach center around themes that are lighthearted, whimsical, or romantic. But sometimes even a bit of mystery can make for ...

The Queen of Beach Reads, Emily Henry, whipped up her latest read, “Happy Place.” This escapist novel is the ideal flip-through book with engaging characters and an intriguing plot.

This fiercely intelligent book is also about the ruins of 1970s New York City, the rise of black and gay subcultures, and the powers that be co-opting a good thing for their own personal gain.

The Continental Affair Christine Mangan (fiction, Flatiron Books, out Aug. 22) Henri and Louise are strangers on a train from Belgrade to Istanbul — only, they’re not entirely strangers.

A beach read can be whatever you read at the beach. You might want to read a classic - or a romance. Book advisor Hillary Copsey picks the best.

No matter what you like to read, one of these 10 books on our list is bound to be your next favorite beach go-to. Relax in the sun with a good book while you soak in the ocean air.

If your beach vacation can't come quickly enough, or even if it isn't coming at all, the books on the list below will bring the sun, sand, and surf right to your nightstand.

A champion surfer, a travel photographer and a writer on the volumes that make for absorbing beach books—and put you in a summer mood By Donna Bulseco Updated Aug. 18, 2021 1:22 pm ET Share ...

Our reviewers select reading delights to toss in the carry-on or savor in the hammock. And a few to help out on an afternoon by the grill. By WSJ Books Staff May 25, 2023 12:25 pm ET Share Resize ...