It’s time — I love kicking off Memorial Day weekend with my summer reading list.
This is one of my favorite days of the year. There are so many wonderful books already out and many more arriving in the coming months. I can hardly wait to dive in.
The list below is arranged with currently available titles first, followed by upcoming releases in order by release date. Most of the books are available through bookshop.org. If you can purchase through Bookshop, it helps support independent bookstores, which I adore. Walking into a bookshop always makes me feel a little cinematic and like I could stay there all day.
If you’re new here, my preferred reads tend to be women’s fiction — light, fun, beachy stories are my go-to. I also enjoy nonfiction, memoirs and autobiographies on Audible. I read thrillers sometimes but avoid certain triggers. For me, reading is about escape: getting lost in a story, feeling like the characters are friends, and then mourning them a bit when the book ends. It’s the best kind of bittersweet.
I’m excited to hear your recommendations in the comments — what you’re reading now and what’s on your list. If I missed any must-reads, please let me know.
My 2026 Summer Reading List
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
Pink Sand Summer by Chassity Evans
The Island Club by Nicola Harrison
Homebound by Portia Elan
American Spirits by Anna Dorn
Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer
The Sane One by Anna Konkle
The House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom
Happy Ending by Chloe Liese
The Last Kiss of Summer by Jessica M. Felleman
Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister
Last Summer at Maine Chance by Jessica Everett
Famesick by Lena Dunham
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez
Anatomy of An Alibi by Ashley Elston
Strangers by Belle Burden
American Fantasy by Emma Straub
Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Liberty Island by Virginia Hume
Kin by Tayari Jones
Laws of Love and Logic by Debra Curtis
The May House by Jillian Cantor
Once and Again by Rebecca Serle
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Annie Knows Everything by Rachel Wood
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Fever Dream by Elsie Silver
The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh
Take Me With You by Steven Rowley
Summer State Of Mind by Kristy Woodson Harvey
June Baby by Shannon Garvey
Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez
The Midnight Train by Matt Haig (5/26)
The Summer Share by Jenn McKinlay (5/26)
Waiting On A Friend by Natalie Adler (5/26)
Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan (5/26)
Whistler by Ann Patchett (6/2)
Marion by Leah Rowan (6/2)
The Windsor Affair by Melanie Benjamin (6/2)
Summerland Cove by Ellen Baker (6/2)
Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore (6/2)
Lovers XXX by Allie Rowbottom (6/2)
Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews (6/2)
The Missed Connection by Tia Williams (6/9)
Off the Record by Sara Goodman Confino (6/9)
Pool House by Mary H.K. Choi (6/9)
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston (6/16)
Play It Again by Georgia Clark (6/16)
The Lowe Job by Grace Alexander (6/16)
The Lake Club by Lina Patton (6/16)
Tropesick by Lauren Okie (6/16)
It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell (6/23)
When You Loved Me by Beatriz Williams (6/23)
Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy (6/23)
Down to Earth: An 831 Stories Romance by Julia Turshen (6/23)
Wasp’s Nest by Kat Stoddard (6/30)
The Top of the World by Ethan Joella (6/30)
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (6/30)
Main Characters by Bobby Palmer (6/30)
The Kings of Vegas by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman (6/30)
Helpless by Jessica Knoll (7/7)
Crash Into Me by Robinne Lee (7/7)
The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders (7/7)
Ungodly Rich by Katharine McGee (7/7)
Single Girls by John Searles (7/7)
Love You More by Emily Giffin (7/7)
Every Version of You by Natalie Messier (7/7)
The Mash Up by Laura Marie Meyer (7/7)
Star-Crossed Summer by Devon Daniels (7/7)
An Infinite Love Story by Chanel Cleeton (7/7)
Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead (7/14)
The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren (7/14)
Not That Kind of Proposal by Victoria Lavine (7/21)
Married with Benefits by Ellie Palmer (7/21)
Beginning Middle End by Valeria Luiselli (7/28)
Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena (7/28)
Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel (7/28)
When Mikan Road Was Ours by D.K. Furutani (7/28)
A Thousand Little Goodbyes by Lucy Gilmore (8/11)
You’ll Love it Here by Natalie Sue (8/11)
Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty (8/25)