--- title: "Superb Summer Reads to Take with You to the Beach ..." description: "We Could Be Beautiful by Swan Huntley; Break in Case of Emergency by Jessica Winter; The Girls by Emma Cline; Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel; Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra; More ..." url: "https://books.allwomenstalk.com/great-reads-for-this-summers-beach-babes/" category: "books" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # Superb Summer Reads to Take with You to the Beach ... I can’t imagine a beach vacation without a pile of books (or a fully-loaded Kindle). One of the best parts of a trip is browsing the bookstore at the airport (I allow myself an hour!) and the beach is truly one of the best places to lose yourself in a great story. So what should you considered popping in your beach bag this summer? ## 1. We Could Be Beautiful by Swan Huntley ![We Could Be Beautiful by Swan Huntley](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/l3/n1/lptjii8y57482e954681b545934259_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A psychological thriller that follows the story of a Manhattan based woman who has everything she could ever want, except for a man… ## 2. Break in Case of Emergency by Jessica Winter ![Break in Case of Emergency by Jessica Winter](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ls/it/xh0jlebr57482e955abb1299607989_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A cutting novel about the dangers and disadvantages of working in a really toxic environment. A feminist look at the state of modern work and colleague relationships. ## 3. The Girls by Emma Cline ![The Girls by Emma Cline](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ye/fy/xa601xru57482e95cc7ea451922587_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) This is a super intriguing novel that is centered around a cult of young women in California in the 1960s. ## 4. Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel ![Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xx/mu/gcnqpf5h57482e95eb6d9832273007_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A great read for the summer, a novel that tells the drama filled story of a family unravelling in Martha’s Vineyard in 1976. ## 5. Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra ![Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tv/da/g7umnnn357482e95d5e34508444167_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) This quirky book is written all in the form of a standardized test, and is all about the Chilean author’s family and life. It’s really fun to try to decode! ## 6. Some Possible Solutions by Helen Phillips ![Some Possible Solutions by Helen Phillips](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hm/ts/zfyx3h7457482e963d68c197646725_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A collection of razor sharp and comedic short stories that are filled with weird scenarios like futuristic strippers and crazy science fiction tropes. Definitely one for fans of mind-bending ideas. ## 7. A Wife of Noble Character by Yvonne Georgina Puig ![A Wife of Noble Character by Yvonne Georgina Puig](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ko/rn/r41015oh57482e994f0ce133853089_600x907.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) If you liked Dallas, you’ll love this satirical novel about the lives of Houston’s oil money elite, full of wealth and extravagance! ## 8. Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam ![Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/x4/fj/obu0aw5657482e97e792b607013921_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A great novel set in New York City about two female friends whose lives begin to take turns away from each other. A great exploration of female friendship. ## 9. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi ![Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/n9/ms/vjei0lbm57482e9858bda251218496_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) An incredible multi generation tale that begins with two half-sisters who are separated at birth. ## 10. Marrow Island by Alexis Smith ![Marrow Island by Alexis Smith](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ok/th/dkyvnvif57482e98374cc305446272_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A mysterious novel about a journalist who gives on a mission to find out what is happening at a secretive island location where there was once a huge earthquake. ## 11. Invincible Summer by Alice Adams ![Invincible Summer by Alice Adams](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/s8/bb/tdnrsfdh57482e98b836d723362824_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A novel that takes a deep look at the power and theme of friendship as it follows four British college students and their relationship of the course of twenty years. ## 12. You Are Having a Good Time by Amie Barrodale ![You Are Having a Good Time by Amie Barrodale](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sn/pf/z68wexef57482e98931b9507867711_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A collection of short stories that focuses on a series of precarious relationships, like moments meeting actresses, psychiatrists and misfits, all of whom make people nervous. ## 13. An Innocent Fashion by R.J. Hernandez ![An Innocent Fashion by R.J. Hernandez](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/vn/g6/i3zw7gbq57482e9a9410a680693123_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A really stylish novel that invites the reader in to the cut throat world of working at a high profile fashion magazine and all of the dramas that occur. ## 14. Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn ![Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/a0/gy/gi9f1sod57482e9a7fab4265876829_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A novel set in Jamaica, written in Jamaican patois, that gives a rich look into the struggles of living on the island and not being able to have the freedom to love a member of the same sex, among other hardships. ## 15. The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close ![The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r5/cu/oal80fac57482e9a9298d051147828_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A funny novel about a woman who follows and supports her husband as he attempts to make political waves in his job in Washington DC. ## 16. The Muse by Jessie Burton ![The Muse by Jessie Burton](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tj/am/jxlxv2pf57482e9b21763153738222_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) An engrossing novel set both in 1967 London and 1937 Spain about two women who become tied together through time via a particularly special painting. ## 17. You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott ![You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ve/pz/xfwtnmn957482e9b7d933814974700_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) This is an awesome thriller novel about a competitive gymnastics community that gets rocked by a sudden and tragic death. ## 18. Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson _ amazon.com_ This is a wonderful novel about four black teenage girls coming of age in Brooklyn in the 1970s. ## 19. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue _ amazon.com_ An engrossing novel about an African immigrant couple that travel to America in search of their own American dream in Harlem in 2007. ## 20. Problems by Jade Sharma ![Problems by Jade Sharma](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zz/ru/gmhydbb357482e9cccc07255862961_500x500.jpg) [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A dark but comically peppered novel about a woman who is addicted to heroin, living in New York City as her husband decides to leave her. ## 21. Boy Erased by Gerrard Conley _ amazon.com_ A book that you can really get your teeth in to. It’s a memoir about the author’s early life growing up the son of a Pastor and trying to come to terms with his sexuality. Please share any books you think we should be into this summer. 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