Barnes & Noble Best Beach Read Picks

Thrillers, Award-Winning Novels, and Bestselling Kids Books Are among the Top Picks for Vacation and Summer Beach Reading for the Whole Family

Barnes & Noble has selected some of the hottest books for 4th of July break and into the summer. From thrillers to humor to heartwarming stories, Barnes & Noble’s expert book buyers have chosen great beach reads for the whole family.

“July and August is a time for the best new books that you can throw into a beach bag or carry-on,” said Liz Harwell, Senior Director of Merchandise at Barnes & Noble. “The titles we’ve chosen are a mix of nail-biting thrillers, hilarious and quirky novels, and character-driven stories that will be just what you and your family need to truly escape this summer.”

The list below includes some of the biggest new books of the year, bestselling paperbacks that are perfect for the beach, as well as the hottest YA and kids reads. To give customers even more to be excited about, Barnes & Noble is offering 50% off some of the biggest summer hardcovers both in-store and online through Sunday, July 8.
 

Barnes & Noble’s Best Beach Reads are:
 
New Adult Hardcovers (50% off, thru 7/8)
The Fallen, David Baldacci
The President is Missing, Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Perfect Couple, Elin Hilderbrand
The Pharaoh Key, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Calypso, David Sedaris
The Death of Mrs. Westaway, Ruth Ware (B&N Exclusive Edition)
 
New Adult Paperbacks
Manhattan Beach, Jennifer Eagan
Same Beach, Next Year, Dorothea Benton Frank
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osaga Murders and the Birth of the FBI, David Grann
Less, Andrew Sean Greer
Into the Water, Paula Hawkins
The Rules of Magic, Alice Hoffman
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman
Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz
Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan
The Lying Game, Ruth Ware
 
YA Bestsellers
War Storm, Victoria Aveyard (B&N Exclusive Edition)
Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi
Leah on the Offbeat, Becky Albertalli
A Reaper at the Gates, Sabaa Tahir
Love & Luck, Jenna Evans Welch (B&N Exclusive Edition)
 
Young Reader Bestsellers
The Wild Robot Escapes, Peter Brown
Aru Shah and the End of Time, Roshani Chokshi
PopularMMOs, Pat + Jen (Signed First Edition)
The Burning Maze, Rick Riordan (B&N Exclusive Edition)
Waste of Space, Stuart Gibbs (B&N Exclusive Edition)
 
Customers can find their perfect summer reading list by age and interest at their local Barnes & Noble, and online at BN.com/SummerReading.
 
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Submitted by Milford, CT

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