Summer is the perfect time to lie down outside, whether in a park or on the beach, and tuck into a good book. So, here are 5 new books coming out this Summer to add to your TBR list!
Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer (Out Now)
Pulitzer winner Andrew Sean Greer ventures into the Tuscan sun to deliver us the perfect escapist Summer novel. Villa Coco follows a broke young archivist who accepts a job at a crumbling Italian villa and completes increasingly deranged errands for Coco, the larger-than-life aristocrat in the process of rewriting her past before time runs out. A coming-of-age romp and elegy to the messiness and joy of being alive, Greer’s novel is filled to the brim with everything you could want in a Summer book: eccentric houseguests, ill-advised side quests, Mediterranean warmth, and Greer’s signature bittersweet humor.
Salt Sisters by Lindsey J. Palmer (July 14)
Set on the picturesque cape, Salt Sisters reunites twin sisters after years of estrangement: Maddy, in the wake of a career misstep and newly pregnant, returns to Jocelyn, who is still reeling from their childhood traumas. This coastal-elite family drama illuminates beach-house secrets and weaponized shared history, perfect for a one-sitting read on a long Summer day. Think Big Little Lies vibes with a sharp focus on sibling dynamics with plenty of revenge and forgiveness to go around.
The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War, & Betrayal by Catherine Ostler (July 14)
Art, privilege, and prejudice collide in this fascinating non-fiction piece. Renoir’s The Pink and the Blue comes to life through Catherine Ostler’s delicate and devastating prose. Through uncovered personal archives, Ostler tells the story of the Cahen d’Anvers family, a wealthy Parisian Jewish family, tracing their lives across the Belle Époque to the anti-Semitic undercurrents that eventually tear their world apart. This book will take you through a portal into art and history long forgotten.
The Open Era by Edward Schmit (Out Now)
If you’ve found yourself unable to look away from Wimbledon’s matches this Summer, you’ll love this book. The Open Era follows 20-year-old Austin Hardy, the first openly gay man to compete in a tennis Grand Slam tournament, as he competes in the U.S. Open. This story, heated both on the courts and off, tackles mental health, rivalries, and the dangers of falling for your own competitor. If you’re still rewatching Challengers and "Heated Rivalry", dive into Edward Schmit’s instant hit this Summer.
With Friends Like You by Amy Chozick (July 21)
A new Manhattan mom becomes obsessed with a college roommate who reappears after vanishing years ago. Amy Chozick employs her media savvy to bring us a compelling psychological thriller, twisting ambition, nostalgia, and friendship into something new and, at points, horrifying. This drama uses the absurdities of social media influencing to satirize how women’s lives are packaged for public consumption.
This Summer, put your phones down -- unless it’s for an e-reader, of course -- and pick up one of these books. Happy reading!
