Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we humbly endeavor to provide readers with book lists that will be useful, or interesting, or at least entertaining.
 
With summer on the horizon, we decided to examine the enduring phenomenon of the perfect summer reading book. There’s something uniquely satisfying about reading a book on vacation, with no schedules to maintain, no deadlines to sweat.
 
And so, drawing from institutional knowledge, we have compiled below several dozen book recommendations sorted by different types of summer book readers. See below; it kind of explains itself. We’ve made sure to include a little of everything, including scary short stories, investigative nonfiction, environmentally themed historical fiction, and personally recommended recent releases. We’ve even found books that will put you in the water and books that will keep you out of the water.
 
Scroll over the covers to learn more about each book, and be sure to add the books that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf!