Books to Suit Your Summer Reading Mood

Anyone with a serious reading habit can tell you: When it comes to deciding what book to read next, sometimes it’s all about the mood you’re in.
In fact, many of us even have multiple books going at once, just to facilitate this phenomenon. Some days you want to cry. Some days you need to laugh. You may want to revisit old stories, or check out the new book that everyone is talking about. Then there are the days in which you’re in the mood for something totally random. Wolves, say.
With summer reading season upon us, we’re here to help. We’ve gathered here 15 different themed collections, each dedicated to a particular mood, topic, or circumstance that you might want to read about in the coming months. Most of the titles we've included are relatively recent, but we’ve peppered in some older classics where the fit is just too perfect to ignore. As always, hover over the book covers to learn more.
Feel free to add in additional suggestions in the comments section. Also, we’re curious: When it comes to recreational reading, do you tend to concentrate on one book at a time, or do you sometimes have several books going at once? Make your case below, play nice, and add anything interesting you find here to your Want to Read shelf.
Mood reading. It's a bookworm thing.
Literal Beach Reading
Get whisked off to sandy shores
Sad Girl Summer
For sitting in the dark and having a good cry
Oh No, My Suitcase Is Over the Weight Limit!
New paperbacks for light weight (but not lightweight) reading
Too Much FOMO
Gotta catch up on the books everyone's been talking about
Cool for the Summer
Cold-weather books
I Want to Learn Something
Spend your poolside time deep-diving into nonfiction; we (mostly) won't judge
Quick Reads
So you can get back to having fun
Bad Vacations
So you can enjoy yours more
Team Book
You always read the book before watching the TV or movie adaptation
Romantic Getaways
Swoony reads to sweep you away
Strange Visitors
Tales of first contact with alien beings
All Retellings, All the Time
Everyone keeps recommending Circe to you (but you've already read it five times)
I'm Too Serious for Summer Reading
Give me the erudite, prize-winning books
Into the Wild
Nature, red in tooth and claw
For the Podcast Addicts
Chatty essay collections on gripping real-life topics
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EXACTLY! Where are the horror picks?


I won't say it has the best writing or anything, but Off Season by Jack Ketchum was very good and takes place mostly in a dark forest. Not for the Squeamish. It has a couple sequels I haven't gotten around to yet.


Yeah, agreed that was an odd comment lol




That said, I still really enjoyed reading this post! What fun topics! You put a lot of effort in here, and that shows.




I normally read 3 books at a time: 1 with poetry, 1 audiobook and 1 e-book or paper book. Sometimes some non-fiction on the side... I need a dose of poetry in the morning :)




Yeah, agreed that was an odd comment lol"
But, if you're both talking about the "we (mostly) won't judge", that was definitely a joke...

