11 New Summer Books You Can Still Add to Your Reading List

“Mother Inferior” Anne Lewin is a sassy New York City-based advice columnist who gets completely swept up in the madness of the elite kindergarten admissions process. With three kids under 5, a workaholic husband, and a cunning archrival, her life turns into chaos — but it’s pure comedic gold for readers.

Rocky's annual summer week in Cape Cod takes on an unusual poignancy — not just because of menopause, but also due to the deep emotions she feels for her aging parents, adult children, sweet husband, her cat Chicken and a few long-held, sorrowful secrets. Books with this kind of warmth and humor are truly rare.

Braiding together the stories of three narrators across millennia and continents, and tracing the journey of a single drop of water, this powerhouse author has crafted a rapturous feat of storytelling. From the ancient shores of the Tigris River to a houseboat on the Thames in 2018, an immersive adventure awaits you.

Did that little girl push her nanny out the window? As the lawyer assigned to the case, Stella quickly realizes there are plenty of other suspects, including the heiress mother, the landscaper father, the live-in grandmother and the nanny’s boyfriend. On the other hand, little Rose is pretty darn creepy. If you love trying to predict twists, this is the thrill ride for you.

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A trio of college friends are devastated when the fourth member of their group, a star athlete, commits suicide. Now in their early 30s, with their own lives in flux, the three fall back on the pact they made years ago to stick together. Reuniting for a blissful getaway in Capri, they discover that life still has major surprises in store.

Good Housekeeping's July book club pick, Long Island Compromise centers on the kidnapping of a wealthy factory owner and the decades of family trauma that follow his return. But if anything has ever proven that laughter is the best medicine, it’s this book. The saga of the Fletchers in their ritzy Long Island suburb delivers brilliant psychological insight and spot-on cultural context along with dialogue so funny, it hurts.

Black ex-cop Clementine Baldwin and her white partner, Dixon Hicks, are the Nick and Nora of Meridian, MS. Hired by the mother of a recently deceased prison inmate to prove his death was no accident, they follow a trail that leads straight to the heart of the Dixie Mafia — complete with plenty of wit and bourbon along the way.

Head down to the Delaware shore with Jack Schmidt, the 52-year-old owner of a family restaurant he’s worked at since boyhood. A corporate chain wants to buy him out, and Jack, who feels "old" at 52, is tempted. The unlikely temptress is Nicole, the chain’s loud but intriguing representative who won’t take no for an answer. But what about the loyal Schmidt’s crew, whose livelihoods depend on Jack? When an ex reappears with shocking news, this endearing man realizes that his life is changing, whether he likes it or not.

Shiloh and Cary are low on money, long on baggage and high on each other — the relationship they put on hold 14 years ago is reignited at the wedding of a mutual friend. The tension builds through atmospheric flashbacks to their 1990s high school days and Rowell’s signature saucy banter.

In this sequel to The Last Mrs. Parrish, Constantine’s magnificent evil creation, Amber, is back. The husband she stole in the last book is finishing up his prison sentence, but she’s dreading his return — especially since she blew through all his money while he was locked up. Her plan to leave their baby with the nanny and disappear is foiled, and now the women whose lives she’s ruined are coming for her. Good luck, ladies!

The 14-year-old “girl with the louding voice,” whom we met in this young Nigerian author’s debut book, is back. Adunni’s rescuer and mentor, Tia, has helped her win a scholarship to a school in Lagos, but the backward, patriarchal ways of the village are not through with her yet — and their terrifying representatives are literally at the gate.