The B-Side: 2024 Summer Reading List (recommendations from local book experts)

Curated by bostonbside
Expand filter menu Filter list (28 books)

28 books

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Wedding People

Alison Espach

367 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

Pineapple Street

Jenny Jackson

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

309 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan

The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories

Marina Keegan

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction essays short stories inspiring medium-paced
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

The Ex Talk

Rachel Lynn Solomon

338 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Lush Lives by J. Vanessa Lyon

Lush Lives

J. Vanessa Lyon

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir by Delia Ephron

Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir

Delia Ephron

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand

28 Summers

28 Summers #1

Elin Hilderbrand

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction romance emotional medium-paced
Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini

Ambition Monster: A Memoir

Jennifer Romolini

294 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand

The Perfect Couple

Nantucket #3

Elin Hilderbrand

480 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious tense fast-paced