More Hot and Cool Summer Reads

Immersiveness. All these novels have that quality in common. They’re good reads for hot days.

The Memory of Lavender and Sage by Aimie K. Runyan (March 5, 2024) From the publisher: “Perhaps the secrets of her mother’s past in this tiny French town hold the key to her own future…”

Food Person by Adam Roberts (May 20, 2025) From the publisher: “For fans of Alison Espach’s The Wedding People and Dolly Alderton’s Good Material, a delectable comedy of manners about cooking, ambition, and friendship set in the food world as a young and socially awkward writer takes a job ghostwriting the cookbook for a famous (and famously chaotic) Hollywood starlet.”

Cat Fight by Kit Conway (June 3, 2025) From the publisher: “Big Little Lies meets Tiger King in this fun and propulsive debut novel about three suburban women who, over the course of one summer, each use the growing hysteria around a big cat sighting to achieve their own agendas — some more sinister than others.”

Far and Away by Amy Poeppel (June 17, 2025) From the publisher: “The ‘absolutely hilarious’ (Real Simple) Amy Poeppel delights once again with a charming new novel about a house swap gone wonderfully awry.”

The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis (May 1, 2018) From the publisher: “A trio of college friends who reunite aboard a cruise ship experience an unforgettable vacation in this compelling novel from the author of The Summer of Good Intentions.”

Salty by Kate Myers (June 24, 2025) From the publisher: “From the bestselling author of Excavations, a hilarious page-turner about two estranged sisters who reunite to take down the luxury yacht owner who destroyed their childhood home — and might be responsible for the dead body next door.”

How Freaking Romantic by Emily Harding (July 1, 2025) From the publisher: “In this sharply funny solo debut, an aspiring lawyer is forced to work alongside the opposing counsel in her best friend’s divorce case, which leads to the biggest irreconcilable difference of all: love.”