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Booksellers' Picks: 15 Soaring Summer Reads
Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations from booksellers Rona Brinlee, Lucia Silva and Daniel Goldin. Their selections for summertime reading include books about small-town America, a polygamist father in over his head, and a postmistress in New England during World War II.
Audience Picks: Top 100 'Killer Thrillers'
The NPR audience cast more than 17,000 ballots in our Killer Thrillers poll. The winning novels are a diverse mix, ranging in style and period from Dracula to The Da Vinci Code. All are fast-moving tales of suspense and adventure.
Summer Books That Make The Critics' Cut
Just what is a summer book, anyway? Does it have to be a big, fat, juicy page turner to earn the right to be packed away in the luggage (or downloaded on the e-reader)? We put that question to several book reviewers to find out what they like to take along on summer getaways.
Critics' Lists
Booksellers' Picks: 15 Soaring Summer Reads
Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations for books to look forward to during long summer days.
Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks 'Under The Radar' Reads
Nancy Pearl has scoured the shelves for hidden treasures and shares titles you may have missed.
Summer Books That Make The Critics' Cut
We asked several reviewers to tell us which books they would pack into their vacation luggage.
Fiction, Long And Short, For Summertime Escapes
Vacationing for a week ... or just a weekend? Alan Cheuse has a fiction recommendation to fit.
Fun In The Sun: Laugh-Out-Loud Summer Books
Read these books at the beach, and people two towels over will wonder why you're chortling.
Top Reads: Summer Heat Sparks Rise In Crime Novels
The suspense is over: Mystery fiction aficionado Maureen Corrigan picks the best of the whodunits.
One Nightstand, Six Affairs: Novels Of Illicit Love
Hotels, pools, beaches, airplanes: all good places to ignite a summer fling — or read about one.
Thrilled To Death
Singular Spies: James Bond 007 And Alex Rider MI6
Thriller author Anthony Horowitz recommends Ian Fleming's "Crime de la Crime" in Goldfinger.
Audience Picks: Top 100 'Killer Thrillers'
The suspense is over: Here are your picks for the 100 most pulse-quickening novels ever written.
Cookbooks & Recipes
Green Tomatoes: An End-Of-Summer Bonus
As the harvest season draws to a close, the under-ripe fruits offer a savory way to soften the blow.
Plain Vanilla No More: Ice Cream To Swoon For
Do typical flavors leave you feeling a bit pedestrian? These deviants may sweep you off your feet.
Books We Like
'Death And The Penguin' Captures Post-Soviet Reality
Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov writes short, surrealistic stories full of dark comedic surprises.
'Pride And Prejudice' Meets 'Clue' At 'Pemberley'
Mystery writer P.D. James, now 91, has written a suspenseful sequel to Jane Austen's classic.
My Guilty Pleasure
Appetite For Destruction: A Deadly, Delicious Rock Memoir
Duff McKagan's memoir shows the ugly underside of the legendary rock group Guns N' Roses.
Spy Vs. Spy: A Former MI5 Director On Loving James Bond
Former MI5 director Stella Rimington loves escaping into Ian Fleming's From Russia With Love.
You Must Read This
Ghost Ships, Murders, Bird Attacks: Stories To Keep You Awake
Author Ethan Rutherford has had trouble sleeping since reading Daphne du Maurier's Don't Look Now.
Marked By Darkness: A War Novel That Sheds Light On Past Hurt
The World War II novel The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman shows how the past is carried into the future.
Three Books...
What's Cooking? 3 Books That Are More Filling Than Food
Author Jessica Soffer recommends three books that deal with food but aren't in love with it.
On The Move: Three Books To Keep Out Of The Boxes
When Sloane Crosley can't find the sheets or shampoo, these are the titles she'll want on hand.
Last Year's Summer Books
Mysteries You Might Have Missed Along the Way
Ready to become engrossed in a good book? Try these mysteries you may have missed.
A Classic List Of Must-Read Children's Books
Children's book author Lesley Blume recommends timeless books that both kids and parents will enjoy.
