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Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. Explore the winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey — an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.
They Came, They Saw, They Cooked: 5 Food Memoirs
Is there anything fresh to be found in a food memoir? Reviewer Susan Jane Gilman says yes — and to prove it, she recommends five excellent books that will quench your desire for amazing food and adventure this summer.
Three Critics Pick The Best Books For Summer
NPR's Lynn Neary taps three book critics — Laura Miller, Ron Charles and Rigoberto Gonzalez — to get their picks for the best summer reading.
Critics' Lists
Indie Booksellers Target Summer's Best Reads
Three independent booksellers suggest summer books full of journeys, reunions and good food.
Three Critics Pick The Best Books For Summer
Critics Laura Miller, Ron Charles and Rigoberto Gonzalez recommend their favorite summer books.
Nancy Pearl Presents 10 Terrific Summer Reads
The librarian extraordinaire sorts through the books in her office and finds 10 captivating tales.
Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Books For A Fantastical Summer
These sci-fi picks offer satisfying, intellectually chewy pleasures perfect for a summer afternoon.
Hooray For YA: Teen Novels For Readers Of All Ages
A good novel doesn't just transcend its target market — it knows nothing about target markets.
Summer's Biggest, Juiciest Nonfiction Adventures
Could one of these five sizzling new nonfiction books be the next Hollywood blockbuster?
Crime Fiction Picks Serve Up Summertime Suspense
These detective novels offer cold-blooded twists and turns to help you beat the heat.
Dive Into Fiction: Five Picks From Alan Cheuse
Immerse yourself in these satisfying summer reads: from "new" India to the streets of Brooklyn.
They Came, They Saw, They Cooked: 5 Food Memoirs
Susan Jane Gilman recommends five books to indulge your urge for amazing food and adventure.
Heady, Not Heavy: 5 Smart, Playful Summer Books
Looking for a clever summer read to get you thinking? These engaging books are witty — and fun.
Insane Science: 5 New Books That Explain The Brain
From religion to pornography, these brainy picks are sure to make for sizzling summer reads.
Laugh Yourself Cool: 5 Funny Books To Beat The Heat
Dan Kois picks five hilarious new books to lift you out of the summer swelter.
Back To Basics: 2011's Simple, Summery Cookbooks
These standouts praise America's culinary traditions from coast to coast and everywhere in between.
Books Preview: Spotting Summer's High Fliers
After surveying the crop, we've picked summer releases that guarantee fun reading in the sun.
Game On! 5 Winning Summer Sports Books
These riveting books drag readers out of their armchairs and onto the field.
Crime and the City
Michigan Author Dreams Up A Deadlier Ann Arbor
It's easy to see the real Ann Arbor in Harry Dolan's fiction, but that likeness ends with murder.
Robert Crais: L.A. Is 'Natural Canvas' For Nightmare
From murder to human trafficking, Los Angeles serves as the perfect setting for Crais' noir novels.
Sleuthing Through The Shadows In Sunny Honolulu
In Victoria Kneubuhl's mysteries, dashing detectives Ned and Mina explore the dark side of Hawaii.
Cookbooks & Recipes
Seasonal Dessert Recipes To Sweeten Your Summer
Chris Kimball, host of America's Test Kitchen, shares recipes for his favorite summer desserts.
A Month Of 'Fast' Food: Recipes For Ramadan
During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunup to sundown — so the nighttime meals have to be good.
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.
Brutal And Perfect 'Third Reich': Bolano's Final Gift
Not long after Chilean novelist Roberto Bolano died, his heirs found an unpublished manuscript.
Summer Blend Book Club
Walking Away From A Mixed Race Family?
Susan Straight's novel Take One Candle Light A Room highlights race and the power of family.
Searching For Black Utopia ... In Antarctica
Mat Johnson's Pym is a modern-day sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's only novel.
Multiracial Teens Launch A 'Latte Rebellion'
Sarah Jamila Stevenson's debut novel explores what it's like to be a teenage "human latte."
Last Year's Summer Books
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.
