Summer Books 2007 NPR's guide to the best books for the season. Get reviews, sample chapters, recipes, and more. Includes You Must Read This, a series of weekly interview with well-know writers on the books they passionately recommend.

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Summer Books 2007

A guide to the best books for the season. Get reviews, sample chapters, cookbook recipes and more.

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Cooking and Cookbooks

June 15, 2008 • Browse through our hand-picked collection of summer cookbooks — from seashore feasts, to subtropical spices, to ice cream scoops galore — you'll find everything you'll need for backyard barbecue, cool cocktails, and beyond.

Critics' Lists: Summer '07

August 13, 2007 • Susan Stamberg's annual bookseller-picks poll, critic Alan Cheuse's best bets, recommendations for readers who want a little more bite in their books — whatever your pleasure, NPR's Summer Books roundup offers a wealth of warm-weather pages to browse.

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What Are Your Summer Reads?

July 17, 2011 • Every summer, Weekend Edition Sunday talks to actors, academics, musicians and many others about what they are reading. Hear those conversations, meet our book-hungry guests, and explore their reading lists below.

Book Talk From NPR Member Stations

June 26, 2007 • Wherever your summer happens, NPR's member stations are there — and they've got reading recommendations, author chats, podcasts and more. We've rounded up notable member-station book shows, and in coming weeks they'll bring you summer- reading recommendations from across the U.S.

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Summer Books 2007: Excerpts

August 7, 2007 • Sometimes you have to try a book on for size. Browse excerpts from this summer's recommended titles — from the collected works of Anton Chekhov to memoirs of the indie-rock obsessed — and you're sure to find a read that fits just right.