Our Summer Reading List
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Summer’s the best season to head outside with a good book (or, to avoid the heat, stay in and read next to your air conditioner). Not sure what to read? Dover has you covered with our top picks of the season. Explore classic works of literature, children’s stories, self-improvement books and much more.
Lazy summer days and short stories go hand-in-hand: they’re the perfect length to read while traveling or relaxing by the beach. Short fiction gives the closure of a full story without having to commit to a new novel — what’s not to love? This collection of 100 Great Short Stories is filled with classic tales by Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe, James Joyce, and many other renowned authors.
This season is also a great time for personal development: while we believe that’s a year-round activity, there’s something particularly energizing and ambitious about summer (maybe it’s the longer days). If you’d like to work on yourself, try de-stressing with Happy: The Journal by Fearne Cotton, a daily journal filled with prompts and words of wisdom aimed at helping you focus on life’s positive aspects and finding what makes you happy.
For kids, it’s important to keep their minds sharp over summer break with a good book or two, so give them a story they’re sure to love like I Broke My Butt! This sequel to the smash hit I Need A New Butt! by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird is just as silly as the first with fun rhymes and gorgeous illustrations: we’re sure your child will love to read through it again and again.
All of these titles were selected from our Summer Reading page, so head over to discover the rest of our picks and add to your Summer Reading list today.
