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Summer Reading 2021

All summer long, we at Bookreporter.com have been sharing some great summer book picks with our Summer Reading Feature. While our series of 24-hour contests have ended, we encourage you to take a look at our featured titles for some sizzling summer reading ideas.

» Click here to see the winners of this year's Summer Reading contests.

Week of June 28, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of June 28th include John Grisham's latest legal thriller, A TIME FOR MERCY, in which Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid 16-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy; ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE, the 16th entry in Louise Penny's series starring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec, who this time is investigating a sinister plot in the City of Light; THE EVENING AND THE MORNING, the thrilling prequel to Ken Follett's THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, which is set in England at the dawn of a new era --- the Middle Ages; DADDY, a remarkable story collection from Emma Cline, who portrays moments when the ordinary is disturbed and daily life buckles, revealing the perversity and violence pulsing under the surface; and THE BOOK OF LOST FRIENDS by Lisa Wingate, a dramatic account of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post-Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who learns of their story and its vital connection to her students’ lives.

Virtual Vacation Reads: Books Set in Getaway Locations

Bookreporter has a way for you to virtually travel with our list of books set in vacation locales. Escape to idyllic spots like Nantucket, Cape Cod, Malibu, the Catskills, Charleston and Palm Beach --- along with many others --- in our 2021 Virtual Vacation Reads feature. Pick your book(s) to embark on the summer vacation you've been dreaming of. You’ll only have to figure out how to send postcards!