The ultimate MashReads guide to summer reading

It's officially summer, which means you have more hours of sweet daylight to spend tackling the books you've been neglecting or those beach reads you've been saving.

We at MashReads always delight in sharing book recommendations with you, but this week (before we take a brief hiatus) we decided to talk all things summer, including what determines a beach read and the books that we will be carrying in our bags throughout the dog days.

Culture writer Chloe Bryan's summer reading recommendations are wide-ranging. She's looking forward to picking up everything from Lizzy Goodman's Meet Me in the Bathroom, an oral history of rock and roll in New York City, to China Rich Girlfriend, the second installment of Kevin Kwan's captivating Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. Similar to Aja Gabel's recommendation on a previous episode, Chloe also will be reading The Third Hotel by Laura van den Berg when it hits shelves on August 7th.

Meanwhile, Martha Tesema will be checking out a bevy of other offerings. In her book bag this summer is The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, which are being reserved specifically for the beach. She also recommends diving into Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone as well as Barracoon by Zora Neal Hurston. And last but not least, she'll also hopefully tackle Meg Wolitzer's The Female Persuasion.

Many of the MashReads community reached out about what's on their reading lists for the summer as well.

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The MashReads podcast will be taking a brief break for the summer while we plow through summer reading lists. Until we're back with our next episode, you can keep up with all things book via Facebook and Twitter.

Happy reading!