10 book recommendations for the summer from librarians

We asked the librarians at Northeastern University to recommend books for this summer, and the list includes something for everyone—from novels to crime thrillers.

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Whether you’re sitting on the beach, lounging in a hammock, or relaxing in your backyard, the right book can make or break your summer vacation.

Everyone has their favorite authors, but it’s also fun to discover new ones.

That’s why we asked the librarians at Northeastern University to recommend ten good summer reads.

The following list includes everything from novels to crime thrillers and includes edited versions of the publishers’ synopses.

And if 10 books don’t satisfy your reading hunger, the Northeastern Library offers themed summer reading challenges every month.

Landlord who does nothing

By Shoji Morimoto

Summary: “Morimoto offers a fascinating service for lonely and socially anxious people. After an old boss told him that he contributed nothing and that it made no difference whether he came to work or not, he wondered if a person who ‘does nothing’ could still have a place in the world. With one tweet, his service ‘Rental Person’ was born.”

Lies and weddings

By Kevin Kwan

Summary: “Filled with scandal and hot topics of discussion, Lies and Weddings is the ultimate choice if your book club will settle for nothing less than five-star intrigue. In this globe-trotting comedy of manners, Kwan sends us an engraved invitation to the world’s most exclusive gatherings as we follow Rufus Leung Gresham, the future Earl of Greshamsbury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel, on his search for a suitable wife.”

Anita de Monte has the last laugh

By Xochitl González

Summary: “New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a riveting novel about a first-generation college student who discovers the artist’s genius work decades after her suspicious death. … Moving back and forth through time, Anita de Monte Laugh’s Burden is told from the perspective of both women. It’s a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art that dares to ask who is remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.”

Not in love

By Ali Hazelwood

Synopsis: “Rue Siebert may not have everything, but she has enough: a few friends she can always rely on, the financial stability she longed for as a child, and a successful career as a biotechnology engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, comfortable, and highly competitive. Until a hostile takeover and her offensively attractive frontman threaten to bring everything crashing down.”

You like it darker

By Stephen King

Summary: “‘You like it darker? Well, me too,’ writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of 12 stories that deal with the darker side of life – both metaphorically and literally. King has been a master of the form for half a century, and these tales of fate, mortality, luck, and the wrinkles of reality where anything can happen are as rich and compelling as his novels, both thematically significant and a great pleasure to read.”

All four

By Miranda July

Summary: “A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from Los Angeles to New York. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the highway, stays overnight in a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the beginning of an entirely different journey.”

The Gospel According to the New World

By Maryse Condé

Summary: “One Easter Sunday, Madame Ballandra folds her hands and exclaims: ‘A miracle!’ Baby Pascal is strikingly beautiful, with brown skin and grey-green eyes like the sea. But where does he come from? Is he really a child of God? That is the rumor, and many signs throughout his life will lead to this theory gaining ground. From journey to journey and from one community to another, Pascal sets out to search for his origins and try to understand the meaning of his mission.”

This summer will be different

By Carley Fortune

Summary: “Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is ​​the local who shows her a very good time. The only problem: Lucy doesn’t know that he is her best friend’s younger brother. The chemistry between Lucy and Felix is ​​incredible, but the list of reasons why they have to stay away from each other is long and they vow never to repeat that electrifying night again.”

Funny story

By Emily Henry

Summary: “Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told her story. How they met (on a stormy day), fell in love (over a lost hat), and returned to his lakeside hometown to start their life together. He was really good at telling it… until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend, Petra.”

Spare part

By Prince Harry

Summary: “For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, documenting his journey with brutal honesty. Spare is a groundbreaking publication full of insights, revelations, self-exploration and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.”