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Summer Must Reads for Adults

Summer is all about sunshine and good vibes! Pick up one of these good reads to relax on the beach or travel with.

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  • These two journalists are invested in breaking the next story about Margaret Ives, a former star who has been MIA for years now. When Alice finally finds her and works to make this her next big break, she runs into Pulitzer- winning journalist…
    Book, 2025New York : Berkley, [2025] — HENRY
  • Mia is a second-generation Palestinian American who loves comedy, and is striving to become a standup comedian. She must find the balance between culture, her family and this New York life.
    Book, 2025New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2025. — HAMDAN
  • A modern day spinoff of Mulan. Mulan is her dad's right hand and when he falls ill, she must step up and try to close one of their biggest clients, Shang and his family.
    Book, 2025Los Angeles : Hyperion Avenue, 2025. — RO-SUT
  • It's 1980 and NASA just announced they're looking for female scientist to join the space program. Joan jumps at the idea since it’s been her dream to be an astronaut, but she soon realizes that she has to prove herself twice as much.
    Book, 2025New York : Ballantine Books, 2025. — F-REID, T
  • Beth and her husband Frank love their farm and the simple life. It’s been two years since their sweet son Bobby passed away, and it’s been unspoken since. Gabriel, who dated Beth when they were teenagers, soon moves back to town with his son who is…
    Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025. — RO-HAL
  • In search of the history behind a painting, Louisa is determined to know the true meaning behind the three little figures in the picture, as the story it tells jumps between the past and present.
    Book, 2025New York : Atria Books, 2025. — F-BAC
  • Sera Swan was one the most powerful witches in Britain, but when she resurrected her aunt, she was stripped of most of her powers. Until one day, when she finds an old spell book that could get her powers back.
    Book, 2025New York : Berkley, 2025. — RO-MANDANNA
  • Annabella has the dream life: doctor husband, two daughters and an amazing job. When she starts having horrific dreams that seem way to real, she shakes it off, but her gut instinct says otherwise.
    Book, 2025New York : Bantam, [2025] — F-CON
  • Demeter oversees shuttling humans and monsters back and forth between Earth and Alpha centauri, but after Dracula jumped on one of the stops, she noticed that her passengers were dying. Demeter must team up with the monsters to stop Dracula.
    Book, 2025San Francisco : Ezeekat Press, an imprint of Bindery Books, Inc., [2025] — SF-TRU
  • Jane Jackson was the awkward quirky kid on TV, but when she finally grew up, she realized that you have to fake it til you make it in Hollywood. She might have faked it too well, because now she has to confront her past to ensure her future.
    Book, 2025New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2025] — RO MONAG