What Is a Beach Read?
A beach read is a book that is ideal for taking along on vacation. According to Macmillan Dictionary, a beach read should be engaging, "but not so serious it will spoil your holiday." Here are some carefully selected beach reads from many different genres. Pick one to match the mood you aspire to.
A beach read is also perfect if you are looking for an escape to another place or time - a holiday for your body and mind! Where do you want to go?
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Goodbye Summer
The Great Gatsby
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
If Beale Street Could Talk
He Said She Said
My Lord Murderer
Sense and Sensibility
That Summer
Children of Blood and Bone
The Chronicles of Narnia
Classic Carolina Road Trips
The Hobbit
The Midnight Library
On the Road
The Underground Railroad
The Warmth of Other Suns
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Beach Music
The Birds of Opulence
Born a Crime
The Catcher in the Rye
East of Eden
The Joy Luck Club
To Kill a Mockingbird
Like Water for Chocolate
Little Women
Sag Harbor
The Secret Life of Bees
The Warmth of Other Suns
A Case of Need
In Cold Blood
Leave No Scone Unturned
Lost Luggage
The Turn of the Screw
Rituals
Strong Poison
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
You Can't Catch Me
The Crucible of Time
Dune
The Dunwich Horror
Stephen King's It
Kindred
Klara and the Sun
Lovecraft Country
Monster Island
Dracula
