Sunscreen, sunglasses, snacks and drinks are all beach essentials. However, a must-have for your day soaking up the sun and the sand is also a summer-themed book to enjoy while the waves crash around ...

Every year around this time, my friends reach out and ask, “Can you recommend any good beach reads?” They’ve come to the right place. I aspire to be the Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei’s character from ...

Plan on spending plenty of time on the beach this summer? Give yourself a reason to stay longer by bringing a good book. Maybe you want your beach read to be fast-paced and captivating. Or perhaps you ...

Summer is almost here, and you’re looking forward to that long-awaited vacation. You can even picture it: The sun is shining, the waves are rolling gently and you’re curling up with a book. Perhaps ...

Nothing beats a new book on the best beach. The perfect read is one that you are constantly looking forward to picking back up. We’ll be heading out of New York City to be out east for the summer soon ...

Even the figures in Katsukawa Shunchō's 1789 woodblock print only buy from independent bookstores! (image public domain via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, edit Shari Flores/Hyperallergic) Flipping ...

Just like any body can be a beach body, any book can be a beach read. When you’re packing a travel bag this summer and mulling over the Beach Reads! display at your local independent bookstore, stop ...

Fans of Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" series will want to read her newest novel, "Sunrise on the Reaping." Also recommended: Hannah's "The Great Alone," which tells of a family trying to make it ...