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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty

The novels everyone will be reading this summer
The novels everyone will be reading this summer

Looking for your next great read? From Maggie O'Farrell and Liane Moriarty to exciting debut authors, discover the best new novels to read this summer.

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Whether you’re heading on holiday or looking for your next page-turner, this summer’s new fiction has something for every kind of reader. From addictive romances and literary family dramas to gripping historical fiction and twist-filled mysteries, these are 13 of the best novels to add to your reading list.

The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke 

A ‘tradwife’ influencer is thrust into the harsh reality of 1855, where the idyllic life she’s built her brand on quickly turns into a desperate struggle to survive.

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty 

A decade after the infamous quiz night, Madeline, Celeste and Jane find their lives thrown into turmoil once again when a severed finger arrives at their children’s former school. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson 

A writer from New York City escapes to a small Massachusetts beach town for the summer, where an unexpected romance is complicated by his tight-knit group of friends. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
Tangled Webs by Callie Coles 

Perfect for fans of Jilly Cooper, a young mother returns to Newmarket’s glamorous racing world, where horses, family and an unexpected romance offer the chance of a fresh start. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
The Plunge by Lila Raicek 

Over the course of one scorching summer, a grieving young woman is drawn into a dangerous love triangle as long-buried secrets threaten to unravel her life. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
The Open Era by Edward Schmit 

Heated Rivalry meets Carrie Soto Is Back as a newly professional tennis player competing in his first Grand Slam becomes entangled in a romance with his biggest on-court rival. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
The Adults by Alison Espach 

During one pivotal summer in 1990s Connecticut, a fourteen-year-old girl is caught between her feuding parents as she comes to understand love, loss and growing up. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
All In by Claire Powell 

A family holiday at a luxury, all-inclusive hotel in the Mediterranean quickly descends into chaos as old tensions and marital struggles come to the surface over one unforgettable weekend. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
Better than Revenge by Bea Fitzgerald 

An intense, obsessive rivalry between two actresses spirals from a London drama school into a public, tabloid-dominating Hollywood feud. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder 

A disillusioned copywriter and an aspiring poet from very different worlds embark on a relationship that challenges their ambitions, expectations and ideas of happiness. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
Whistler by Ann Patchett 

A chance encounter at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art reunites a woman with her former stepfather, forcing them to confront the past and rediscover their bond. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry 

A museum curator becomes consumed by the story of an almost-forgotten medieval king, blurring the lines between history, obsession and her own life. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
Land by Maggie O’Farrell 

While mapping the Irish landscape in 1865, a father and son are swept into a haunting story where ghosts, folklore and the scars of history refuse to stay buried. 

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The novels everyone will be reading this summer - from Maggie O'Farrell to Liane Moriarty
Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason 

With her marriage, friendships and career slipping away, a book-loving woman finds comfort in the work of a beloved author who begins to feel like a friend. 

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