25 Best Beach Reads To Add To Your Summer 2022 Reading List

A pick for Reese Witherspoon's book club, Counterfeit tells the story of a young Chinese-American lawyer, Ava Wong, who gets wrapped up in an illegal scheme to import faux luxury handbags into the U.S. When the friend who got her involved disappears, Ava is left to sort out the mess.

You'll follow the POV of three mothers and friends who've spent 15 years raising their sons in a picturesque Austin neighborhood in this book from the author of The Jetsetters. But their friendships are challenged when their boys return from swimming one night with a life-changing secret.

Rivals is the third book in the popular American Royals series, which imagines what life would look like if George Washington had been king and his heirs still ruled the country. You'll follow Queen Beatrice as she finds out which friends she can really trust, and get wrapped up in the plot lines of her brother and sister, Princess Samantha and Prince Jefferson, as they sort through their own allegiances.

Considered the "definitive" biography of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, Anna relies on interviews with the fashion powerhouse's close friends and collaborators to tell the compelling story of her life. Written by fashion journalist Amy Odell, the book is already a #1 Bestseller on Amazon.

Cutthroat literary agent Nora Stephens is supposed to be enjoying a girls trip with her little sister in North Carolina when she runs into book editor and nemesis Charlie Lastra. Fans of Emily Henry's previous books Beach Read and People We Meet On Vacation know their accidental repeat meet-ups can only mean one thing...

Lindsey Palmer's latest novel takes you inside the friendships and marriages of six couples that have celebrated their birthdays together for years. Yet, when the group gathers to celebrate the big 4-0, one of the friends makes an announcement that leaves the entire group shook and threatens to change their dynamics forever.

If you prefer an audiobook, this is a very solid choice (it's voiced by Viola herself.) You'll hear Viola's story, from her childhood growing up in a "crumbling" Rhode Island apartment to her years acting on the stages of New York City. "My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you," Viola says.

Tina Brown, author of the famous Diana Chronicles, is back on the royal family beat with a look at everything that's gone down in the years since Diana passed. You'll get insight into William and Harry's woes, Kate Middleton's rise, Prince Andrew's fall from grace, and so much more.

Sarah Danhauser is dealing with a lot: Her 22-year-old stepdaughter got engaged to her pandemic boyfriend and wants to plan the wedding in three months. Plus, she's dealing with drama from her own mother, twin brother, and husband. Don't worry, author Jennifer Weiner ensures the wedding day is full of surprises, confrontations, and revelations galore.

Actress Selma Blair is unflinchingly honest in this memoir, sharing stories about her penchant for drama as a child, her battle with alcoholism as an adult, and her eventual diagnosis with multiple sclerosis.

Newly single Lizbet Keaton becomes the general manager of the revamped Hotel Nantucket in this new book from beach read queen Elin Hilderbrand. Along the way, she has to face off with the hotel's new billionaire owner, Xavier Darling, and Instagram tastemaker Shelly Carpenter, who they hope will help make the hotel a hot vacation spot once again.

Superstar Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin shares the lessons she's learned about love, loss, body image, and creating a joyful life. Her secret lies in the SPEAK acronym: surrender, power, empathy, authenticity, and knowledge.

Free-spirited Joe has big shoes to fill as a member of the Kingsley family, considered "American Royalty" for their military and political legacy. When Joe meets Cate and falls in love, their relationship has to survive not only the glare of the spotlight (and his exacting, widowed mother), but also the dreaded "Kingsley curse." (Sound familiar?)

You'll be sucked in by the story of 25-year-old Isabelle, who spots an opportunity to get ahead in the publishing world when she hears her boss complain about a big-time author who has failed to deliver his manuscript. Next thing you know, she's off to pay him a visit at his mansion in Santa Barbara.

Joan arrives in Memphis when she's just 10 years old, with her younger sister and mother, seeking refuge from her father's explosive temper. As Joan grows older, she starts painting portraits of the community around her, and learns stories about the matrilineal strength all around her.

When Bud Sullivan dies unexpectedly, his children and grandchildren are all unsettled by the loss and begin experiencing their own existential crises. Granddaughter Gretchen, star of a '90s cover band, begins doubting her career path, while her sister Jane wonders if her husband is having an affair. Meanwhile cousin Teddy is trying to figure out how to manage the family restaurant business. While it might sound grim, Close's wry voice will keep you smiling (and even LOL'ing) as the family figures out their way.

Ruby is a murderer, but it's not what you think. A therapist who loves animals and is happily married, Ruby's life is going just fine (despite her past indiscretions) until she's unexpectedly accused of killing someone. And this time she's not guilty.

A Burning tells the story of three characters living in India who aim to move up from their current standings in life. Like all great stories that depict more than one narrative, they're all linked. Jivan is a young woman from the slums accused of a terrorist attack, PT Sir's aspirations to be a political leader contribute to Jivan's losses, and Lovely's alibi, which can set Jivan free, means giving up what's most important to her.

Gabriela Garcia's intergenerational story addresses the impact the past has on the present. Jeanette, an addict living in Miami with her mother, Carmen, a Cuban immigrant, is determined to learn more about her family's history. Only her mother isn't giving her much to work with. What Jeanette doesn't know (yet) is that Carmen is grappling with her difficult relationship with her own mother. Then Jeanette travels to Cuba to discover her family's history and learns how trauma is passed down from one generation to the next.

This thriller takes a look at gentrification and what it does to a community's original inhabitants. When Sydney Green realizes her Brooklyn neighborhood is quickly becoming unrecognizable, she and her neighbor Theo investigate where the former residents have gone. Turns out, it wasn't to the suburbs as they once thought.