Adult Summer Reading Program 2017 -- "Build a Better World": Book Lists

New travel books recommended by Paul Theroux in the NY Times' annual Summer Reading Sunday Book Review.

New cooking books recommended by Jenny Rosenstrach in the NY Times' annual Summer Reading Sunday Book Review.

New true crime books recommended by Marilyn Stasio in the NY Times' annual Summer reading Sunday Book Review.

New thrillers recommended by Charles Finch in the NY Times' annual Summer Reading Sunday Book Review.

New music books recommended by Peter Keepnews in the NY Times' annual Summer reading Sunday Book review.

New graphic novels recommended by Douglas Wolk in the NY Times' annual Summer reading Sunday Book Review.

New gardening books recommended by Dominique Browning in the NY Times' annual Summer Reading Sunday Book Review.

New horror books recommended by Terrance Rafferty in the NY Times' annual Summer reading Sunday Book Review.

Swimsuit? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Three books, because you couldn't choose just one? Check. From juicy novels about "rich people problems" to frankly human meditations on everything from life to death, ELLE.com's summer books preview will help you narrow it down. Gotta make room for that nicely chilled bottle of rosé somehow.

NPR's regular book page featuring lists, reviews, interviews & more.

Heroes, antiheroes, and villains galore!

Explore more than 300 titles NPR staff and critics loved in 2016.

A list of fiction & non fiction designed to shake things up.

In a reading rut? Step outside of your comfort zone and discover something new!

Taking positive action seems pretty simple (and it can be), but when we embrace activism as an integral part of our lives, we begin to encounter issues such as managing our time well; maintaining a healthy, joyful, and balanced life; choosing the most effective projects; learning to communicate compassionately; and struggling with political, systemic, and social obstacles to change.

The memoirists featured range from acclaimed poets to former slaves to humorists to rock stars. Their stories are engrossing, heartbreaking, unbelievable at times, and often hilarious. They're honest and raw, inviting you to chew on their own highly personal experiences as you meditate on your own. They're just filled with life.

PW's editors have selected a wide variety of summer books for all tastes.

NY Times' critic Janet Maslin offers her picks for the summer of 2017.

A month-by-month breakdown of 2017's noteworthy titles.

Summer reading recommendations from novelists who own book stores.

WLT offers its fifth annual list of world literature translated into English--read outside the box!

The US has a new reader-in-chief. Since president Donald Trump doesn’t read much, philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is now the natural successor to Barack Obama and Oprah.