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Summer Reading – 100 Best Holiday Books for 2019 - The Guardian

Summer reading, best books of 2019, chosen by the editors of the Guardia. Includes novels, juvenile literature, science fiction, politics, science, mysteries, true crime and more.
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Spring (Ali Smith)
Spring
1
Ali Smith
In Our Mad and Furious City (Guy Gunaratne)
In Our Mad and Furious City
2
Guy Gunaratne
The New Me (Halle Butler)
The New Me
3
Halle Butler
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
4
Sally Rooney
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
5
Candice Carty-Williams
The Snakes (Sadie Jones)
The Snakes
6
Sadie Jones
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
7
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Body Lies (Jo Baker)
The Body Lies
8
Jo Baker
The Italian Teacher (Tom Rachman)
The Italian Teacher
9
Tom Rachman
The Confessions of Frannie Langton (Sara Collins)
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
10
Sara Collins
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
11
Anna Burns
Murmur (Will Eaves)
Murmur
12
Will Eaves
The Perseverance (Raymond Antrobus)
The Perseverance
13
Raymond Antrobus
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
14
Richard Powers
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
15
Tayari Jones
Reasons to Be Cheerful (Nina Stibbe)
Reasons to Be Cheerful
16
Nina Stibbe
French Exit (Patrick Dewitt)
French Exit
17
Patrick Dewitt
Old Baggage (Lissa Evans)
Old Baggage
18
Lissa Evans
Sweet Sorrow (David Nicholls)
Sweet Sorrow
19
David Nicholls
The Pine Islands (Marion Poschmann)
The Pine Islands
20
Marion Poschmann
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
21
Pat Barker
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
22
Esi Edugyan
The Porpoise (Mark Haddon)
The Porpoise
23
Mark Haddon
West (Carys Davies)
West
24
Carys Davies
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
25
Madeline Miller
Frankissstein (Jeanette Winterson)
Frankissstein
26
Jeanette Winterson
Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Friday Black
27
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The Farm (Joanne Ramos)
The Farm
28
Joanne Ramos
The Heavens (Sandra Newman)
The Heavens
29
Sandra Newman
The Binding (Bridget Collins)
The Binding
30
Bridget Collins
Middle England (Jonathan Coe)
Middle England
31
Jonathan Coe
Ghost Wall (Sarah Moss)
Ghost Wall
32
Sarah Moss
Lanny (Max Porter)
Lanny
33
Max Porter
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
34
Bernardine Evaristo
Perfidious Albion (Sam Byers)
Perfidious Albion
35
Sam Byers
Kill [Redacted] (Anthony Good)
Kill [Redacted]
36
Anthony Good
The Wych Elm (Tana French)
The Wych Elm
37
Tana French
Nine Perfect Strangers (Liane Moriarty)
Nine Perfect Strangers
38
Liane Moriarty
Social Creature (Tara Isabella Burton)
Social Creature
39
Tara Isabella Burton
American Spy (Lauren Wilkinson)
American Spy
40
Lauren Wilkinson
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