Summer’s Last Hurrah: The Best Beach Reads of 2021

It’s the last week of July, and school’s starting soon. It’s time to toss the kids into the car, grab the pails and shovels, and hit the beach! Of course, a good beach trip just isn’t complete without a great beach read. The definition of the perfect beach read varies from person to person, but it must be light enough to withstand frequent interruptions for “Look at me, Mom!” and “Don’t bury your brother!” The Tanglewood Moms editorial staff has pulled together a list of great beach reads that covers everything from romance to humor to mystery to true crime. So grab the sunscreen and enjoy the last hurrah of the summer of 2021!

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Read

Honey Girl: A Novel by Morgan Rogers

Anna K Away by Jenny Lee

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler

The Cannonball Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

Attachments by Jeff Arch

Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid: America’s Original Gangster Couple by Glenn Stout

The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter

A Game of Cones by Abby Collette

Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron

The Layover by Lacie Waldon

Counting Chickens T. Elizabeth Bell

Off Schedule: A Novel by Andrea Buck

The Sweetness of Water: A Novel by Nathan Harris

The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan