Books labeled as beach reads tend to emphasize plot and characters over elegant prose and heavier themes. To some, the implication is that the book is less serious or less worthy of one’s time.

No matter what you like to read, one of these 10 books on our list is bound to be your next favorite beach go-to. Relax in the sun with a good book while you soak in the ocean air. Summer doesn ...

The following list of great books to take to the perfect beach, this summer or anytime, has been chosen from a list of the all-time best-ever 100 beach reads compiled by the audience of National ...

What do I enjoy reading? The category “beach read,” as best as anyone can tell, came into fashion in the 1990s, according to The Guardian. It’s a marketing trick, not a mandate.

Lovers of queer books have a plethora of titles to choose from this summer — from page-turning romances to provocative anthologies and steamy thrillers.