Thrillers to memoirs. Great escapes to illumination. We’ve got your hot summer reading list all cued up. The best beach reads of 2019.

These Books Are Making Waves On 2019 Summer Reading Lists

Sydney Wertheim

Associate Producer, On Point

Meghna Chakrabarti

Host, On Point

Anna Bauman

Producer/Director, On Point

A sunbather reads on a private beach in Fiumicino, near Rome, on July 18, 2012. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP/GettyImages)

A sunbather reads on a private beach in

Thrillers to memoirs. Great escapes to illumination. We’ve got your hot summer reading list all cued up. The best beach reads of 2019. Laurie Hertzel, Leigh Haber and Hannah Oliver Depp join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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From "The Great Believers" to "Calypso" and more, we’ve got your hot summer reads.

Best Summer Books: 2018

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Best Summer Books: 2017, Staff Picks

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Just in time for the fourth of July, we’ve got your hot summer reading list — from "The Hate U Give" to "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" — all cued up.

Best Summer Books: 2017

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\"The Fall of the Princes,\" \"Eileen,\" \"Hold Still,\" -- we're talking best summer reads of 2015.

Best Summer Books: 2015

A collection of our guests' picks for the best books of summer 2015. (Courtesy the Publishers)

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\"The Vacationers,\" \"Land of Love and Drowning,\" \"Midnight in Europe\" – we'll look at this summer's great books, hot reads.

Best Summer Reads For 2014

Alan Furst's "Midnight in Europe," Emma Straub's "The Vacationers" and Tiphanie Yanique's "Land of Love and Drowning" are just a few of On Point's suggested summer reads for 2014. (Courtesy Random House / Riverhead)