Whether it’s reading on the beach, at the cottage, or lounging poolside, summer just cries out for a good book.
We asked the London Public Library to share a list of the 10 most popular books checked out this summer. Genres such as historical fiction, thriller and romance topped the list.
Check out what Londoners are reading, and share your book suggestions with us by sending us an email.
1. Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The novel tells the story of Joan Goodwin, one of the first female astronauts in NASA’s space shuttle program in the 1980s.
Atmosphere: A Love Story novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. (Libby Harding/The London Public Library)
2. Careless people: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Green and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
This is a memoir detailing the author’s experiences as a former executive at one of the most influential companies on the planet: Facebook.
3. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Grief, intimacy and the paradox of joy amid trauma are the themes of this novel about a young man who forms an unlikely bond with an elderly widow.
4. The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
The historical fiction novel is based on an infamous train derailment that happened at the Montparnasse train station in Paris, in 1895.
The Paris Express was a popular book this summer. (Libby Harding/London Public Library)
5. It Happened on the Lake by Lisa Jackson
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, tells the story of a woman who returns to the Oregon town where a nightmare unravelled 20 years ago and is waiting to bury her again.
6. Values: Building a Better World for All by Mark Carney
Mark Carney reminds Canadians that values must be strengthened in order to build a better world for all in this non-fiction book by the 24th prime minister of Canada,
7. King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
The book’s a gripping roller coaster of dark, suspenseful and dangerous family drama.
8. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
In Great Big Beautiful Life, two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve.
Book cover of the novel Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry. (Libby Harding/London Public Library)
9. Whistle by Linwood Barclay
American-born Canadian author Linwood Barclay tells a thrilling novel about a woman and her young son who move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions.
Whistle: A novel by American-born Canadian author Linwood Barclay. (Libby Harding/London Public Library)
10. Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
From the number one New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell, she tells the story of three women that are connected by one man in this kaleidoscopic thriller.