In the spirit of living it up this summer and keeping things bright, carefree, and cheerful, I’m highlighting three of my favorite warm-weather authors and their books that rank on the top of my list.

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J. Courtney Sullivan’s Maine works perfectly as a summer read with some depth and texture. Maine affected me not only as a reader but also as a writer – I’d love to be able to create the kind of layered, interesting, and connected characters and plot that Sullivan achieves.

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If you need a light poolside read that features well-developed characters, offers engrossing plot turns, provides a fair amount of substance for a summer read, and majorly keeps you reading, hang out in this Sisterhood one last time.

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The fancy, dripping ice cream parfait on the cover is the perfect symbol for this novel: the promise of fun and affection that ends up impossible to deliver, both for the characters and the readers.

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