Flair’s Beach Reads—Summer 2019 Picks

Summer is not over yet! Don’t put away the bikinis and beach towels anytime soon as there are many more days to spend under palm trees before the fall season. For those who love to rest and relax at the beach, a good book is the best way to spend a hot summer day. Flair Magazine’s bibliophiles have complied a list of the best beach reads written by women or with women as the protagonist. You can thank us later.

Thrillers

If you are obsessed with the HBO show Big Little Lies then these thrillers with female leads will have you on the edge of your seat or…beach towel. Thrillers are a great way to get your blood pumping and keep you wondering, what next?  Page after page, these three books are the best of the genre this year.

The Woman in the Window

by A.J. Finn

Lock Every Door

by Riley Sager

The Couple Next Door

by Shari Lapena

Dark Comedy

If you love the dark comedy Fleabag on BBC then these female narrated novels will have you hooked. The sassy, sarcastic, and often surreal lives of the women in these three narratives are entirely unique. If you like a slow-burner with strong character development and thoughtful insight into millennial culture then these three books are for perfect your day at the pool.

Vacuum in the Dark

by Jen Beagin

The New Me

by Halle Butler

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

by Ottessa Moshfegh

Non-Fiction

Non-fiction isn’t always just news and textbooks. Non-fiction is a great genre for people who don’t necessarily like fiction, but want to mix it up and read something other than articles. The genre is massive from memoirs to biographies and these three books will have you rethink the genre.

Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too!

by Chelsea Handler

More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)

by Elaine Welteroth

Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship

by Kayleen Schaefer

Poetry

Rupi Kaur’s brilliant work over the last few years has made poetry a mainstream genre. Bookstores are stocking more and more poetry books because the demand is so high. The best part about poetry is that it is short and sweet so if you leave the book for a day, week, or month you can jump right back into it. If you are looking for a beach book that you can pick up and put down in between tropical drinks or twilight swims then one of these brilliantly written poetry books is for you.

The Mermaid’s Voice Returns in This One

(Women Are Some Kind of Magic #3)

Light Filters In: Poems

by Caroline Kaufman

Your Body is an Ocean: Love and Other Experiments

by Nikita Gill

Amy N. Pugsley