Summer Reads 2023

Summer is here, and we have been super busy at The Reading Room with our lovely customers selecting their holiday reads. There has been a great mix of books that people have been buying and some stand-out favourites this summer.

If you are still looking for some summer reading inspiration, here are some of the latest bestselling books at The Reading Room below.

A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon

Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris

Ancestry by Simon Mawer

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Grams

The Maid by Nita Prose

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Wine Runner by Colin Renton

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Kevin

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang

If you’re looking for further ideas and inspiration, don’t forget you can shop with us via Bookshop.org, where you can browse thousands of books!

Let us know in the comments below what you’re enjoying reading this summer.

Thank you to all our customers who have visited us here in Melrose and those who have supported us by shopping with us via Bookshop.org.

We hope you have a wonderful summer.

Happy reading!