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Pool Reads

A "Library Pool Reads" collection features light, engaging books perfect for relaxing by the swimming pool. Expect breezy romances, captivating thrillers, heartwarming fiction, and fun, easy-to-digest stories ideal for a sun-soaked escape.

Canton Public Library

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  • Set against the backdrop of the Malibu surf culture of the 1980s Malibu Burning follows the daughter of a famous singer who, once she finds fame, must grapple with the fact that her father abandoned her and her siblings when they were young.
    Book, 2021New York : Ballantine Books, [2021] — FICTION REID
  • Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they…
    Book, 2020New York : Atria Books, 2020 — FICTION WEINER
  • After tragedy strikes, five unlikely friends at different stages in their lives gather in Nantucket to spend an unforgettable weekend together, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket and 'the queen of beach reads' (New…
    Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023 — FICTION HILDERBRAND
  • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
    Book, 2023New York : Berkley, [2023] — ROMANCE FICTION HENRY
  • Annie Marlow has been through the worst. Rocked by tragedy, she heads to the one place that makes her happy: Oceanside in the Pacific Northwest, the destination of many family vacations when Annie was a teenager.
    Book, 2018New York : Ballantine Books, 2018 — ROMANCE FICTION MACOMBER
  • January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. They're polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach…
    Book, 2020New York : Jove, 2020 — ROMANCE FICTION HENRY
  • A reunion of four friends becomes a cathartic journey into the past in Cathy Holton’ s luminous new novel.Mel, Sara, Annie, and Lola have traveled distinct and diverse paths since their years together at a small Southern liberal arts college during…
    Book, 2009New York : Ballantine Books, c2009 — FICTION HOLTON
  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Funny Story comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.
    Book, 2021New York : Jove, 2021 — FICTION HENRY
  • Lucy's new historic house comes with a lot of family secrets. Can she put them to rest?
    Book, 2022New York : Crooked Lane, 2022 — MYSTERY FICTION GATES
  • Three women--burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues--tumble onto the Nantucket airport tarmac one hot June day. Vicki is trying to sort through the news that she has a serious illness. Her sister,…
    Book, 2007New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2007 — FICTION HILDERBRAND
  • Daphne Vincent is a children's librarian who moved to Michigan to live with her fiancé, Peter. After Peter's bachelor party, Peter breaks up with Daphne to be with his longtime friend, Petra. Desperate for a new place to live, Daphne moves in with…
    Book, 2024New York : Berkley, 2024 — ROMANCE FICTION HENRY
  • A whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set against an exclusive summer haven on Fire Island None of them would claim to be a particularly good person. But who among them is actually capable of…
    Book, 2023New York : Flatiron Books, 2023 — FICTION ROSENBLUM