What Makes a Beach Read?

A ROUNDTABLE CHAT

BEACH BOOKS with Friends & Fiction Faves

Hosted by Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey
In Conversation with Elin Hilderbrand, Nancy Thayer & Brooke Lea Foster

We’ve all got the sunscreen, flip-flops, and rosé at the ready. It’s that time of year—summer reading time! Meaning beach reads. And aren’t you glad that, as a full-fledged adult, you no longer have a teacher dictating your summer reading choices? (Although we here at Friends & Fiction could definitely get behind the old “personal pan pizza prize” for completing our summer reading goals.) Just for fun, Kristy and Mary Kay thought they’d check in with some of our favorite bestselling authors to ask for their thoughts on the topic of beach reads. Many thanks to Elin Hilderbrand (Swan Song), Brooke Lea Foster (All the Summers in Between), and Nancy Thayer (The Summer We Started Over) for sharing their thoughts with us. And be sure to read all the way through to see your opportunity to enter to win all five of our new 2024 novels!

For you, what’s the secret sauce that makes a great summer read/beach book?