Top Reads for a Screen-Free Summer
Summer is the perfect time for a digital detox and escape into a good book! There's something magical about those long, sun-soaked days and disconnecting from those digital algorithms that make stories leap off the page and into your imagination. Not sure what to read? Dover has you covered with new releases and top picks of the season for summer reading.
Go deep into the psyche of characters in the affordable paperbacks of Dover Thrift Editions. Dive into the torment of a conflicted smuggler in The Man Within; the fear and survival tactics of kidnapped children in A High Wind in Jamaica, the bravado of Sir Henry Morgan in swashbuckling pirate adventure, Cup of Gold, the ambivalence and denial of aristocratic decline in The Last September and The Sound and the Fury, the romance of A Farewell to Arms, and the superstitions of townsfolk in A Mirror for Witches.
A good whodunit takes you down the rabbit holes of mysteries, and we've got the whodunit queens: Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers. Follow Christie's brilliant and fastidious Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, through 14 intriguing plots in Poirot Investigates. Sayers presents the dapper aristocrat detective Lord Peter Wimsey in a series of twelve bizarre cases in Lord Peter Views the Body. Explore more Christie and Sayers titles, plus Sherlock Holmes, Wilkie Collins, and others in mysteries, crimes, and thrillers.
Speaking of mysteries, oh boy, here come the Hardy's! Join the sleuthing teen brothers from the beloved popular series, Hardy Boys Mysteries, in their latest adventures, The Secret of the Caves and The Mystery of Cabin Island.
If you're looking for fantasy, horror, and science fiction, the dinosaurs are roaring into the heat of summer. If you've never read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, grab a copy now. This groundbreaking fantasy inspired Michael Crichton's novel by the same name, the genesis for the popular Jurassic Park film series.
Explore the relationship between nature and technology in Robota, enter the horror and fantasy world of H. P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu and At the Mountains of Madness, and immerse yourself in the intriguing prescient tales of Philip K. Dick's The Variable Man and Other Stories and Karel Čapek's The Absolute at Large.
The classics have taken the 21st century by storm! Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray has presented Broadway with a smash hit and Best Actress Tony Award. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice celebrates its 250th anniversary as a literary and film favorite. Dracula and Frankenstein remain the most monstrous yet popular figures. The Wizard of Oz continues to generate a rainbow of interpretations, from the original movie to the modern Wicked. Pick up these affordable hardcover classics from the Dover Bookshelf.
Let's not forget the kids! Keep their minds sharp over summer break with humorous tales from the I Need a NEW BUTT! series. They'll truly be rolling with laughter from the latest stories, Dad's Runaway BUTT! and Butts on THE RUN! Looking for some screen-free interactive storytime fun? Enhance fine motor and reading skills with the story sticker dress-up tale Woodland Animal Friends: The Perfect Day. Read the story, then bring the scenes to life with 60 easy-to-peel reusable stickers, and dress up the 4 punch-out paper dolls included. No scissors required!
Head over to our Summer Reading page and discover more great picks to add to your reading list today.
