Need a good summer read?
Arts & Culture Need a good summer read? Illustration by Doval/Ikon Images Tenzin Dickie Harvard Library Communications June 24, 2025 long read Whether your seasonal plans include vacations or staycations, you’ll be transported if you’ve got a great book. Harvard Library staff share their faves. Harvard University ID holders can find most of these titles available as e-books or audiobooks through Harvard Library’s Libby app. Fiction ‘If We Were Villains’ / ‘Where the Forest Meets the Stars’ / ‘7th Time Loop’ /‘Summer’ / ‘War and Peace’ / ‘Enter Ghost’ / ‘The MANIAC’ / ‘The Memory Police’ Illustration by Giordano Poloni/Ikon Images ‘If We Were Villains’by M.L. Rio Shakespeare! Love triangles! Murder! What’s not to like? This is an addictive yet smart beach read for lovers of Shakespeare and/or psychological thrillers. It’s fast-paced, well-written, and a little devious. — Daniel Becker, Reference, Collections, and Instruction Librarian for the Botany Libraries ‘Where the Forest Meets the Stars’by Glendy Vanderah Joanna Teal, doing bird ecology research in the Illinois forest, finds a...