The Last Word Bookstore

08/04/2026

Looking for a great book for the dog days of summer?

Top Summer Picks
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry: A fun story about two best friends who take a trip together every summer.

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid: A fast-paced drama about a famous family throwing one massive, unforgettable end-of-summer party in California.

Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury: A nostalgic, classic novel that feels like a warm, sunny day filled with the simple joys of youth.

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith: A dark, thrilling trip set along the hot, bright Italian

Here are 50 of the greatest summer reads to keep you reading well into fall!

We updated this list as part of the the Best of the Best Books Reading Challenge! Join the challenge now! What makes a summer novel? It might be set in during a summer (One Fateful or otherwise), o…

08/04/2026

Dollar Days happen all this week! 🌞

08/01/2026

07/31/2026

This is a very good explanation of what is going on in the book world!
Without physical books, our culture will change, and not for anything good!
Keep buying & reading physical books!

07/31/2026

Happy Film Froday!

Stephen King fans,check out the news for the latest book to screen adaptation!

Stephen King's 1996 novel Desperation is headed back to the screen, with Jeff Sneider breaking the news on The InSneider that Sam Raimi, Stephen King, and

07/30/2026

Happy National Paperback Book Day!🥳📚

Mass Market Paperbacks $1
Trade Paperbacks $3
Today Only!

07/29/2026

Christmas in July!

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Small-Town Romance and Mystery

Home for Christmas in July by Melissa F. Miller: A widowed innkeeper and the town librarian hunt for clues in a festive Vermont scavenger hunt.

Christmas in July by Stephie Klaire: A contemporary novella where a big-city woman inherits her grandmother's role running a summer

Christmas festival.Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borrison: A cozy, feel-good small-town romance with a tree farm setting that fits a warm-weather holiday vibe.

Sizzling Holiday Collections

Snow Place Like LA and Seas and Greetings by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone: A two-in-one steamy romance collection that brings holiday heat straight to the summer season.

All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox: A fun story following two rival reality singing show contestants forced to pretend they are a holiday duo.

Non-Traditional PicksMost users on Reddit agree that Connie Willis's Doomsday Book is a fantastic sci-fi time-travel choice set around Christmas if you want to skip standard holiday romances.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY!

07/28/2026

Summer beachy reads! 🏖🏜🏝

Top Contemporary and Beach Reads🏖
Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune: Explores an emotional friends-to-lovers story with rich, atmospheric seaside settings.

The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren: Follows a scientist trying to give love a second chance after an accident erases her husband's memory.

The Missed Connection by Tia Williams: Features a high-stakes search across Paris and New York after an unforgotten airplane encounter.

The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston: Delivers another place-based, emotionally resonant summer escape.

Fun Rom-Coms and Tropes🏖

Rules of the Summer by Meghan Quinn: Packed with chaos, steam, and sharp comedic banter.

Romantic Hero by Kirsty Greenwood: A clever meta-romance where a western fiction character magically steps into a writer's living room.

Summer Official by Rebekah Weatherspoon: A sweet, low-key YA q***r romance about a sidelined high school athlete spending her summer with a goth skater