Memorial Day is often considered the unofficial start to summer. Many kids are entering the last weeks of school, pools start to open, and vacations from work are on the horizon. It's a time of the year that many associate with a somewhat slower pace affording, maybe, a little more free time to read. We asked some of our regular book critics what soon-to-be-published titles they are most looking forward to reading this summer. Here's what they said.
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1 of 10
— Ink Blood Sister Scribe cover
2 of 10
— A Quitter's Paradise Cover
3 of 10
— The Wind Knows My Name cover
4 of 10
— Kairos cover
5 of 10
— The Talk cover
6 of 10
— All the Sinners Bleed cover
7 of 10
— Loot cover
8 of 10
— The Fear of Too Much Justice cover
9 of 10
— You-re Not Supposed to Die Tonight cover
10 of 10
— The Undying Archive cover

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— Owner of a Lonely Heart cover
2 of 3
— Nothing Special cover
3 of 3
— Silver Nitrate cover

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— Tom Lake cover
2 of 6
— Family Lore cover
3 of 6
— Witness cover
4 of 6
— Mobility cover
5 of 6
— Time's Mouth cover
6 of 6
— Fever House cover