Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Books on My Summer 2026 To-Read List
I have a whole bunch of books I hadn’t read from past TBR lists, but I decided to try not repeating them for this one even though many of them remain unread and still on my TBR.
I ended up with a full list of women authors, with many of the books touching on feminism and women’s issues, completely unintentionally, but I’m not mad about it. Hopefully I am able to read as many of these as possible this summer. Excited to see what everyone else is planning to read!
Top Ten Books on My Summer 2026 TBR
- The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston – I read a couple of Ashley Poston books recently and fell in love with her stories. This is her newest release and I’m excited to read it!
- The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis – I love stories set in ancient Rome and I have a whole separate TBR filled with books in this category. This one looked good and I thought it’d be a good one to start with.
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill – I’ve seen some rave reviews about this book and my interest is piqued. Dragon women, right up my alley!
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North – This was on my radar a long time ago but I forgot about it until recently when my bookclub friends were talking about it and renewed my interest in it.
- Venco by Cherie Dimaline – Witches and magical realism, how can I resist! I’ve been on the library waitlist for a while now, and I believe it will be ready for me this summer!
- Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood – A book I had read before and loved about women’s friendships. I’ve been meaning to reread this and hopefully I can get to it this summer.
- The Shippers by Katherine Center – Another new one I’m excited for! I’d read anything by Katherine Center!
- First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston – I’ve read 10 Blind Dates by the author and enjoyed it more than I expected to. It’s a completely different genre but I’m curious what this one will be like.
- The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang – I recently read Blood Over Bright Haven and omg it was so intense. This book is the more popular one by the author so I’m looking forward to reading it.
- Eve by Cat Bohannon – Nonfiction about how the female body shaped science and history throughout the years. It sounds absolutely fascinating!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
