Looking for a good novel to sink into at the cottage? Or maybe a tale or two to make your summer even steamier? Books columnist and editor Becky Toyne has got you covered with her list of books you SHOULD read this summer.

Click through for Becky's picks...

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Fiction
In One Person by John Irving
 
Historical fiction
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
 
Non-fiction
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
 
Crime
Phantom by Jo Nesbo
 
Erotic Fiction
Maidenhead by Tamara Faith Berger
Books by Nicholson Baker - The Fermata, House of Holes
 
Books that take you away
Londoners by Craig Taylor
Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
 
Longer read
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami