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Books to give you a fresh perspective this summer

Broaden your horizons with some challenging works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

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Sticky fingers, sleepless nights and lots of tall drinks with silly umbrellas - summer can be a fairly predictable affair. Your reading list, however, needn't be the same. Here we’ve picked a few out-of-the-ordinary choices for your summer reading, from books that deal with artificial intelligence and sexbots to pioneering narratives that push the form of the novel itself into new territory.

Penguin pick: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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