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Your Summer ‘To Be Red’ Starts Here

Summer reading is finally here! Not sure what to pick up first? Use these reading lists to help build your TBR.

Summer reading is finally upon us, but what books belong at the top of your ‘TBR’?

Use the guides below to build your own summer reading list, or join our To Be Red book club, where we’ll be reading three books together from June to August, along with exclusive content, author interviews and in-person events!

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10 red-hot Vintage Classics

Keep your TBR classic this summer with these ten timeless novels.

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10 paperback fiction picks

Summer wouldn’t be complete without the perfect paperback.

10 gripping audiobook listens

Unmissable audio picks for the reader with places to be and TBRs to tackle.

7 non-fiction summer reads

These non-fiction paperbacks will enlighten and entertain you all summer long.

10 new releases for summer

Don’t wait for the paperback – these new releases from Vintage belong at the top of your TBR.

9 timely dystopian Vintage novels

Written across multiple decades but still as prescient as ever, here are nine dystopian novels from Vintage to capture your imagination and challenge your worldview.