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15 Years of Summer Reading

What have our big picks been for the best season in books? On our anniversary year, we look back at great reads from the past decade and a half.
1.
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

By Harper Lee
2.
Up in the Air

Up in the Air

By Walter Kirn
3.
A Simple Habana Melody

A Simple Habana Melody

By Oscar Hijuelos
4.
Morningside Heights

Morningside Heights

By Cheryl Mendelson
5.
The Reef

The Reef

By Edith Wharton
6.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

By Lisa See
7.
Don't I Know You?

Don't I Know You?

By Karen Shepard
8.
Divisadero

Divisadero

By Michael Ondaatje
9.
The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

By Sebastian Barry
10.
Let the Great World Spin

Let the Great World Spin

By Colum McCann
11.
Strangers at the Feast

Strangers at the Feast

By Jennifer Vanderbes
12.
What Alice Forgot

What Alice Forgot

By Liane Moriarty
13.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

By Carol Rifka Brunt
14.
The Interestings

The Interestings

By Meg Wolitzer
15.
The Vacationers

The Vacationers

By Emma Straub

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