Henry James said the most beautiful words in the English language were summer afternoon . So pull up a shade-angled lounge chair, take a deep breath, and dive into some of the juiciest, thrilling-est, most riveting, provocative, lyrical, eye-widening books of the season—from great contemporary American novels to delicious airplane reads to books exploring the ferocious bonds of family, plus a backstage pass to the lives of some intriguing celebrities. What are you waiting for? We cordially invite you to the best of the season!

  • Truly American Tales
  • A Classic in the Making
  • Unputdownables
  • What We Do for Love
  • An Elegant Cancer Memoir
  • Not Your Typical Murder Mysteries
  • Living Legends, True Stories
  • ...And Our Pick for Pure Pleasure
    • From the July 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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