Vintage Under the Sun

SUMMER READING
FOR EVERY READER

Join us under the sun and in the pages of Vintage books, everyone. This curated list featured summer reads including new releases, summerween scares, stories of American history, and coming-of-age tales.

Vintage Under the Sun New Releases

Discover what's new from Vintage Orginals including books that explore sobriety, grief, and the streets of Chicago.

The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray

The Rushworth Family Plot

Claudia Gray

A Beginner's Guide to Dying by Simon Boas

A Beginner's Guide to Dying

Simon Boas

When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén, Alice Menzies

When the Cranes Fly South

Lisa Ridzén, Alice Menzies

The El by Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

The El

Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

The Winds from Further West by Alexander McCall Smith

The Winds from Further West

Alexander McCall Smith

The Conditions of Unconditional Love by Alexander McCall Smith

The Conditions of Unconditional Love

Alexander McCall Smith

Vintage Under the Sun: Stories of U.S.

In celebration of Independence Day, explore books that

dive into American history.

Liberty's Exiles by Maya Jasanoff

Liberty's Exiles

Maya Jasanoff

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

Independence Day by Richard Ford

Independence Day

Richard Ford

The U.S. Constitution by Ray Raphael

The U.S. Constitution

Ray Raphael

1491 (Second Edition) by Charles C. Mann

1491 (Second Edition)

Charles C. Mann

A Wicked War by Amy S. Greenberg

A Wicked War

Amy S. Greenberg

The End of the American Era by Charles Kupchan

The End of the American Era

Charles Kupchan

The Barbarous Years by Bernard Bailyn

The Barbarous Years

Bernard Bailyn

Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis

Founding Brothers

Joseph J. Ellis

The Civil War of 1812 by Alan Taylor

The Civil War of 1812

Alan Taylor

The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood

The Radicalism of the American Revolution

Gordon S. Wood

Great Issues in American History, Vol. I by Richard Hofstadter, Clarence L. Ver Steeg

Great Issues in American History, Vol. I

Richard Hofstadter, Clarence L. Ver Steeg

Great Issues in American History, Vol. II by Richard Hofstadter

Great Issues in American History, Vol. II

Richard Hofstadter

Great Issues in American History, Vol. III by Richard Hofstadter

Great Issues in American History, Vol. III

Richard Hofstadter

Vintage Under the Sun: Summerween Screams

Escape the heat of the summer with horror, true crime, and the thrill of fright.

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson

Look at Me by Jennifer Egan

Look at Me

Jennifer Egan

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

The Woman Upstairs

Claire Messud

The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

Stephen King

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

'Salem's Lot

Stephen King

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Jeff Lindsay

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

The Secret History: A Read with Jenna Pick by Donna Tartt

The Secret History: A Read with Jenna Pick

Donna Tartt

Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Never Whistle at Night

Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Beauty in the Blood by Charlotte Carter

Beauty in the Blood

Charlotte Carter

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Jeanette Winterson

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley, Jeanette Winterson

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

Meddling Kids

Edgar Cantero

Vintage Under the Sun: Books on Becoming

Discover a wide-range of coming-of-age novels that delve into themes of identity, adventure, mental health, and much more--novels and non-ficiton that have simply aged well.

Go Tell It on the Mountain (Deluxe Edition) by James Baldwin, Roxane Gay

Go Tell It on the Mountain (Deluxe Edition)

James Baldwin, Roxane Gay

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, Nadia Murad, Otto M. Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan Massotty

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank, Nadia Murad, Otto M. Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan Massotty

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Girl, Interrupted

Susanna Kaysen

The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky

The Adolescent

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky

Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov

Speak, Memory

Vladimir Nabokov

Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quiñonez

Bodega Dreams

Ernesto Quiñonez

The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima, Meredith Weatherby

The Sound of Waves

Yukio Mishima, Meredith Weatherby

The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal

The City and the Pillar

Gore Vidal

Out of Place by Edward W. Said

Out of Place

Edward W. Said

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