20 best beach reads for summer...

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New England booksellers recommended these 20 must-read summer books with a beach—so you’ll know what to read and where to enjoy it.

There’s something magical about the perfect pairing of a great book and an unforgettable place to read it. (Visualization by Annie Jonas/Boston.com)

Whether you’re stretched out on a sandy Cape Cod shoreline, lakeside in New Hampshire, or sipping iced coffee on a porch in Maine, the right book can make your summer escape unforgettable. 

We asked New England booksellers and readers to share their favorite beach reads – and where they’d most like to enjoy them. From breezy romances to page-turning mysteries and transporting literary fiction, here are 20 books handpicked for your summer getaway – each one with the perfect reading spot for a New England summer.

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Annie Jonas is a Community writer at Boston.com. She was previously a local editor at Patch and a freelancer at the Financial Times.