Summer Reading Picks from Renowned Authors

Introduction

The Guardian has compiled a list of summer reading recommendations from authors including Zadie Smith, Mark Haddon, Samantha Harvey, and others. The article features books that have caught these writers' attention.

Recommendations

Zadie Smith recommends Margaret Busby's "Part of the Story: Writings from Half a Century" and Luke Kennard's novel "Black Bag." Mark Haddon points to international literature, including the International Booker Prize winner "Taiwan Travelogue." Also among his picks are Ana Paula Maia's "On Earth As It Is Beneath" and Rene Karabash's "She Who Remains."

Nina Stibbe highlights Seamus O'Reilly's "Prestige Drama," Helen Bain's "The Daffodil Days," and Maria Semple's "Go Gentle." Stephen Grosz recommends Deborah Treisman's anthology "A Century of Fiction in the New Yorker" and J.L. Carr's "A Month in the Country."

Sarah Waters is enthusiastic about Siri Hustvedt's memoir "Ghost Stories," Hallie Rubenhold's "Story of a Murder," and Patricia Highsmith's diaries. Gary Shteyngart suggests Adelle Waldman's "Help Wanted" and Julia Ioffe's "Motherland."

Samantha Harvey recommends Barbara Pym's "A Glass of Blessings" and Joan Barfoot's "Gaining Ground." Tahmima Anam recommends Namwali Serpell's essay collection "On Morrison" and Natasha Walter's "Feminism for a World on Fire."

Marian Keyes recommends Louise O'Neill's "Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone?" and Lena Dunham's memoir "Famesick." William Boyd recommends Anthony Gottlieb's biography "Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes" and James Bailey's "Like a Cat Loves a Bird."

Ali Smith recommends Valeria Luiselli's novel "Beginning Middle End." Tessa Hadley recommends Daniyal Mueenuddin's "This Is Where the Serpent Lives" and Peter Godfrey-Smith's "Living on Earth."

Anne Enright recommends Doireann Ní Ghríofa's "Said the Dead" and Rachel Aviv's "You Won't Get Free of It." Jonathan Coe recommends Melissa Harrison's "The Given World" and Cecile Pin's "Celestial Lights."

Bernardine Evaristo recommends Raymond Antrobus's memoir "The Quiet Ear" and Arundhati Roy's "Mother Mary Comes to Me." Luke Kennard recommends Djamel White's "All Them Dogs," Ben Pester's "Sail Away Land," and Ashton Politanoff's "Dad Had a Bad Day."

Sarah Moss recommends Jan Carson's "Few and Far Between," Miriam Toews's "Summer of My Amazing Luck," and Sarah Orne Jewett's "The Country of the Pointed Firs."

Conclusions

Overall, the recommendations span a wide range of genres—from classic literature to contemporary works, from memoirs to fiction—offering something for every reader during the summer break.