Beat the heat! Find yourself some air conditioning (or a spot at the beach) and settle in with one of the new books hitting our shelves in July. Romance, thrills, good eats – the perfect summertime reading!

Every month, librarians from around the country pick the top ten new books they’d most like to share with readers. The results are published on LibraryReads.org. One of the goals of LibraryReads is to highlight the important role public libraries play in building buzz for new books and new authors. Click through to read more about what new and upcoming books librarians consider buzzworthy this month. The top ten titles for July are:

1. Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
2. Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
3. Kiss Me by Susan Mallery
4. Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis
   
5. Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs
6. Those Girls by Chevy Stevens
7. Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
8. Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans
9. Love Lies Beneath by Ellen Hopkins
10. Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/day by Leanne Brown