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This summer brings tantalizing beach reads from Jennifer Weiner and Elin Hilderbrand, a memoir from Marvel star Simu Liu and Michael Mann's "Heat 2."

A few pages into his fleet, aching new book, “When You Call My Name,” Tucker Shaw invokes late-20th century New York City so tangibly you can smell the cheese pizza, hear the yellow taxis honking and feel the frigid air on the back of your neck.

Childrens author Dr. Seuss, novelist Jennifer Weiner and 'Star Wars' all made this week's USA TODAY Best Selling Books list.

Read an exclusive excerpt from "Shadow of the Sith," a new "Star Wars" starring fan favorites Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian.

Actor Selma Blair peels back the layers of her past and identity in memoir "Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up," out now.

Dan Chaon returns with a henchman with a heart in "Sleepwalk," while Akwaeke Emezi turns erotic with "You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty."

Summer is about pleasure, says author and master of the beach read Jennifer Weiner. We should read more of what pleases us, no matter the genre.

What would you do if you accidentally killed someone?  Hopefully not what the characters in Adrian McKinty's propulsive new thriller do.

Bryan Cranston nearly killed "The Office" cast while directing a 2012 episode, according to Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey's "Office BFFs" book.