Action! Romance! Social Justice!

New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof suggests you read the following books this summer (Best Beach Reading Ever). Bring your buddies Émile Zola and Victor Hugo to the beach!

Op-Ed Columnist
Action! Romance! Social Justice!
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: July 9, 2011

SUMMER reading often consists of mindless page-turners, equally riveting and vacuous. So as a public service I’m delighted to offer a list of mindful page-turners — so full of chase scenes, romance and cliffhangers that you don’t mind the redeeming social value...more.

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