Illustration by Kate Hazell

Prospect contributors recommend books for the beach

We asked staff members, contributors and critics to recommend books for taking on holiday this summer. Here are our contributors’ choices
July 19, 2023

From Daniel Finkelstein’s Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad to Wang Shuo’s Playing for Thrills, here are some books—old and new, fiction and nonfiction—to see you through this summer.

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