By Emily Lee Photo: Penguin Random House Beach season is here. If you like to sit out by the ocean with a good book to keep you company, you're in luck—there are plenty of new page-turners out this summer. From swoon-worthy romances to chilling thrillers, there are all different kinds of beach reads on this list. All you have to do now is grab one of these books and head to the beach. 1) Official Synopsis: "Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.