Cosmopolitan’s John Searles uses Today as a vehicle to display his wonderful taste in the form of 10 summertime books “for when you’re loafing around in your bikini.” Searles’ two cents include Khaled Hosseini’s newest, A Thousand Splendid Suns, which is, by no stretch of the imagination, a beach read, as well as new books by other chipper folk like Ian McEwan (On Chesil Beach) and Justin Evans (A Good and Happy Child).

It’s not all gloom and doom, though. “The Simpsons” producer and supervising writer Larry Doyle’s newest is I Love You, Beth Cooper, which details one Denis Cooverman’s public proclamation of love for cheerleader Beth—at his own graduation, no less—and the ensuing 17 hours.

You can view the whole list here, and tailor your wish lists accordingly.