What is your all-time favorite beach book? Name up to five.

Susan Graben
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND by Dorothea Benton Frank
SKINNY DIP by Carl Hiaasen
and any Anne George mystery.

Lisa
THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Michael Connelly
WELCOME TO TEMPTATION or FAST WOMEN by Jennifer Crusie
MR. PERFECT by Linda Howard
THE SCULPTRESS by Minette Walters
Any of the Corinna Chapman mysteries by Kerry Greenwood

Kathryn McNamara
THE PRINCE OF TIDES by Pat Conroy
BEACH MUSIC by Pat Conroy

Patricia Mcgeehan
Beach Music
Moon Shell Beach
Body Surfing
Water for Elephants
Prince of Tides

Sandra Hughes
One of my favorite beach books of course was BEACHES by Iris Dart and then the movie that followed was also very good. PLAINSONG by Kent Haruf and anything by Pam Houston.

Rebecca Chome
BEACH MUSIC by Pat Conroy

Dale
THE MERMAID CHAIR by Sue Monk Kidd

Linda Bentzen
GRIEVOUS SIN by Faye Kellerman
BONES by Jon Kellerman
THE SUSPECT by John Lescroart
PROOF POSITIVE by Phillip Margolin
SEE HOW THEY RUN by James Patterson

Sharon Westafer
The Shell Seekers
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Dragonfly in Amber
Clan of the Cave Bear
Snowflower and the Secret Fan

Lisa Pekuri
THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell

Arthur Harriman
LORD JIM by Joseph Conrad
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by Mack Haddon
THE EMPTY CHAIR by Jefferey Deaver

Jan Anderson
MISERY by Stephen King
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Living Dock

Jackie Wisherd
I don't go to the beach on vacation but my favorite vacation reads are THE FIRST COUNCIL by Brad Meltzer and all his other books and all of C.J. Box's books like BLUE HEAVEN.

Norene Wittlin
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS by Jacqueline Susann

Rosalie Sambuco
GARDEN OF BEASTS Jeffery Deaver
WHISTLING IN THE DARK Lesley Kagen
NIGHTS IN RODANTHE by Nicholas Sparks
WATCHERS by Dean Koontz
THE SUNNE IN SPLENDOUR by Sharon Kay Penman

Cheryl Kraus
TRIPTYCH by Karin Slaughter
THE NEIGHBOR by Lisa Gardner
THE POET by Michael Connelly
IMMORAL by Brian Freeman
PLUM ISLAND by Neslon DeMille

Judith Paronett
Any Clive Cussler books.

Debbie Moore
Beach Music
Outer Banks

Janice Hoaglin
THE BEACH HOUSE by Mary Alice Monroe
OUTER BANKS by Anne Rivers Siddens
SAILING by Susan Kenney
THE LANGUAGE OF SAND by Brett Ellen Block
LOW COUNTRY by Anne Rivers Siddens

Mary Toelke
Alive
The Help
Snowflower and the Secret Fan
Women of the Silk
Bones

Jeanne
Anything by Jodi Picoult.

Kay Tibbles
Books set in the area where I'm vacationing --- preferably a cozy mystery.

Sue Brandes
DEWEY: THE SMALL-TOWN LIBRARY CAT WHO TOUCHED THE WORLD by Vicki Myron
SIMPLE WISHES by Lisa Dale
THE OCEAN BETWEEN by Lynda Coker

Kathleen LaJaune
THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Mostly anything written by Dorthea Benton Frank
The Janet Evanovich books
the latest by James Patterson
THE FIRM

Sharon
Anything by Janet Evanovich and one book only by Danielle Steel.

Steven Schwindt
Jaws
The Big Short

Sigrun Schulz
Some fun books for the beach:
ON A WICKED WIND by Linda Jones
ON THE BEACH by Nevil Shute
BAIT by Karen Robards

Sandra Dickey
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemmingway
WICKED by Gregory Maguire
The Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich
The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries by Sue Grafton

Linda
BE BURIED IN THE RAIN by Barbara Michaels

THE SHELL SEEKERS by Rosamunde Pilcher

REMEMBER ME by by Laura Hendrie

Ginger Gkockner
Beach Music
The Pillars of the Earth
Prince of Tides
The Thorn Birds

Lesley Bodemann
Since I don't go to the beach; my responses might be a little bit "harsher" than what others choose to read on vacation but....
THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD by Debra Dean
URSULA, UNDER by Ingrid Hill
THE MERCY OF THIN AIR by Ronlyn Domingue
A PLACE OF EXECUTION by Val McDermid (this one is the one which started me reading her books)
THE BONE GARDEN by Tess Gerritsen

ck
THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE by Pat Conroy
THE GOLD COAST by Nelson DeMille 
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY by Robert James Waller 
JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton 
and ALONG CAME A SPIDER by James Patterson

Jean
The Help
The Shell Seekers
The Thorn Birds
One for The Money (all of the Stephanie Plum series!)

Kim Fankhauser
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Water for Elephants

Linda Smith
Gone with the Wind 
The Help
Atlas Shrugged
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Wanda Thomas
Marjorie Morningstar
The Thorn Birds

Steven Schwindt
Jaws

Jean Berardi
Gone With The Wind

Gail Blesi
THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks
SAM'S LETTERS TO JENNIFER by James Patterson

Lynda East
WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett

Lynn K.
Harry Potter
Stephanie Plum series
Mitford series
Elm Creek Quilt series
Anything by Pat Conroy

Erin Cook
I have to give authors since I love all of their titles during the summertime (and really all year).

Mary Kay Andrews
Emily Giffin
Carol Higgins Clark
Janet Evanovich

Pam Moore
Savannah Blues
I Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
Househusband
While My Sister Sleeps
Peony in Love

Debbie Beigh
Janet Evanovich's latest...it comes out every year when I and 8 friends are at the beach, and Emerald Isle Books --- Emerald Isle, NC, is always so kind to save a copy for this Indiana girl!

Linda M. Johnson
VOYAGER by Diana Gabaldon
THE DRUMS OF AUTUMN by Diana Gabaldon
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexander Dumas
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger

Christie McKee
WILL OF WISTERIA by Denise Hildreth
THE PRINCE OF TIDES by Pat Conroy
Anything Patti Calahan Henry
Anything Karen S. White
THE PROMISE by Danielle Steele

Diana Trabanco
my favorites are the latest by:
Janet Evanoovitch 
Jackie Collins
Mary Higgins Clark
Jodi Picoult
Robert Parker

Jann Knighten
Beach Music
Prince of Tides
Outer Banks

Becky McAndrews
Water for Elephants
My Sister's Keeper
The Glass Castle
Redeeming Love
The House at Riverton

Anne B
Lovely Bones
The Sunday Wife
The Prince of Tides
Murder on a Bad Hair Day
Sullivan's Island

KAREL DEICH
The Shell Seekers

Judy
The Pagan Christ
Anything by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Exodus
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Da Vinci Code

Barbara Goettler
When I read The Lovely Bones, I thought it was the best, but then I read Down River and The Last Child and they were also great! Also, I loved House Rules and Still Alice. So hard to pick just one!!

Fran
To me, any Janet Evanovich book is great to curl up poolside or at the beach! You need something funny and romantic. A mystery could work well too..... mainly no-brainers that don't require too much thought!

Nadine Heinlen
Prince of Tides

Renee Soriano
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See 
THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

Debbie
Anything from Pat Conroy. The man writes like a dream.

Angela Satalino
The Time Traveler's Wife

Sherri Staples
Twilight
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Gone with the Wind
Land of Mango Sunsets
Any of the Mitford series

Diana Sanchez
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee
SHOOT THE MOON by Billie Letts
KEEPING THE HOUSE by Ellen Baker
NEXT THING ON MY LIST by Jill Smolinski
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC by Sophie Kinsella

Rita Powell
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE by Ann Rule
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee

I know these are not light reading, but I have to have a mystery (true or otherwise) and a classic.

Celeste
Summer Sisters
Water For Elephants
Bright Side of Disaster
The Last Child
Summer At Willow Lake

Barbara
FANNY by Erica Jong
PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE by Stieg Larsson
Any Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum mystery
Any Elizabeth George mystery

Suzanne Gonneville
These Is My Words

Kathryn Hemstead
BEACHES by Iris Rainer Dart
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY by Robert James Waller
THE PULL OF THE MOON by Elizabeth Berg
GARDEN SPELLS by Sarah Addison Allen

Tanya F
SUCH A PRETTY FAT by Jen Lancaster
anything by Janet Evanovich
NIGHTS IN RODANTHE by Nicholas Sparks
anything by James Patterson
anything by Hilderbrand

Linda
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Anita Dallas
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
The Help
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Norene Wittlin
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS by Jacqueline Susann

Linda M. Johnson
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
TOURIST SEASON by Carl Hiaasen
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

Summer Dove
GIFT FROM THE SEA by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; BEACH GIRLS by Luanne Rice; The Mitford series by Jan Karon; SEA GLASS by Anita Shreve; PARADISE BAY by James Michael Pratt

Barbara Brock
BEACH MUSIC by Pat Conroy

FoodBrat
In the Land of Misfits, Pirates and Cooks
Underneath a Cloudless Sky

Rene Parnell
RAGE OF ANGELS by Sydney Shelton
PRESUMED INNOCENT by Scott Turow
SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD by Rebecca Wells
SERENA by Ron Rash
THE FIRM by John Grisham

KAREL DEICH
The Shell Seekers

Ronie
GRAND AVENUE - Joy Fielding
PLANTATION - Dorothea Benton Frank
LOW COUNTRY - Anne River Siddons
THE HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG - Andre Dubus II
FIREFLY LANE - Kristin Hannah
THOSE WHO SAVE US - Jenna Blum