Guardian US summer reads
Each Monday starting July 1, 2013 and continuing through the summer until Labor Day, we will give an award to celebrate a new book that suits your summer mood and plans. All featured books will be summer 2013 publications
Readers' choice for best summer read: Run, Brother, Run by David Berg
Emma G Keller: The votes have been tallied. Now read an excerpt from the winner of our readers' choice award for best book of the summer
Best short story collection summer read: Search Party
Valerie Trueblood's memorable and textured stories don't take long to read – but they linger long after you've finished them
Best murder mystery summer read: Crime of Privilege by Walter Walker
This is exactly the story you want to read in the middle of August: a whodunit set amid the lives of the rich and famous
Best staycation summer read: The Good Life Lab by Wendy Tremayne
It's tough when everyone is headed to the airport and you're not. But, let's face it, not everyone spends August on the Amalfi coast
Best book for a long flight: Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
Emma G Keller: This story about identical twin sisters will power you all the way through your first in-flight drink to your final destination
Best non-fiction summer reads: Difficult Men by Brett Martin
If you're watching (or re-watching) The Wire, Deadwood, Breaking Bad or Mad Men this summer, Brett Martin's book is for you
Best book to share summer reads: Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
Emma G Keller: Some books are just too good to keep to yourself. David Rakoff's unique novel – written entirely in verse – is one of them
Summer reading: Guardian US journalists share their tips
Kayla Epstein: Richard Ford, Thomas McGuane, Haruki Murakami – members of the newsroom share what they're reading this summer
