Summer readings: Like a Fiery Elephant by Jonathan Coe
Shakespeare in the evening and 'the Hammersmith Beckett' by day made an unexpectedly lively summer pairing
Summer readings
Summer readings: Moneyball by Michael Lewis
Nicholas Wroe: Continuing our series on Guardian writers' favourite seasonal books, a compulsively told true story about a rare sporting triumph for the nerds
Summer readings
Summer readings: Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Books blog
Summer short story special
The best summer reads – and where to read them
June 2011
The best holiday reads
Anna Karenina on the beach, The Corrections in Patagonia, Death in Venice in . . . where else? Writers recall their most memorable holiday reads