After we published our list of the best beach reads, we asked readers for their suggestions – including ‘mercifully brief’ fantasy, raucous comedy and a crime thriller that’s ‘tense as hell’

From Mick Herron’s Slow Horses and Ian Rankin’s Rebus to new books from Bret Easton Ellis and Emma Cline, your beach reads are sorted courtesy of Guardian Australia’s staff and critics

From hilarious fiction by Terry Pratchett and PG Wodehouse to memoirs by Patricia Lockwood and Adam Kay, your beach reads are sorted courtesy of Guardian Australia’s staff and critics

From Douglas Adams and Liu Cixin to Terry Pratchett and Claire G Coleman, your beach reads are sorted courtesy of Guardian Australia’s staff and critics

From classic romance to steamy romps to lust and power, your beach reads are sorted courtesy of Guardian Australia’s staff and critics