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Power Library- Summer Escape Reads
6/30/2026
Summer is the perfect time to relax with a great book. Whether you're reading by the pool, on the porch, or on vacation, this month’s picks offer plenty of excitement, laughter, and unforgettable characters.
Looking for something light and entertaining? These funny fiction titles deliver laugh-out-loud moments, quirky characters, and plenty of summer reading fun!
Written by Donna Andrews
Read by Bernadette Dunne
Meg Langslow thought managing three weddings in one summer would be chaotic enough—but between demanding brides, unusual requests, and endless planning, her small-town life is already overflowing. When an unpopular newcomer turns up dead and secrets begin surfacing among friends and neighbors, Meg finds herself adding amateur detective to her growing list of responsibilities. This witty cozy mystery combines humor, small-town charm, and just enough suspense to keep readers guessing.
Written by Philip K. Dick
In this clever and imaginative short story, a man becomes convinced that aliens are secretly taking over the world—and he believes he’s found the evidence hidden in plain sight. As his suspicions grow, readers are pulled into a humorous and unexpected journey that blurs the line between paranoia and possibility. With his signature blend of satire and science fiction, Philip K. Dick delivers a memorable tale that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
Written by Fiona Woodifield
Sophie Johnson seems to have it all—a dream job at a top fashion magazine, plenty of ambition, and a plan for the future—but behind the scenes, she’s overwhelmed, frustrated, and unlucky in love. Hoping to find a real-life gentleman, she joins an exclusive Jane Austen-inspired dating agency and soon meets the charmingly named Darcy Drummond. But romance proves far more complicated than the novels she loves, especially when another unexpected connection enters the picture. Funny, heartfelt, and full of charm, this delightful rom-com asks whether true love can really live up to fiction.
Summer can also be a great time for personal growth. These self-improvement books offer motivation, practical advice, and fresh perspectives for building better habits and living your best life.
Written by Dan Harris
After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes for his anxiety. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head.
We all have an inner narrator. It's what has us losing our temper unnecessarily, checking our email compulsively, eating when we're not hungry, and fixating on the past and the future at the expense of the present. Most of us assume we're stuck with this voice—that there's nothing we can do to rein it in—but Harris stumbled upon an effective, science-backed way to do just that.
10% Happier 10th Anniversary is now considered a classic text on the power of meditation, a practical introduction to the practice that can convert even the most hardened skeptic. With over a million copies sold, this popular personal growth memoir is the go-to guide, and with meditation now a widely accepted and encouraged practice, Dan Harris is a pivotal and approachable figure in the field who has built a thriving platform based on the ideas he first presented in this book.
In this 10th Anniversary Edition, Harris offers a new preface reflecting on how much has changed—for him and for the public perceptions of meditation, plus a revised and expanded appendix, filled with guided meditations and practical advice for anyone looking for stress management tools and how to boot up a habit.
Written by Napoleon Hill
This motivational personal-development and self-help book was inspired by a suggestion from Scottish American businessman Andrew Carnegie. While the title implies that this book deals only with how to achieve monetary wealth, author Napoleon Hill explains that the philosophy taught in these pages can be used to help individuals do or be almost anything they want. For instance, according to sportswriter Jim Murray, Think and Grow Rich was credited for Ken Norton's boxing upset of Muhammad Ali in 1973. At the time of Hill's death in 1970, Think and Grow Rich had sold twenty million copies since its publication during the Great Depression in 1937. It remains Hill's biggest seller and was listed by Businessweek as the sixth best-selling paperback business book seventy years after its publication. It is also on John C. Maxwell's "Lifetime Must-Read" list.
Written by Joshua Becker
Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter, and we tire of cleaning and managing and organizing.
While excess consumption leads to bigger houses, faster cars, fancier technology, and cluttered homes, it never brings happiness. Rather, it results in a desire for more. It redirects our greatest passions to things that can never fulfill, and it distracts us from the very life we wish we were living.
But it doesn't have to be this way. In The More of Less, Joshua Becker helps you:
- recognize the life-giving benefits of owning less
- realize how all the stuff you own is keeping you from pursuing your dreams
- craft a personal, practical approach to decluttering your home and life
- experience the joys of generosity
- learn why the best part of minimalism isn't a clean house; it's a full life
It's time to own your possessions instead of letting them own you. After all, the beauty of minimalism isn't in what it takes away. It's in what it gives.
