Don’t panic (or celebrate) just yet, but summer is on its way.That means it’s time to start assembling the stacks of books that will keep you company, whether it’s on the beach, poolside, or in your armchair with the air conditioner being put through its paces. Map: 100 Southern California independent bookstores to visit in 2026 Plenty of readers turn to fiction to while away the time, and if that’s the case for you, we’ve got you covered with recent lists of mysteries and thrillers, romances, horror novels, debut novels, and short story collections. But sometimes you want to dive...