Looking for something to read on the beach or take on your next trip? Check out these popular reads according to Copperfield’s Books.

“The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel,” by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows.
A novel in letters describing life on the Channel Islands during German occupation.

“The Elegance of the Hedgehog: A Novel,” by Muriel Barbery.
A Parisian apartment building is the setting for ruminations on beauty and life by the 54-year-old woman concierge and a 12-year-old tenant.

“Olive Kitteridge: Stories,” by Elizabeth Strout.
Powerful linked stories about grief and connectedness in a town on the Maine coast.

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: A Novel”, by Stieg Larsson.
A journalist and his punk prodigy investigate the disappearance of a woman forty years ago.

“The Time Traveler’s Wife”, by Audrey Niffenegger.
Clare’s in love, but Henry keeps slipping the usual time-space continuum.

“Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: A Novel,” by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith.
The undead roam Hertfordshire and the Bennets are having none of it.

“The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel,” by Garth Stein.
Dog gleans wisdom from the topsy-turvy life of his race car-driving master.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: A Novel,” by J.K. Rowling.
Book Seven is just out in paperback.

“I See You Everywhere: A Novel,” by Julia Glass.
Bound as sisters, two women tell the stories of their very different lives.

“Glenn Beck’s Common Sense.”
The political commentator speaks his mind.