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What’s on your summer reading list? We asked 6 dedicated readers

By Jo Case, Senior Deputy Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation

Summer reading can mean anything you want it to – from a crime or romance novel to a fat classic you didn’t have time for during the year. What will you read?

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