If you're planning your summer reading list, we've got some book picks for you. The ladies of The View have shared their must-read books for the 2026 summer in their "The Ladies Get Lit" series.

Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro all shared books that inspired or touched them. Here are the books the ladies of The View shared to add to your reading list.

After you look through their list of must-read fiction and non-fiction books, share your top book picks in the comments section below! 

Whoopi's Book Picks

• Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams

• Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists and Flock-Fleecing Frauds by John Fugelsang

• The Descendant by Linda Stasi

Sara's Book Picks

• Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

• The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World by Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price

Sunny's Book Picks

• Rewilding: Freedom, Friendly and Finding Our Way Home by Jane Green

• The Revelation of Dionne Daphne: A Novel by Mara Brock Akil

Alyssa's Book Picks

• London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe

• Future Rich Person: The New Rules for Building Wealth (Even if You're Stuck, Broke and that Billionaire Won't Text You Back...) by by Haley Sacks

Joy's Book Picks

• More Rules for Aging: Making the Most of Your Ridiculous, Wondrous Life by Roger Rosenblatt

• The Land and Its People by David Sedaris

Ana's Book Picks

• My What If Year: A Memoir by Alisha Fernandez Miranda

• Every Version of You by Natalie Messier

Share your summer reading book picks below!

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