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Have we finally gotten over the idea that summer is for silly books?

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Here are the 12 were most anticipating.

Maris Kreizman

Hi, Bunny!squeals theHeathers-esque clique of woman-children in Samantha Mackeys MFA program.

Its their greeting, their shared nickname, their homage to their own fluffy blankness and docility.

Patsy, by Nicole Dennis-Benn (Liveright, June 4)

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This is exactly the kind of book youd hope the creator ofBoJack Horsemanwould write.

Yet each one has a chewy emotional center and a gut punch worth waiting for.

Thats whatSupper Clubwill do to you.

Bunny, by Mona Awad (Viking, June 11)

Taddeo lived in their towns.

She drove across the country (six times).

She documents their text messages, their sex positions, their basest desires.

‘Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory’ by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

But its also fully immersive: gonzo journalism without the machismo.

Once again, the author of the Pulitzer-winningThe Underground Railroadreckons with a past that is definitely not even past.

Shes an expert in the sweet spot where contemporary politics and youth culture meet and make out.

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong (Penguin, June 16)

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How Could She, by Lauren Mechling (Viking, June 25)

Supper Club, by Lara Williams (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, July 9)

Three Women, by Lisa Taddeo (Avid Reader Press, July 9)

The Need, by Helen Phillips (Simon & Schuster, July 9)

The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead

Trick Mirror, by Jia Tolentino (Random House, August 6)

The Memory Police, by Yoko Ogawa (Pantheon, August 15)

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