
The Amazon Books editors know what's hot for summer, and they've shared their 2017 favorites with CNN.

"Dating You/Hating You": Christina Lauren's latest tells the story of two Hollywood agents who fall in love and find themselves in competition for the same position. (Lauren is the pen name of best friends and best-selling writers Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings.)

"The Bear and the Nightingale": The debut novel by Katherine Arden, this tale is set in the Russian wilderness, where winter takes up most of the year and household spirits protect those who honor them. A new stepmother who refuses to pay homage to the spirits puts a girl and her family in danger.

"All the Birds in the Sky": Magic and technology go to war in San Francisco in this intriguing novel by Charlie Jane Anders. A la "Romeo and Juliet," a witch and a tech enthusiast fall in love, even as they must choose sides in the war.

"Camino Island": Of course there's trouble in John Grisham's latest thriller, where local bookseller Bruce Cable is known to deal in rare books, some of which are stolen. There's danger when a young novelist goes undercover to learn his secrets.

"Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem": Bill Nye's latest book shares how this Boy Scout and Boeing engineer became the Science Guy. He also makes a good case for how anyone can tackle difficult issues.

"The Retreat of Western Liberalism": To Edward Luce, the Financial Times US columnist and commentator, the rise of President Donald Trump is a symptom -- not the cause -- of the weakening of Western liberalism. Democracy, he argues, should not be taken for granted.

"The Late Show": Banished to the night shift after filing a sexual harassment complaint, LAPD's Renée Ballard doesn't get to finish the cases she picks up. That is, until she refuses to give two cases up in Michael Connelly's latest book.

"The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide": Adults remember Chris Colfer from the cast of the television series "Glee," but children know him as a best-selling author. In his conclusion to his "Land of Stories" series, publishing in July, fairy tale characters collide in the Big Apple.

"To Capture What We Cannot Keep": Beatrice Colin's historical novel is set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, where a French engineer and a Scottish widow defy class restrictions when they fall in love.

"Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders": The oddest of the world's wonders are at your fingertips with Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton's guide to more than 700 curious spots around the world.



