9 Essential Summer Reads--From Sci-Fi to Philosophical Superheroes

This weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer. That means the time has come for taking hikes, playing frisbee, and spending long hours in a pool near you. But for a certain class of folks--the species known as "bookworm"--summer is the ideal time to practice their page-turning. But with so many new tomes hitting shelves, it's hard to know where to start. Below are some of our favorite books of 2017.