The Washington Monthly summer reading guide.

• Author: Nussbaum, Jeff
• Position: Brief article

Looking for a good book as you head to the beach? We take a look at some of the most exciting summer releases:

TRAVEL

A Year in Anbar Provence

By John McCain

Senator McCain chronicles a year of leisurely walks, garden parties, and outdoor cooking in a region he describes as "conveying a feeling of safety I have not known since the womb."

FICTION

Harry Reid and the Disappearing Timetable

By J. K. Rowling

Young Harry strikes a series of unfavorable deals with the Vice-President-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

ROMANCE

Savage Vegan

By Dennis Kucinich

The Ohio congressman and perennial presidential candidate's first foray into fiction is best described by the book's subtitle: "He didn't eat meat, but he was an animal."

SELF-HELP/HOW-TO

Justice for Dummies

Edited by Monica Goodling

A perfect primer for employees of Alberto Gonzales.

Our Secret

By Jim Gilmore, Duncan Hunter, and Mike Gravel

The authors discuss campaigns so secret, their wives and families don't even know they're running!

SEX AND SEXUALITY

Neo-Conna Sutra

By Paul Wolfowitz

Join the greatest lover in the history of the World Bank as he explores such positions as the Avenging Eagle, the Chicken Hawk, and Kvetch Landing on Subordinate.

PARENTING AND FAMILY

What to Expect When Your Lesbian Partner is Expecting

By Mary Cheney

A week-by-week look at your gay partner's pregnancy--and a great companion book to Lynne Cheney's recently released children's book, My Two Mommies--Are An Affront Before God.

MEMOIR

9/11 for President

By Rudy "9/11" Giuliani

"America's Mayor" shares lessons from 9/11, stories from 9/11, and other sentences with the words "Giuliani" and "9/11" in them. He also explains why he actually looked into legally changing his first, middle, and last names to "September," "Eleventh," and...