“Summer” reading list with novels in a variety of genres about a variety of sea creatures.
created by nighttime.reading
last updated August, 2026
The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro
Mad Sisters of Esi
Tashan Mehta
In Other Lands
Sarah Rees Brennan
The Jellyfish Problem
Tessa Yang
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Herman Melville
Jaws
Peter Benchley
Chlorine
Jade Song
Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs
Juli Berwald
The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Sy Montgomery
Semiosis (Semiosis, #1)
Sue Burke
The Sirens
Emilia Hart
All the Murmuring Bones
A.G. Slatter
Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone
When the Tides Held the Moon
Venessa Vida Kelley
Sea Change
Gina Chung
Whalefall
Daniel Kraus
Shark Heart
Emily Habeck
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt
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