“Summer” reading list with novels about a variety of sea creatures and genres.
created by nighttime.reading
last updated July, 2026
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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