Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews is one of the 2026 frontlist titles readers are watching most closely and it is easy to see why: pack the car, cue the playlist: the summer's most irresistible getaway.
What it's about
Mary Kay Andrews, the reliable royalty of the summer novel, sends her characters out on the open road for a warm, funny, feelings-in-the-passenger-seat escape. Expect the things she does best: a Southern-tinged cast you root for, a little romance, a little reckoning and the sun-soaked momentum of a genuinely good trip.
Why everyone's talking about it
Road Trip landed in the top five of the NYT hardcover fiction list and has been widely tagged the beach read of 2026. When Andrews publishes, a huge, loyal readership shows up and this is the book they will be packing.
The verdict, for now
If you want a warm, breezy, expertly built escape, this is the one to toss in the beach bag. Come for the sunshine and the road, stay for the reason Andrews owns this genre summer after summer.
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