While Everyone Else Is Scrolling, Hamptons Guests Are Reading

While much of the world is scrolling, Hamptons guests are reading.

This Fourth of July weekend, Bedside Reading is placing a curated collection of books in luxury hotels throughout the Hamptons, giving travelers something increasingly rare: a chance to slow down, escape, and discover a great story.

The Hamptons has always been a place to get away. This weekend, these books are helping guests get away even further.

This year’s collection features everything from children’s adventures and middle-grade fiction to thrillers from bestselling authors, romance, memoir, personal growth, women’s fiction, and books exploring the future of artificial intelligence. Whether guests are looking for an escape, inspiration, a page-turning mystery, or a fresh perspective, there’s a book waiting for them.

Here’s What They’re Reading This Fourth of July

Children’s Adventure

The Captain & His Crew by Meredith Newman
A fun maritime adventure that invites young readers to climb aboard and set sail with the captain and his crew. Along the way, they may spot whales, treasure, pirates, and plenty of imagination.

Thriller

Not What It Seems by Lisa Jackson
Crime writer Nikki Gillette and Detective Pierce Reed are pulled into a chilling Savannah murder case where each victim is found with a mysterious numbered stone. As the bodies multiply, they must race to uncover the killer before the next clue turns deadly.

Romance

Just My Luck by Lena Hendrix
A single mom takes a risky chance on a marriage of convenience with her grumpy boss, hoping it will help save his brewery. What starts as a practical arrangement slowly turns into a heartfelt, small-town romance full of tension, humor, and unexpected sparks.

Personal Growth & Creativity

A Joyful Way of Being by BrittMarie Eksell
This inspiring guide encourages readers to reconnect with creativity, self-expression, and joy in the middle of life. Through reflection and artistic exploration, it shows how creativity can become a path to meaning, healing, and personal renewal.

Women’s Fiction

Greater Expectations by Angela Terry
Allison James is finally rebuilding her life with a successful business and a loving relationship, but her deepest dream of becoming a mother is still uncertain. As pressure, love, and timing collide, she must decide how far she is willing to go for the future she has always imagined.

Technology, AI & the Future

We Are As Gods by Steven Kotler and Peter Diamandis
This thought-provoking book explores how AI, robotics, genetics, longevity, and other exponential technologies are giving humanity extraordinary new power. It challenges readers to build the wisdom, resilience, and purpose needed to thrive in an age of abundance.

Motivation & Self-Development

The Permission Mission by Dr. Cindy McGovern
This motivational book encourages readers to stop waiting for outside approval and start giving themselves permission to move forward. With an empowering, practical tone, it reminds people that confidence often begins with one simple decision: saying yes to yourself.

Middle Grade Adventure

Trapped by Bella Olson
Eleven-year-old Ava must use her brains, bravery, and imagination to escape a strange facility run by an evil scientist. With riddles, laser traps, new friends, and a magical chicken named Rocco, this is a fast-paced adventure full of humor and heart.

Memoir

Always Hungry by Jane McGuinness
In this raw and darkly funny memoir, Jane McGuinness shares her journey through emotional eating, divorce, motherhood, discrimination, and self-discovery. What begins as a story about hunger becomes a deeper search for freedom, identity, and healing.

“One of the reasons people love coming to the Hamptons is that it gives them permission to slow down,” says Jane Ubell-Meyer, founder of Bedside Reading. “A great book is still one of the best ways to escape, recharge, and experience something new. We’re proud to help connect travelers with authors whose stories might become the highlight of their vacation.”

Adding to Bedside Reading’s growing presence in the Hamptons literary community, Jane Ubell-Meyer has been named the new Book Contributor for Air Hamptons on LTV and WLIW-FM 88.3. Through her regular television and radio appearances, she spotlights notable authors, exciting new releases, and emerging literary trends for East End audiences. Her segments connect readers with compelling books while providing authors with valuable visibility across broadcast, streaming, digital, and radio platforms throughout the region.

“Jane proves people still read books. She finds authors with compelling stories and then delivers them to readers when they need them most, at the beach or by the bedside. She’s my ‘book whisperer’ and she never steers readers wrong.” – Bill McCuddy, Host of NPR and PBS

Where Readers Are Discovering Books

This Fourth of July, Bedside Reading books can be found at many of the Hamptons’ most beloved hotels and inns, including:

• 1708 House, Southampton
• Baker House 1650, East Hampton
• Beachcomber Resort at Montauk
• Capri Southampton
• Canoe Place Inn & Cottages, Hampton Bays
• Hotel Moraine, Greenport
• Journey East Hampton
• Marram Montauk
• Mill House Inn, East Hampton
• Southampton Inn
• The Maidstone, East Hampton

Now in its ninth year, Bedside Reading has helped thousands of travelers discover new authors through placements in luxury hotels throughout the Hamptons and across the country. The program has become a favorite among authors seeking meaningful visibility and readers looking for their next great vacation read.

Because long after the fireworks are over, the right story stays with you.