Jacobin has proffered a reading list for the beach-going proletarian. Not content to regale its readers with stories about the evils of our capitalist overlords, the self-sacrificing editors of the socialist publication urge them to read such classics as: 

Shockingly, the greatest socialist fiction writer of all time didn’t make the list, but his works can be found here. Those who prefer more contemporary fantasies can subscribe to Jacobin, today’s leading fiction magazine, for just $30 a year. 

Our own Michael Brendan Dougherty offered his own (admittedly less fiction-laden) summer reading list here. I would add that, if you’re interested in American political history, I reviewed an interesting book about the John Birch Society that is worth checking out.