{"id":10336,"date":"2026-06-02T13:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/?p=10336"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:07:27","slug":"mini-beach-houses-stocked-with-bestselling-books-pop-up-in-vrbos-top-summer-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/mini-beach-houses-stocked-with-bestselling-books-pop-up-in-vrbos-top-summer-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Beach Houses Stocked with Bestselling Books Pop Up In Vrbo\u2019s Top Summer Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Vrbo and Little Free Library team up to bring free beach reads to popular vacation towns&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.png\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10313\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nothing completes a summer vacation better than a trusty beach read to enjoy on the beach, by the pool, or on a lakefront dock. Today, Vrbo \u2014 the go-to place to book beach houses, lake houses, cabins, and condos \u2014 partnered with the Little Free Library nonprofit organization and Penguin Random House publisher Berkley to help travellers unplug, unwind, and escape into exciting page-turners during their summer vacations.&nbsp;<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cBeach reads are an iconic vacation staple. With the explosion of #Booktok and the slow travel movement, consumers have entered a new chapter of reading on vacation,\u201d said Melanie Fish, Vrbo Travel Expert. \u201cBook lovers are intentionally unplugging, planning \u2018Readaways\u2019 \u2014 reading retreats with their friends and book clubs \u2014 and spending entire trips relaxing and bonding over the latest bestsellers.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To bring the summer\u2019s hottest beach reads to the beach, Vrbo and Little Free Library constructed 12 beach house-themed libraries that will be installed in Vrbo\u2019s top summer vacation destinations.&nbsp;&nbsp;In Canada, guests and locals can find the Little&nbsp;Free Library in St. Peter\u2019s Harbour, Prince Edward Island. Across the US,&nbsp;they can be found in Pensacola, Florida; Hilton Head, South Carolina; San Diego, Calif.; Yarmouth, Mass.; New Buffalo, Michigan; and the Texas Hill Country, to name a few. The colourful mini-Vrbos come stocked with a new set of popular beach reads that travellers won\u2019t want to put down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vrbo enlisted the help of Berkley, the publishing house known for bestselling authors such as Carly Fortune, Emily Henry and Deanna Raybourn, to curate travellers\u2019 beach readaway lists this summer season. Every book on the list is inspired by travel or vacation. Many take place in some of Vrbo\u2019s most in-demand leisure destinations \u2014 from the lakefront Canadian cottages in&nbsp;<em>Every Summer After,&nbsp;<\/em>to the charming Lake Michigan beach houses in&nbsp;<em>Beach<\/em> <em>Read.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Berkley&#8217;s 2026 Beach Read Recommendations for Your Next Beach Readaway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Every Summer After&nbsp;<\/em>by Carley Fortune<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Beach Read&nbsp;<\/em>by Emily Henry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Bridge Back to You&nbsp;<\/em>by Riss M. Neilson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Flirting Lessons&nbsp;<\/em>by Jasmine Guillory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Get Over It, April Evans&nbsp;<\/em>by Ashley Herring Blake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Killers of a Certain Age&nbsp;<\/em>by Deanna Raybourn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Never Been Shipped&nbsp;<\/em>by Alicia Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Summer\u2019s Never Over&nbsp;<\/em>by Darby Bozeman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>That Summer Feeling&nbsp;<\/em>by Bridget Morrissey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Vera Wong\u2019s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers&nbsp;<\/em>by Jesse Q. Sutanto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReading has the power to connect people and create moments of delight and inspiration, whether at home or on vacation,\u201d said Daniel Gumnit, CEO and Executive Director of Little Free Library. \u201cAs a nonprofit organization, we have a mission to expand access to books for everyone, and we\u2019re proud to partner with Vrbo to bring hundreds of new titles to beautiful destinations across the country. Together, we\u2019re creating more opportunities for travellers to discover, share, and celebrate the joy of reading.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find Vrbo\u2019s beach read-themed Little Free Libraries, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/vrbo-little-free-library\/\">this page<\/a>&nbsp;for a list of locations where the miniature, book-filled Vrbos will be installed. The libraries can also be found on the Little Free Library mobile app and online world map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enter to Win Vrbo\u2019s Beach Readaway Giveaway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conjunction with the Little Free Library installations, Little Free Library is hosting nationwide book giveaways in collaboration with Vrbo and Berkley. All Little Free Library fans in the U.S. and Canada are eligible to enter to win one of Vrbo&#8217;s beach read-themed Little Free Libraries for your neighborhood and local community. Additionally, Vrbo and Little Free Library are giving away nine additional sets of Berkley\u2019s recommended beach reads. To enter, click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/littlefreelibrary.tfaforms.net\/204\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Vrbo extends a special thank-you to Vrbo\u2019s trusted vacation rental partners BESTNest by Beverly Serral, GuestSpaces, Bluewater Vacation Homes, Liquid Life Vacation Rentals, Dunes Properties of Charleston, and Southern Vacation Rentals for helping spread the joy of reading to guests and vacation communities across the U.S. and Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vrbo and Little Free Library team up to bring free beach reads to popular vacation towns&nbsp; Nothing completes a summer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,138],"tags":[],"companies":[71],"locations":[69],"class_list":["post-10336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brand","category-featured","companies-vrbo","locations-toronto","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10336"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10344,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10336\/revisions\/10344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10336"},{"taxonomy":"companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/companies?post=10336"},{"taxonomy":"locations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/locations?post=10336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}