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Summer of Love, the latest novel from author Kerri Maher, is out July 7, 2026

Maher tells PEOPLE that the book "is the most personal novel I’ve ever written"

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover of Summer of Love

Beginning in the titular summer of 1967, Summer of Love tells a story of sisters, sobriety and San Francisco. For author Kerri Maher , it hits closer to home than any novel she’s published before.

The latest from Maher — who is known for The Paris Bookseller , The Girl in White Gloves and The Kennedy Debutante — is out July 7, 2026 via Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The cover of Summer of Love , which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal, features a dreamy shot of Golden Gate Bridge, a nod to the book’s setting.

“In this moving no

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