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With summer here, it’s time once again to gather our trio of booksellers, who are full of good ideas about what to read poolside this year.

What do Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” Led Zeppelin’s “Houses of the Holy” and “Elegy” by The Nice have in common? All are iconic albums — visually, as well as musically.

In 1740, the Wager set sail from England in search of Spanish treasure. Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

On September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill claimed they were abducted by “beings that were somehow not human.”

You know that feeling you get when you see something so incredible that it transcends understanding? That’s awe. But, really, what is awe?

What do you get when you mix conversations about burgers in Europe, debates about Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” plus lots of violence? A Tarantino movie.

Is it okay to consume — even to love — the art created by people who’ve done terrible things? What are the ethics of making a choice like that?

Between 1995 and 2001, Stéphane Breitweiser stole 239 works of art from more than 100 museums around Europe. He never sold a single one.

The role that Samuel Adams played in fomenting the American Revolution once made him the most wanted man in the country.

Even if you aren’t afflicted by it, you probably know about obsessive compulsive disorder. But even if you have it, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of scrupulosity.