OK, perhaps it’s not “Jaws” or other typical beach reading, but the journal Nature has been running a fascinating series of articles on music and science, including articles by John Sloboda, Nicholas Cook, and Philip Ball. They’ve now made all of the articles available as one download, or you can also browse and download single articles, and access a related podcast. (Note that the articles are listed on the web page in reverse chronological order, with the last in the series at the top).