70 recommended summer books: fiction, memoirs, and children's picks
By
Justine Jordan, David Shariatmadari, Imogen Russell Williams
Fresh out the oven, still warm. Top of the tray.
Summary
A curated list of 70 recommended books for summer reading, spanning fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, and children's literature. The article includes selections from leading authors sharing their favorite holiday reads, with highlights such as Ben Lerner's novel about a writer interviewing his mentor and Maggie O'Farrell's latest historical fiction.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA middle-aged writer returns to his college town to record the final interview with his 90-year-old intellectual mentor.
This anxiety dream of a beginning leads us into a series of sharp insights into family, memory, inheritance and storytelling.
From dynamite debuts to must-read memoirs and magical children's fiction, here's our selection of this year's hottest holiday reads.
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