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Julie Gilbert Today, we delve into the enduring relevance of the themes explored by Pulitzer Prize -winning author Edna Ferber
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It’s (un)officially summer, which means the living is easy, days and legs are stretching out languorously, and you’ve got sunshine hours to burn by the pool. (Unless, of course, you’re a parent.) But which books should fill your beach bag/backyard/pool house library this year? The internet, as always, has the an answer. So as usual , I have endeavored to find it. If you’re new here, here’s how it works: 1. I read all of the Most Anticipated Books of Summer and Best Summer Reading lists that flood the internet this time of year (or at least as many as I can find). 2. I count how many times each individual book is mentioned. 3. I collate that information for you in this handy list. There are noticeably fewer summer reading lists floating around this year. It’s possible some outlets are waiting later to run their summer reading lists, but it may also be a function of the state of online media (crumbling), or the fall of the list (imaginary), or something-something AI (possible, very very possible). But I still managed to read 23 lists, which recommended a grand total of 456 books. 59 of those books were mentioned at least 3 times, and these I have collated in descending order of popularity below. 10 lists: Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword (July) 9 lists: Julia Phillips, Bear Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Long Island Compromise (July) Julia Phillips, Bear (June) 8 lists: Rufi Thorpe, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Liz Moore, The God of the Woods (July) Rufi Thorpe, Margo’s Got Money Troubles (June) 7 lists: state of paradise laura van den berg Rachel Cusk, Parade (June) Questlove, with Ben Greenman, Hip-Hop is History (June) Laura van den Berg, State of Paradise (July) 6 lists: cue the sun emily nussbaum Emily Nussbaum, Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV (June) Yasmin Zaher, The Coin (July) 5 lists: Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time (May) Kevin Kwan, Lies and Weddings (May) Claire Lombardo, Same As It Ever Was (June) Morgan Talty, Fire Exit (June) 4 lists: Tracy O’Neill, […]
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Julie Gilbert Today, we delve into the enduring relevance of the themes explored by Pulitzer Prize -winning author Edna Ferber
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