I’ve read a couple of great books this year and wanted to share some of my favorites so far. What have you been reading this summer?
Sea of Tranquility — Emily St. John Mandel
Why We’re Polarized — Ezra Klein
The Candy House — Jennifer Egan
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance — Hanif Abdurraqib
To Paradise — Hanya Yanagihara
Silverview — John le Carré
Black Cake — Charmaine Wilkerson
The Family Chao — Lan Samantha Chang
Velvet Was the Night — Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mouth to Mouth — Antoine Wilson
The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure — Yascha Mounk
The School for Good Mothers — Jessamine Chan
Razorblade Tears — S. A. Cosby
For Hoops Fans:
Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks — Chris Herring
Summer Music Playlist
Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies — it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together.
Here’s what I’ve been listening to this summer. What songs would you add?
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Break My Soul — Beyoncé
Vibe Out — Tems
Music for a Sushi Restaurant — Harry Styles
Mighty Love — The Spinners
Feelin’ Alright — Joe Cocker
Energy — Sampa the Great ft. Nadeem Din-Gabisi
SAOKO — Rosalía
Split/Whole Time — Lil Yachty
Let’s Go Crazy — Prince
That’s Where I Am — Maggie Rogers
I Can’t Get Next To You — Al Green
More Than You Know — Dr. John
Blue in Green — Miles Davis
Last Last — Burna Boy
Persuasive — Doechii
Cherries — Hope Tala ft. Aminé
Save Me — Aretha Franklin
Nobody Knows Me — Lyle Lovett
Ojitos Lindos — Bad Bunny & Bomba Estéreo
Pull Up — Koffee
Dancing in the Dark — Bruce Springsteen
Angelica — Wet Leg
When I B On Tha Mic — Rakim
Too Good — Drake ft. Rihanna
Spanish Joint — D’Angelo
Do I Move You? (Version II) — Nina Simone
Take Five — Dave Brubeck
Finesse — Pheelz & BNXN fka Buju
Bliss — Amber Mark
Found — Jacob Banks
Apple Tree Blues — CAAMP
I’ve Been Loving You — Otis Redding
Guantanamera — Wyclef Jean ft. Lauryn Hill
I’m Shakin’ — Jack White
I Just Want to Thank You — Big John Hamilton
Praise You — Fatboy Slim
Many Times — Dijon
Better — The Foreign Exchange ft. Shana Tucker & Eric Roberson
Tamagotchi — Omar Apollo
The Furthest Thing — Maren Morris
Under Control — The Internet
Die Hard — Kendrick Lamar ft. Amanda Reifer & Blxst
