Now Reading

There’s still another month of summer reading ahead! If you’ve already reached the bottom of your beach bag, our editors have some exciting suggestions for replenishing it.

And now it is summer. My children have been compiling their lists for various reading clubs, and I find myself vaguely longing for the days when I used to do…

I have difficulty finishing books because I have difficulty getting started on them. If I’m not hooked by the first page, if I’m just not in the mood for the…

It seems that this month, we’re reading stories that have some kind of disability at their core.

Sometimes, the books we’re reading are not books that we want to recommend. In fact, we might not want to admit to reading them at all.

I recently finished Jamie Quatro’s I Want to Show You More, a mildly terrifying short story collection that roams through the ruined lives of modern southern women. Frankly,…

Our editors have brought such a wealth of contributions to this month’s list that I see no point in adding to it myself. Read on for their raves; then go…

I don’t suppose I can say that I am “now reading” anything, since I can’t seem to get around to the books that I was reading only a few weeks…

I always have difficulty writing about what I’m “now reading,” as it’s usually a.) more Robertson Davies and b.) more Patrick O’Brian.

Our editors’ picks for this reading list just happen to be books that depict women in memorable and convincing ways.

Our editors are particularly effusive about their choices for this list. If you’re looking for a book to love, read on.