What to read this summer
Summer is here, and with it hopefully a bit more time to read. Today we get book recommendations from The Post's in-house experts.
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Show Notes
Summer is the perfect time to dive into a new book, and the Post’s Book World section has compiled recommendations for every type of reader.
Today, Book World editors Jacob Brogan and John Williams talk to host Elahe Izadi about the new releases and old titles they suggest digging into this summer.
Here’s the list of books mentioned in today’s episode:
“The Death and Life of August Sweeney” by Samuel Ashworth
“Bleak House” by Charles Dickens
“Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America” by Sam Tanenhaus
“Is a River Alive?” by Robert MacFarlane
“The Book of Records” by Madeleine Thien
“The Dry Season” by Melissa Febos
Today’s show was produced by Emma Talkoff, with help from Lucas Trevor. It was edited by Ariel Plotnick, and mixed by Sean Carter.
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