60 Must-Read Books of the Summer
What are you in the mood to read this summer? This year boasts an unusual volume of stories exploring the thrilling and thorny stuff that makes us human. We think of them as books that make a difference—every one of them worth the plunge!
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Some Possible Solutions
By Helen Phillips
224 pages;
Henry Holt and Co.
Phillips's gift is for making the peculiar seem like it's happening down the street: A couple in crisis decides to formally bring in a Stepford wife–like third party; a woman inhabits a city where she keeps encountering doppelgängers. And just when you think you're onto Phillips's game, here comes another little fable, postmodernist puzzle, or sly revelation.
Published 06/13/2016
