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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Modern Lovers
By Emma Straub
384 pages;
Riverhead Books
Even gentrifiers get the blues in this bittersweet novel following the intertwined lives of now-middle-aged Oberlin graduates, complete with historic homes, farm-to-table restaurants, and adolescent children who have—typically, yet shockingly—started sleeping with each other.
Published 06/13/2016
