CULTURED Magazine's Summer Beach Reads Picks from Rachel Reid, Yerin Ha, and More
CULTURED magazine published a list of summer beach reads recommended by writers, actors, and artists. The selections include: Pauline Chalamet recommends Alison Bechdel's 'The Secret to Superhuman Strength'; Chang-rae Lee picks Kate Folk's 'Sky Daddy'; Kaitlin Phillips chooses Mary Gaitskill's 'Two Girls, Fat and Thin'; Ryan O'Connell recommends 'The Works of Guillaume Dustan'; Gabby Windey selects Eve Babitz's 'Slow Days, Fast Company'; Yerin Ha picks Madeline Cash's 'Lost Lambs'; Pat Oleszko suggests Ai Weiwei's 'On Censorship' or Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass'; Rachel Reid recommends Cat Sebastian's 'Star Shipped'; Willy Chavarria picks Sandra Cisneros's 'The House on Mango Street'; Monica Lewinsky chooses Caro Claire Burke's 'Yesteryear'; Zac Posen recommends Lena Dunham's 'Famesick'; Taylour Paige picks Clarice Lispector's 'An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures'; Supriya Ganesh selects Raven Leilani's 'Luster'; Lucy Foley recommends Françoise Sagan's 'Bonjour Tristesse'; and Lukita Maxwell picks Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie's 'The Use of Photography'. The article was published on June 8, 2026.
Key facts
- CULTURED magazine published a summer beach reads list on June 8, 2026.
- Pauline Chalamet recommends Alison Bechdel's 'The Secret to Superhuman Strength'.
- Chang-rae Lee recommends Kate Folk's 'Sky Daddy'.
- Kaitlin Phillips recommends Mary Gaitskill's 'Two Girls, Fat and Thin'.
- Ryan O'Connell recommends 'The Works of Guillaume Dustan'.
- Gabby Windey recommends Eve Babitz's 'Slow Days, Fast Company'.
- Yerin Ha recommends Madeline Cash's 'Lost Lambs'.
- Pat Oleszko recommends Ai Weiwei's 'On Censorship' or Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass'.
- Rachel Reid recommends Cat Sebastian's 'Star Shipped'.
- Willy Chavarria recommends Sandra Cisneros's 'The House on Mango Street'.
- Monica Lewinsky recommends Caro Claire Burke's 'Yesteryear'.
- Zac Posen recommends Lena Dunham's 'Famesick'.
- Taylour Paige recommends Clarice Lispector's 'An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures'.
- Supriya Ganesh recommends Raven Leilani's 'Luster'.
- Lucy Foley recommends Françoise Sagan's 'Bonjour Tristesse'.
- Lukita Maxwell recommends Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie's 'The Use of Photography'.
Entities
Artists
- Alison Bechdel
- Kate Folk
- Mary Gaitskill
- Guillaume Dustan
- Eve Babitz
- Madeline Cash
- Ai Weiwei
- Lewis Carroll
- Cat Sebastian
- Sandra Cisneros
- Caro Claire Burke
- Lena Dunham
- Clarice Lispector
- Raven Leilani
- Françoise Sagan
- Annie Ernaux
- Marc Marie
- Pauline Chalamet
- Chang-rae Lee
- Kaitlin Phillips
- Ryan O'Connell
- Gabby Windey
- Yerin Ha
- Pat Oleszko
- Rachel Reid
- Willy Chavarria
- Monica Lewinsky
- Zac Posen
- Taylour Paige
- Supriya Ganesh
- Lucy Foley
- Lukita Maxwell
Institutions
- CULTURED
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon
Locations
- Hamptons
- Chicago
- Hollywood
- Los Angeles
- New York