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AnOther Team's Summer Reading Picks: From Keefe to Coel

publication · 2026-08-11

The team at AnOther magazine has put together a list of summer reading picks. Deputy editor Hannah Lack recommends 'London Falling' by Patrick Radden Keefe, which delves into the corruption and luxury real estate of London. Senior fashion editor Rebecca Perlmutar, inspired by editor-in-chief Susannah Frankel's first-time read of 'Moby Dick,' suggests Richard Powers' 'The Overstory.' Fashion features director Alexander Fury intends to read 'Proust's Duchess' by Caroline Weber. Producer Bryanna Kelly advocates for 'Braiding Sweetgrass' by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Fashion coordinator Precious Greham favors Michaela Coel's 'Misfits.' Editorial assistant Rose Dodd plans to tackle 'Bonjour Tristesse,' 'Ulysses,' and 'Romeo and Juliet.' Beauty director Alex Peters points out 'Lonely Crowds' and 'Greasepaint,' while editor Sophie Bew is engrossed in 'Wolf Hall,' and digital features editor George Pistachio is saving 'Famesick' for beach reading.

Key facts

  • AnOther magazine staff share summer reading picks
  • Hannah Lack recommends Patrick Radden Keefe's 'London Falling'
  • Susannah Frankel is reading 'Moby Dick' for the first time
  • Alexander Fury plans to read Caroline Weber's 'Proust's Duchess'
  • Bryanna Kelly recommends Robin Wall Kimmerer's 'Braiding Sweetgrass'
  • Michaela Coel's 'Misfits' is a comfort read for Precious Greham
  • Alex Peters highlights 'Lonely Crowds' by Stephanie Wambugu and 'Greasepaint' by Hannah Levene
  • Sophie Bew is reading Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall'

Entities

Artists

  • Patrick Radden Keefe
  • Richard Powers
  • Herman Melville
  • Caroline Weber
  • Robin Wall Kimmerer
  • Michaela Coel
  • Françoise Sagan
  • James Joyce
  • William Shakespeare
  • Stephanie Wambugu
  • Hannah Levene
  • Hilary Mantel
  • Lena Dunham
  • Hannah Lack
  • Rebecca Perlmutar
  • Susannah Frankel
  • Alexander Fury
  • Bryanna Kelly
  • Precious Greham
  • Rose Dodd
  • Alex Peters
  • Sophie Bew
  • George Pistachio

Institutions

  • AnOther magazine
  • Vintage
  • Penguin Classics
  • Knopf
  • Penguin
  • Ebury Press
  • Canongate Books
  • Fourth Estate

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Vauxhall Bridge
  • Mayfair
  • East London
  • French Riviera
  • Languedoc
  • New York
  • California
  • Rural North America

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