New Yorker Recommends Transporting Summer Reads and Highlights Emma Cline's Booker Long-Listed 'Switzy'
The summer reading list from The New Yorker highlights three 'inconvenient' titles known for their unique perspectives and emotional resonance, drawing inspiration from W.B. Yeats's poem 'Adam's Curse' and an essay by Hanif Abdurraqib. Featured works include 'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey, 'The Sense of an Ending' by Frank Kermode, and 'A Truce That Is Not Peace' by Miriam Toews. Upcoming releases to note are Rachel Cusk's 'Life of M,' Emma Cline's 'Switzy' (September 8), John Green's 'Hollywood Ending' (September 22), and Deesha Philyaw's 'The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman' (September 29). Additionally, the newsletter prompts readers to verify their familiarity with the books Barack Obama will cover in his new podcast.
Key facts
- The New Yorker published a summer reading list of three transporting books.
- The recommendations were framed by W.B. Yeats's poem 'Adam's Curse' and Hanif Abdurraqib's essay on longing for inconvenience.
- Samantha Harvey's 'Orbital' is set on an international space station with no conventional plot.
- Frank Kermode's 'The Sense of an Ending' is a dense formal analysis of delay and catharsis in literature.
- Miriam Toews's 'A Truce That Is Not Peace' deals with the suicides of her father and sister.
- Emma Cline's 'Switzy' is long-listed for the Booker Prize and will be published September 8.
- John Green's 'Hollywood Ending' is about two actors cast in an Andy Warhol bio-pic, out September 22.
- Deesha Philyaw's 'The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman' is due out September 29.
Entities
Artists
- William Butler Yeats
- Hanif Abdurraqib
- Samantha Harvey
- Frank Kermode
- Miriam Toews
- Rachel Cusk
- Becca Rothfeld
- Emma Cline
- John Green
- Andy Warhol
- Deesha Philyaw
- Barack Obama
Institutions
- The New Yorker
- Booker Prize