Summer

A few notes and such

In the olden days, summer was a time for the book world to relax. The New York Times Book Review was as thick as an envelope on weekends as staffers headed to Fire Island or the Hamptons. Well, those days be done. The book world is like any other world now. Non-stop and 24/7 and all right here at your fingertips right now.

 

The upside of that is that bookstores don't turn into wastelands from now through Labor Day. There are exciting new books out--hello Alan Furst and Aimee Bender and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

 

And while the world is whirling, summer is still a time to decompress. To catch some sun and barbecue and make an excellent margarita. We have books on how to do those things. Or books to enjoy after you do those things. Books, on lots of things, are what I am saying we have.