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Friday, August 27 2021

  • The Joy of Beach Reads August 27, 2021

    Our guest host, Vinson Cunningham, looks at the particular joy of disconnecting from devices and diving into a book. (article)

  • Kim Stanley Robinson on “Utopian” Science Fiction August 27, 2021

    July was, globally, the hottest month on record. The author of a climate-change novel tries to imagine how things could begin to turn around. (article)

  • Reading About Climate Change as the Summer Gets Hotter August 27, 2021

    Our guest host, Vinson Cunningham, looks at the joys of summer reading. Plus, Bill McKibben on a climate-change novel that tries to imagine how things might begin to turn around. (episode)

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    • Vinson Cunningham on Beach Reads August 27, 2021

      On a hot, muggy day at Brighton Beach, the staff writer explores the unique pleasure of diving into summer reading.

    • Kim Stanley Robinson on “Utopian” Science Fiction August 27, 2021

      July was, globally, the hottest month on record. The author of a climate-change novel tries to imagine how things could begin to turn around.

    • Rachel Syme on Celebrity Memoirs August 27, 2021

      &ldquo;I always feel like books have a season,&rdquo; the staff writer says, and &ldquo;summer is the season of the classic Hollywood memoir . . . full of champagne and spangles.&rdquo;