Bernstein loved poetry, and two of his favorite books were Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass.'

McNally Jackson's Summer Reading List

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 9, 2018

Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson Books, suggests books to check out this summer.

Fiction:

  • The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn
  • Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
  • My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
  • The Overstory by Richard Powers
  • The Destroyers by Christopher Bollen

Nonfiction:

  • The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
  • Ten Arguments for Deleting your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
  • When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought by Jim Holt
  • Look Alive Out There: Essays by Sloane Crosley 
  • How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

Children’s:

  • York: The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby
  • Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett 
  • I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris
  • How Many Guinea Pigs Can Fit on a Plane? Answers to Your Most Clever Math Questions by Laura Overdeck
  • Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

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