What’s the best setup for serious outdoor reading? I recommend it on a chair, sitting upright, in the shade of a tree or umbrella, comfortable but not too comfortable. A beach towel or picnic blanket will work, but moving sun, stiff back or neck isn’t a sure thing. My friend Avi insists you need to be in one of the zero-gravity recliners that I assume will act as an adult cradle and instantly lull me to sleep.
According to my colleagues, Elisabeth Egan and Erica Ackerberg, who were together This great album by outdoor bookworms“There are only a few that are non-negotiable when it comes to a comprehensive read: sunscreen, hydration, repeat.”
Reading a book outdoors in the summer makes me miss it forever. JM Coetzee’s “Disgrace” on the beach in July and the sunburn followed. The restaurant’s terrace was barely sunny, where I paced back and forth on every third line between Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and the French translation, “Le Monde S’Effondre,” trying to improve my language skills. his language. Louise Fitzhugh’s “The Long Secret,” the sequel to “Harriet the Spy,” on the lawn, in the backyard, was bitten by a mosquito.
If you can spare an hour or an afternoon to read outside this weekend, there are plenty of promising new books to choose from. Perhaps “Tess Gunty’s dense, prismatic and often mesmerizing debut”, “The Rabbit Hutch“? Alec Nevala-Lee’s Biography About Buckminster Fuller? Or Michelle Tea’s”Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of My (In) Fertility“? Elisabeth introduces “The Displacements” by Bruce Holsinger. I recently read Elizabeth Day’s “Magpie” in two passionate afternoons. You may prefer paperback, lest the hardcover be too heavy to pick up if you plan to lean back. We had a bunch of, also. (And if you’re more of an e-reader, you have all these options and more.)
What have you been reading lately, outdoors or otherwise that you love? Tell me about it.
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WEEK IN CULTURE
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Stephen King testified that the proposed merger between the two publishing giants Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will hurt writers.
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Warner Bros. cancel release of “Batgirl” as its parent company sought to cut its post-merger budget, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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As Lieutenant Uhura in “Star Trek,” what Nichelle Nichols transferred We think it’s possibleStacy Y. China wrote. Nichols passed away last week at the age of 89.
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“Days of Our Lives”, a daytime network television channel since 1965, moving to NBC’s streaming service, Peacock.
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Art Newspaper previewed redesign of the Storm King Sculpture Park in upstate New York.
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Stage actor under review requirements of the stage, including sometimes dangerous work.
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Steel pedals, once a staple of country music, searching new life in other forms.
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Bill Cosby looking for a new test in a civil case where a jury found him sexually assaulting a 16-year-old in 1975.
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📺 “Five Days of Remembrance” (Friday): In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, and Memorial Medical Center staff found themselves trapped and unable to evacuate patients, forcing some doctors and nurses to deliver a bad choice. The always interesting Vera Farmiga stars in this Apple TV+ adaptation, based on the 2013 book by The New York Times reporter Sheri Fink.
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Yakitori-style salmon with green onions and zucchini
Tare, a sweet and savory sauce commonly used to season Japanese grilled meats, is the secret to making this dish quickly. skewered salmon. Saute some garlic and ginger, then add water, soy sauce, a little turbinado sugar and a little vinegar. When you cook salmon and vegetables, whether on a cast iron or hot griddle, stay close so you can continue to rotate the skewers and whip them with your homemade tamarind. In just a few minutes, they’ll turn brown and caramelized, creating a delicious, nutty glaze. And don’t worry: If you don’t have a grill pan or grill, you can grill these skewers under the oven, just be careful not to burn them!
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San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB: Baseball’s focus has shifted to Southern California. The Padres and the Dodgers are said to have both reached the final among teams vying for Juan Soto, the 23-year-old superstar rival figure of young Ted Williams. On Tuesday, Padres caught him. What the Dodgers will have to do with their six 2022 All-Stars. 7 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, ESPN.
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