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Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I try, every summer, to tackle a classic book I haven't read yet. This summer, it’ll be Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, which I'd tried to read as a teenager and threw across the room. Some books aren't right for us the first time we try them, but speak clearly and loudly after we've lived a little.


Feel Free, by Zadie Smith
Our barn has no Wi-Fi or cell service, and, as there are hours of sunlight left after my boys fall asleep, I average a book a night in the summer. I love Smith’s ecstatic, leaping brain, and I count on her new essay collection to keep me in wise company one night.


Oceanic, by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Some poets seem built for the blue-gray of winter, and some are best in heat and light. Nezhukumatathil is a summer poet to me, and you’ll find me reading her newest collection with a glass of wine in an Adirondack chair.


The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
The trick to making long drives seem short is finding an audiobook we’ll all love. I’m eyeing The Golden Compass, which is not only beautifully written enough to keep my attention but also adventurous enough for my little boys.

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