Dear readers, It’s been a while since I’ve had to pack for long-haul vacation reading. But like clockwork, as my departure date approaches I am tearing apart my shelves in search of a book or three that will make 15 hours on planes and in airports palatable — a tall order, even for someone who reads for a living. All this, when I really should be doing laundry. I have a few ideas. (Should I finally read A.S. Byatt’s masterpiece, “Possession”? Or maybe the Spanish psychological thriller a colleague recommended a while back?) But please consider this newsletter a call for suggestions. You can reach me by emailing books@nytimes.com. For the next two weeks, a few other editors will be writing this newsletter in my stead. I promise you will be in good hands. And by the time I return home, I’ll be thrilled to be back in book lovers’ company; god love my family, but they are largely a bunch that doesn’t understand reading for pleasure, let alone as a way to relax. If you are a goal-oriented reader, these last weeks of August are a prime opportunity to check off some items on our summer reading bucket list. I can almost guarantee that at least one of our suggested challenges will beckon: Looking for an audiobook? I love the audio version of Mona Awad’s freakishly delightful M.F.A. satire, “Bunny.” There have been so many great books translated this year — I can heartily recommend “The Colony” and “The Director.” See you after Labor Day. Like this email? We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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