What Are New Yorkers Reading This Summer? -- New York Magazine

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How to Be Alone by Jonathan Franzen
�He’s talking about what kind of people read, who reads novels. Sometimes I get distracted by people-watching.� �Becky Savitt



Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews
�This is kind of an easy read�it was one of those �I just need a quick read’ books. It’s about a florist.� �Alana Rubenstein



Rebel Buddha by Dzogchen Ponlop
�I plan on reading this one a few times, since I plan on getting lost in life at least a few times. I bought it on a day when stepping into the self-help section of the bookstore would have felt like a new low, so I sort of veered into �Spirituality.’ � �Elizabeth Perone



This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
�Díaz is very current�he’s very right here, in the now. I don’t know who the �her’ is yet. No candidates yet.� �Rick Layne