Bust out your beach chairs and load up your totes: It’s time for summer reading! We picked our 12 top titles of the summer, plus a whole spectrum of books for Pride Month and some gorgeous picture books for Juneteenth. Elsewhere in this issue, we talk to Ocean Vuong, Amal El-Mohtar and Melissa Febos. Read now
Plus, coming in July: Leave the crime-solving to the professionals? Not on your life. Our annual Private Eye July issue celebrates amateur sleuths, including Laura Lippman’s new gumshoe, Mrs. Blossom.