What We’re Reading This Summer

Plus: the “Stranger Things” finale; Emmanuel Carrère writes his way through a breakdown; and an early story by Shirley Jackson. View in browser | Update your preferences Monday, July 4, 2022 Page-Turner What We’re Reading This Summer New Yorker writers recommend books featuring a nineteenth-century love triangle, trans zombie hunters, revelry with the Rolling Stones, and more. By The New Yorker From the Fiction Issue Profiles Emmanuel Carrère Writes His Way Through a Breakdown France’s renowned author, known for his penetrating portraits of murderers and disaster victims, trains his eye on his own emotional collapse. By Ian Parker Fiction “Call Me Ishmael” “There was no woman, there was a corner, and a corner was no place for a woman to stand, any more than a decent house was any place for her to live.” By Shirley Jackson This Week in Fiction Shirley Jackson’s Son on an Early Story of Hers A conversation with Laurence Jackson Hyman. By Cressida Leyshon Editor’s Pick Culture Desk What the “Stranger Things” Finale Reveals Could adulthood be the real Upside Down? By Joshua Rothman Culture Dept. Daily Comment This Year, for the Fourth of July, Can We Talk About Something Else? From 2018: Perhaps the story of how Jasper Johns’s “Flag” painting got into MOMA can distract us from the distressing events of the past year. By Louis Menand The Art World A Frequently Misunderstood American Master The Yanktonai Dakota painter Oscar Howe, who died in 1983, is the subject of a remarkable retrospective at the National Museum of the American Indian. By Peter Schjeldahl Cover Story Cover Story Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Adventures Ahead” The artist discusses the joys of hitting the road without a plan. By Françoise Mouly Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Daily Shouts Testimonials from Your Dog’s Fourth of July Support Group Fireworks, anxiety vests, and other seasonal bêtes noires for bêtes canines. By Teresa Burns Parkhurst Crossword A Challenging Puzzle Approximate halfway point between Albuquerque and Oklahoma City: eight letters. By Will Nediger Daily Cartoon Monday, July 4th By Jared Nangle Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.