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Summer can't last forever, but our good taste in books will.
Summer can't last forever, but our good taste in books will. (Photo: rawpixel.com)

Everything Our Editors Loved in September

The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about

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Summer can't last forever, but our good taste in books will.
(Photo: rawpixel.com)

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We consumed some excellent (and eternally important) climate culture this month.听But no reason to be coy about it: September was mostly about听贬耻蝉迟濒别谤蝉听at 国产吃瓜黑料 headquarters. Who are we to resist a Jennifer Lopez-helmed feature film that also speaks to our journalism-loving hearts?听

What We Read

I really enjoyed reading Kassandra Montag鈥檚 debut novel听听while on vacation earlier this month. Set more than a century from now, the book follows Myra and her daughter Pearl as they search for Myra鈥檚 older daughter Row, sailing a flooded Earth and bouncing among the few remaining small islands in a vast ocean. The book is equal parts climate fiction, pirate adventure odyssey, and a touching tribute to maternal love.听

鈥擪elsey Lindsey, associate editor

Patricia Lockwood鈥檚 2017 memoir is one of the funniest books I鈥檝e ever read. I meant to pick this up when it first came out, and finally bought a copy at the airport this month before a weekend trip. (You know how it goes.) It was the perfect travel read.听Lockwood鈥檚 writing is full of zingers ( if you don鈥檛 already), and I regularly found myself stifling laughter in public while reading this. But it鈥檚 also packed with beautiful sentences鈥擫ockwood is also a poet, and it shows鈥攁nd covers heavy topics like religion, abortion, and complicated family dynamics.听

鈥擬olly Mirhashem, digital deputy editor听

I picked up Kathleen Jamie鈥檚 听谤别肠别苍迟濒测,wondering if I was just going to get a redux of Elizabeth Rush鈥檚 , but with a new setting. But this is a very different book, although it wrestles with similar questions about a changing world. The first half (my favorite part) is a look at an Alaskan town reconnecting with an older way of life as ancient tools and artwork melt out of the permafrost鈥攖he same process that threatens the long-term survival of the town鈥檚 culture.

鈥擯hilip Kiefer, editorial fellow

I read 听a new 贬补谤辫别谤鈥檚 piece by Ted Conover about homesteading in Colorado.听It was really insightful听and answered a lot of questions that I often asked myself the many times I鈥檝e driven through the San Luis Valley.听

鈥擪aelyn Lynch, assistant editor

What We Listened To

I鈥檝e been binging the听听podcast鈥攁 wonderful mix of history, factoids, and storytelling about cultural phenomena and how they came to be. Host听Willa Paskin does a great job taking a deep dive into everything I鈥檝e ever wanted to know on random topics like Truck Nutz鈥攜ep, the plastic balls people dangle off听their truck hitch鈥攁nd 鈥淪ad Jennifer Aniston,鈥 about tabloids鈥 continued obsession with the actress鈥檚 very old heartbreaks.

鈥擩ulia Walley, marketing art director

is a delightfully spooky fiction podcast about life in a weird little desert town, so it鈥檚 perfect for Halloween season (especially in听翱耻迟蝉颈诲别鈥s weird little desert hometown, Santa Fe, New Mexico). The show consists of broadcasts from Night Vale Community Radio, where host Cecil reports on suspicious townies, shady megacorps, and oddly glowing clouds鈥攁ll in an alarmingly soothing voice. The show鈥檚 uniquely surreal writing makes it my preferred listening on long road trips.听

鈥擬aren Larsen, assistant editor

This September, 听took us for the bedazzled spin that ended our Hot Girl Summer with a bang, made us all GoogleJ. Lo鈥檚 skincare routine, and had many of us doing mental math about how to wear a silver tasseled leotard to a majority office colleague Halloween party. But听what has stayed with me the most听is that I want Usher鈥檚 鈥溾澨齮o be playing no matter where I am or what I鈥檓 doing. Hustlers dusted off one of Usher鈥檚 greatest bangers听and reminded me that those hip-hop dance classes I took in high school were worthwhile. From washing the dishes to finishing a long workout, 鈥淟ove in this Club鈥澨齢as made everything feel like I won gold at the Olympics (or silver, or bronze, or that I got a good price on a seat in the audience).听

鈥擪yra Kennedy, photo editor

What We Watched and Otherwise Experienced

At the recent conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, I heard Danish-Swedish poet perform a poetry slam about the climate change crisis. Haar writes about trans activism, heritage, and other things close to their heart.听Their words gave me chills, and people were both moved to tears and on their feet cheering Haar on.

鈥擬ary Turner, deputy editor

This month,听, starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu, became the clear frontrunner for best picture of the year. The film is based on reporter Jessica Pressler鈥檚听听about a group of female strippers who banded together to steal from rich men using their powers of seduction鈥攚ith a hefty side of MDMA and ketamine.听Besides everything you鈥檝e already heard (i.e. J. Lo鈥檚 flawless dancing), one of the most enjoyable parts of the movie is its format.听Between couch interview scenes with听Julia Stiles (who plays听Pressler) and Wu鈥檚 character, the audience is transported back to Wu鈥檚 memory of the events. If you haven鈥檛 seen it yet, read Pressler鈥檚 piece and get yourself to your local theater.

鈥擩enny Earnest, audience development director

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