The lists begin to appear around Memorial Day with media as varied as NPR, Oprah Daily, New York Times Book Review, Forbes, and BookTok influencers touting the best summer reads. One recommends a gossipy thriller it describes as “White Lotus meets Gossip Girl,” another proclaims the opening of “Lit Girl Summer.” At once a marketing strategy and a cultural phenomenon, Americans’ obsession with escapist (and sometimes scintillating) summer readin…
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