Books
The big preview: 37 must-read books arriving in the second half of 2021
Forget Yeezys, forget kitchen islands, forget Porsches, the only status symbol that counts these days is an advance copy of Beautiful World, Where Are You. The third novel by the inimitable Sally Rooney comes out in September and it’s hard not to get swept up in the buzz. Add to that new novels by Jonathan Franzen, Colm Tóibín, and Elizabeth Strout, debuts from Sarah Gilmartin and Daisy Lafarge, a memoir from Catherine Corless, books that touch on the pandemic and books that take you away, the latter half of 2021 feels full of promise, in the world of literature at least.
